WASHINGTON: (AP) – A bipartisan group of senators Friday called on Secretary of State John Kerry to tighten economic sanctions on Russia and provide defensive weapons to Ukraine after Russian-backed rebels breached this months cease- fire agreement and seized the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve.The senators, including No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin and Armed Services Committee Republican Chairman John McCain, told Kerry in a letter that it is time to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine and to consider imposing additional sanctions and penalties that will increase the cost of Putins actions.The seizure of Debaltseve this week came despite a cease-fire …read more
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