Wednesday, June 4, 2014

President Obama Vows U.S. Support For Ukraine (But Will Not Send Weapons)



Obama Vows To Stand With Ukraine As He Meets President-Elect In Poland -- CNN

Warsaw (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama voiced his support for Ukraine's newly elected president and called for the international community to "stand solidly behind" him Wednesday, on a visit to Europe dominated by the crisis in Ukraine.

Obama's meeting in Warsaw, Poland, with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko can be seen as a sign of U.S. support for the government in Kiev as it battles to quell a pro-Russian separatist uprising in Ukraine's East.

Ukrainian authorities claimed Wednesday to have inflicted heavy losses on militant forces in the Donetsk region, at the same time as acknowledging that separatists have now seized two military bases in Luhansk. A separatist leader gave conflicting casualty figures.

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More News On President Obama Vowing U.S. Support For Ukraine

In Show of Support, Obama Meets With Ukraine Leader -- New York Times
Obama holds talks with new Ukraine president -- Al Jazeera
Obama urges global help for Ukraine -- USA Today
Obama endorses Ukraine’s Poroshenko amid heightened violence -- Al Jazeera
Obama announces $5M more in non-lethal aid to Ukraine -- FOX News
U.S. reaffirms: No weapons will go to Ukraine -- USA Today
FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine -- White House

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