U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to fill the number two post at the State Department says the White House should consider providing Ukraine with lethal, defensive military equipment. Testifying Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tony Blinken said that arming Ukraine’s military could force Russia to rethink its role in the conflict gripping eastern Ukraine. Both houses of Congress have voiced support for such aid, but the Obama administration has so far stopped short of providing lethal equipment. FILE – Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken, now President Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of state, is… …read more
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