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SASC, HASC Leaders Push For White House To Deliver Lethal Weapons to Ukraine

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

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SASC, HASC Leaders Push For White House To Deliver Lethal Weapons to Ukraine

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

House and Senate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing the White House to make good on its commitment to send military aid to Ukraine, where a negotiated ceasefire has fallen through and U.S. European Command commander Gen. Philip Breedlove says Russia is pushing more weapons and troops across the border.Eleven members of the Senate Armed Services Committee spoke to reporters Thursday about the need to provide “defensive, lethal assistance” to Ukraine to repel the attacks from Russian-backed…

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