Top U.S. military commanders in both Europe and the Middle East support meeting the requests of allied forces for weapons that President Barack Obama has so far denied, according to reports.
Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s military commander, now backs the provision of “defensive weapons” to Ukraine’s military, which has been devastated by months of fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east. Secretary of State John Kerry and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are said to be open to the proposal.
Experts say a defeat for the separatists—who receive extensive financial and military support from Russia—would …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
