The US is examining the option of supplying “lethal defensive weapons” to Ukraine if a peace deal is not reached to end the crisis in the east of the country, Barack Obama has said.
In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the US President blamed Russia for the continued conflict in eastern Ukraine and said that sending weapons to Ukraine was one option, but reaffirmed his commitment to finding a diplomatic solution.
The comments come ahead of four-way peace talks in Minsk, and amid renewed fighting between the pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian military for control of the area …read more
Source: The Descrier
