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US Considers “Lethal Aid” to Ukraine Forces
With Russian-backed separatists advancing in Ukraine, there’s pressure on the Obama Administration to provide the government with weapons sophisticated enough to strike back effectively. Is that the best answer to provocations by Vladimir Putin—or could it lead to a wider war?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWith Russian-backed separatists advancing in Ukraine, there’s pressure on the Obama Administration to provide the government with weapons sophisticated enough to strike back effectively. Is that the best answer to provocations by Vladimir Putin—or could it lead to a wider war?
Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Kiev tomorrow, amid reports that the Obama Administration may change course and provide the Ukrainian army with high-tech weaponry for use against separatists backed by Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Paul Sonne
national security reporter at The Washington Post
Steven Pifer
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine (1998 - 2000); a William J. Perry fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
Andrew S. Weiss
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace