Officials familiar with the situation say that the Pentagon and State Department are both pushing a proposal at the White House which would see them providing a growing number of weapons to Ukraine, a package centering on anti-tank and anti-aircraft arms.
The plan is being presented as a shipment of “defensive” weaponry to Ukraine to deter Russia from invading the country. Of course, there is no reason to expect Russia to actually try to invade Ukraine. Rather, the arms seem aimed at the Eastern Ukrainian rebels.
That’s a potential problem for the US to admit, however, because the whole region has invested heavily into supporting a Ukraine ceasefire, and while the US hasn’t publicly endorsed that, directly arming one side would be deliberately undermining it.
That is something the US has been positioning itself to do for awhile, of course, as they’ve long presented the rebels as essentially a proxy of the Russian government, Still, directly arming Ukraine, far from “deterring” Russia, seems like it would be an invitation for Russia to invest heavily in the other side, if only to keep the two sides relatively balanced.
Why bother with all the talk…just blow up the world that is what that maniac wants…he really is an ass hole…
???Who? The guy who had the plank for arming Ukraine removed at the RNC convention removed and was denounced as Putin’s puppet? Or the Obama holdovers at State?
Trump is being pulled in different directions.
He does not know where to turn.
He has been led astray.
He needs a sitdown with Sen. Rand Paul and his father.
Gee, what could go wrong?
If it’s really about Russia, that’s a move towards an open war that we cannot afford. Or if it’s really just about rebel factions, it clearly undermines the ceasefire… peace which US policy is hateful of.
Have to ask – what the hell is the State Dept. doing getting involved in military matters – aren’t they supposed to hold tea parties with other diplomats? Of course, that was before Sec. of State, Hillary Clinton turned that Dept. into the Hadasah War Department.
These weapons have no value against Russian assets on field, because they are guided by electronic systems which the Russian have fully neutered.
In effect, they are totally useless if Russia defends the Eastern republics against a Kiev invasion.
Beware of those who want more weapons that kill.