US senators called for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine and strengthen sanctions against Russia
More than 15 U.S. senators from the Republican and Democratic parties, the United States advocated the strengthening of economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine lethal defensive weapons and providing humanitarian aid.
This is stated in the draft resolution, “Condemning illegal Russian aggression in Ukraine in connection with the third anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea”, which was presented by the Republican Senator Robert Portman and democratic Senator Sherrod brown.
The resolution said that the Russian military occupation of Ukrainian Crimea is recognized such that contrary to international standards, is an act of unprovoked aggression and a threat to regional stability.
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Consequently, the Senate confirmed the U.S. commitment to the provisions of the Budapest Memorandum on security guarantees and the non-recognition de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace or territorial waters.
We will remind, the Supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Curtis, Scaparrotti said in favor of granting Ukraine lethal weapons.
“They (the Ukrainian military) opposed to the so-called separatists, who are actually Russian puppets. Russia is supplying them with lethal weapons and also experiencing there are some new military methods. We need to strengthen the Ukrainian armed forces as much as possible,” he said at a hearing in the Senate Committee on armed forces.
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In early March, the House of representatives of the Congress of the United States of America supported the allocation of $ 150 million in military support to Ukraine. The funds will be available for the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with military support, including, in particular, the provision of lethal weapons of a defensive nature, and equipment, logistical support, intelligence support of the Ukrainian army and national security forces, the training of personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces and the like.