Posted on 07/21/2018 8:54:19 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The Pentagon announced Friday it would send $200 million in nonlethal military aid to Ukraine -- a move likely to anger Moscow.
The American military hardware being shipped to Ukraine includes “secure communications, military mobility, night vision, and military medical treatment."
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is also asking that Congress sign a waiver that would allow the U.S. to sell weapons to countries that also purchase arms from Russia. The idea is to make sure U.S. sanctions don’t push allies into the arms of Russia.
“Russia should suffer consequences for its aggressive, destabilizing behavior and its illegal occupation of Ukraine,” Mattis said in statment issued by the Pentagon.
“The fundamental question we must ask ourselves is do we wish to strengthen our partners in key regions or leave them with no other option than to turn to Russia, thereby undermining a once in a generation opportunity to more closely align nations with the U.S. vision for global security and stability."
In late April, the U.S. government delivered hundreds of lethal Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine for the first time.
Moscow has supported a separatist movement in Eastern Ukraine since 2014 in addition to annexing Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula.
The State Department also said Friday it would not support a referendum in Eastern Ukraine.
To be clear: The Administration is not considering supporting a referendum in E Ukraine - A “referendum” would have no legitimacy. We continue to support #Minsk agreements for solving the conflict in #Donbas #ukraine @statedept
— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) July 20, 2018
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I know... how about we mind our own business for a change? Islam in America and illegal immigration are the biggest threats to our country, not what Russia does in the Ukraine.
Good start.
Ukraine is not a NATO member. I disagree with the US policy and I hope it gets reversed. Let the EU send them stuff.
Agreed. I must have missed all those “Make Ukraine Great Again” rallys.
A spectacularly bad that will come back to bite us in the ass.
Why is Trump pursuing this deep state fantasy in Ukraine?
Wall Street makes a lot of money via the MIC.
Yes, it is none of our business.
(guess this shows who’s really in charge)
I wish PDJT would tweet that we are NO LONGER sending money to Hamas, Hezbollah, etc., and point out we will NO LONGER BE supporting any terrorists groups.
More evidence that Putin is extorting Trump. /sarcasm.
“Russia should suffer consequences for its aggressive, destabilizing behavior”
Just what we did in Ukraine or maybe Victoria Nuland just wanted to hand out cookies.
I think he isn’t being properly informed.....but I’m not sure by whom. I think it’s a Congress push more...and it’s their power of the purse and anti russian rhetoric that is winning out.
Nonlethal ones I hope.
How would we like it if the Russians were arming Mexico.
And with Obrador taking over, it’s a definite possibility.
Beat me to it!
This is bad news. President Trump should read up on the genesis of the toppling of the gov in Kiev. The warmongers must be quite pleased with themselves.
I always say when it comes to that part of the world, things are never as they seem.
Good, let Putin’s dream of a new Russian empire die in Ukraine.
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