Posted on 03/09/2015 6:26:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
President Barack Obama agreed last month not to send lethal defensive aid to Ukraine, a top German diplomat said Monday, as lawmakers from both parties continued to press the president to shore up Ukraine’s beleaguered military in its fight against Russian-backed separatists.
The German ambassador to the U.S., Peter Wittig, said in an Associated Press interview that Obama agreed to hold off during a White House meeting in February with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He said Obama had concurred with Merkel that it was important “to give some space for those diplomatic, political efforts that were underway.” […]
The Obama administration has maintained publicly that it’s still debating whether to send anti-tank weapons and other defensive arms to bolster Kiev’s ability to defend its territory and troops in eastern Ukraine. …
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“More flexible after the election”
Well that’ll teach Germany to trust Obama...
Obama gives US the finger twice.
Congress had slipped in a fund$ allocation for Ukrainian anti tank and other defensive weapons in that amnesty bill which Obama signed . Now it appears he won’t deliver.
Time for an American Magna Carta
but he lies all the time....so what good is anything he says, one way or the other, about Russia, Ukraine, Iran, or anything else?
So, according to the article, Germany and other European nations don’t want us to send defensive weapons to Ukraine, because that might upset the Russians. Understandably, girls require much time when confronted with options, but Europe should decide in a more timely manner as to whether or not she wants a cohesive and strong Treaty Organization. In matters of defense, timely means done.
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