John Kerry and military ‘open to arming Kiev forces’, says New York TimesWashington concerned by renewed fighting after breakdown of truceAt least two dozen dead in renewed fighting in UkrainePresident Barack Obama’s administration is considering providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a rebel offensive that has shattered a five-month truce, according to the New York Times. The newspaper quoted US officials as saying secretary of state John Kerry and US joint chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey were open to discussions of the idea and that Nato military commander General Philip Breedlove supported providing such lethal …read more
Source: The Guardian
