In a shift, Republican platform doesn’t call for arming Ukraine against Russia, spurring outrage

Friday, July 22 , 2016 - 2:10 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

For decades, Republican doctrine has viewed Russia as a power to mistrust. But in Donald Trump’s GOP, Moscow’s sins seem to matter less. The platform written at the GOP convention in Cleveland this week eliminated references to arming Ukraine in its fight with Russia, which seized the Crimean Peninsula… …read more

Source: Los Angeles Times

Friday, July 22 , 2016 - 1:55 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

For decades, Republican doctrine has viewed Russia as a power to mistrust. But in Donald Trump’s GOP, Moscow’s sins seem to matter less. The platform written at the GOP convention in Cleveland this week eliminated references to arming Ukraine in its fight with Russia, which seized the Crimean Peninsula… …read more

Source: Los Angeles Times