WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama wants peace negotiations with Russia to run their course before deciding to send “lethal defensive” arms to help Kyiv against the recent attacks by Russian-supplied separatists in eastern Ukraine.
“The possibility of lethal defensive weapons is one of those options that’s being examined,” he said at a press conference Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “But I have not made a decision about that yet.”
Nevertheless, he said, “We are in absolute agreement that the 21st century cannot have us stand idle and simply allow the borders of Europe be redrawn at the barrel of a …read more
Source: National Post
