WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Washington mulls funneling heavy weapons to Kiev to battle pro-Moscow rebels.The top US diplomat was to meet with Ukrainian leaders including President Petro Poroshenko amid mounting international alarm at the conflict on Europes doorstep.Four people were killed Wednesday when a hospital in a suburb of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, was shelled.President Barack Obamas nominee for defense secretary said Wednesday he would likely support providing weapons to Ukraine to help the Kiev government.Ashton Carter, expected to …read more
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