Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday and pleaded for ramped-up military assistance in a war he said belonged to America and Europe as well as Ukraine. “This is Europe’s and America’s war too. It is a war for the free world,” Poroshenko told Congress in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, with House Speaker John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden seated behind him. Poroshenko is scheduled to travel to the White House later Thursday to hold a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama. On the day of his trip, …read more
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