The map above displays where the ethnic Russians and Ukrainians predominate.
For the first time ever, the
Trump Administration has approved the direct sale of lethal weapons to the
Ukrainian government, expanding on previous sales which had
long been restricted purely to non-lethal and defensive systems.
Congress
has been pushing for such sales since 2014, as part of a general trend to pick
fights with Russia. The Obama Administration resisted such a move, however,
because such arms sales would see the US as directly in opposition to the
EU-backed Minsk ceasefire for Eastern Ukraine.
Officials
say that President Trump didn’t approve everything which was requested by the
Ukrainian government, though Congressional officials still warn this is a major
step toward confrontation in Ukraine, and predict that more sales will be
coming in the future.
The administration
never “announced” the deal publicly, simply quietly informing Congress about
the matter. They appear to at least understand that this move is potentially
very provocative internationally, and are taking what is for President Trump a
very unusual step in not loudly bragging about their most provocative acts. Watch the video about Canadian arms shipments below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fKKB7V3Jk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fKKB7V3Jk
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