: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged


Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country, but Russia expressed outrage at the openly confrontational legislation.The bill — passed late on Thursday and due to get final approval in Congress on Friday before being sent to US President Barack Obama — opens the way for up to $350 million (280 million euros) worth of US military hardware to be sent to Ukraine, which has been fighting an eight-month war against Kremlin-backed separatists in its east.It also threatens fresh sanctions against Russia, whose economy is crumbling under …read more

Source: Dunya TV

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