UKRAINE: Ukraine President Poroshenkoasks in D.C. asks U.S. Congress for aid [U.S. media blackout?]

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Ukrainian President Poroshenko appealed for more U.S. assistance, including arms, in a warmly received appearance before the U.S. Congress on Thursday.

"Please understand me correctly. Blankets, night-vision goggles are also important. But one cannot win the war with blankets." He added: "Even more, we cannot keep the peace with a blanket."

Drawing cheers from members who want to arm the former Soviet state, Poroshenko declared his forces "need more military equipment, both lethal and non-lethal -- urgently need."

Given the honor of a speech to the joint houses of Congress reflecting U.S. support for his country's fight against Russian-backed separatists, he said Washington should slap more sanctions on Moscow and give Ukraine a special security status.

President Barack Obama's administration pledged $53 million in aid, most of it security-related but not weapons.

"HEROIC STRUGGLE"

Poroshenko put the struggle in Ukraine in historical terms, calling it "the most heroic story of the last decade."

"The outcome of today's war will determine whether we will be forced to accept the reality of a dark, torn and bitter Europe as part of a new world order," he said.

"I strongly encourage the United States to give Ukraine a special security and defense status which reflects the highest level of interaction with non-NATO allies," Poroshenko said.

He insisted that Ukraine would never accept Russia's annexation of Crimea, which he called "one of the most cynical acts of treachery in modern history."

The pro-western leader called a cease-fire on Sept. 5 after heavy battlefield losses that Kiev ascribed to Russian military intervention on behalf of the rebels.

But it is a shaky truce. Ukraine's prime minister on Wednesday told government forces to remain on full battle alert as fighting in the rebel-held city of Donetsk killed at least two civilians.

[KOZ.]

The Ukrainian language came from old slavonic, which was started in Kieven-Rus, present day Ukraine.

The difference between Ukrainians and Russians is that Russians need Ukraine, and will destroy the people there in order to get it. That is pure evil.

Nice try at propaganda, too bad too many people on here can see through your BS.

[dangus]

LOL! Old Slavonic is a religion. You mean Old Slavic. And since Russian comes from Kievan Rus, what you have said is otherwise true, but comically meaningless.

[KOZ.]

Old Slavonic is not a religion, it’s the original language that Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s used in liturgy.

Slavic is the region and people. Old Slavonic is the original language.

Hate to break it to you, Kieven-Rus is present day Ukraine.

[dangus]

It’s a rite, Old Slavonic. The language of Old Slavonic is Slavic. And yes, the fact that Kieven Rus is in present-day Ukraine should make my point that Ukrainians and Russians used to speak the same language (prior to the Polonization), no?

[KOZ.]

In the previous post, you mentioned Ukrainian came from Russian. That is not correct.

[dangus]

Ukrainian is East Slavic (like Russian) with large influences from Polish and some from Byelorussian. It’s still mutually intelligible with Russian, but for Polish and Ruthenian loanwords.

[KOZ.]

polish and ruthenian loanwords?? old slavonic is rite??

please...learn your history. this isn’t that difficult.

Ukrainian is different from Russian. Ukrainians do not consider themselves Russian.
Ukraine is a nation that has a >1000 year history in the region. Russia does not.