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U.S. will offer Ukraine defensive armaments, U.S. senator says

U.S. will offer Ukraine defensive armaments, U.S. senator says

29 October 2014

U.S. Senator James Inhofe, a member of the Armed Services Committee, told an Oct. 28 press briefing in Kyiv that he is confident the U.S. will offer Ukraine defense armaments in the nearest future. The U.S. Senate will examine the issue at its Nov. 12 session, he said, and the process can take from four to 18 days. U.S. President Barack Obama can issue an order to offer armaments as well, he said. “If the president doesn’t do that by that time, then we will do everything for that to happen,” he said.

 

The Ukrainian government won’t have to adopt any laws to accept the armaments, Inhofe said. The Republican Party will be able to take control of the U.S. Senate after the November elections, he said, which will benefit Ukraine. “You will see that the Republicans are more oriented on national security and defense,” he said.

 

Armed fighting in the Donbas region renewed itself in the 24 hours leading into the morning of Oct. 28, resulting in two casualties and two wounded, said Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the National Security and Defense Council. Meanwhile, Russian-terrorist forces continued to attack the Donetsk airport using grenade launchers and rifles, said Vladyslav Seleznev, a spokesman for the anti-terrorist operation. They also attacked two population centers and several Ukrainian military positions using artillery, mortars and rocket launchers.

 

A reconnaissance group of Russian-terrorist forces attempted to enter the port city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region but was thwarted by the Ukrainian fighters of the Azov battalion who fired warning shots, reported on Oct. 28 the city’s defense headquarters. The same morning, the Russian-terrorist forces shot up Ukrainian army positions outside of Mariupol using mortars and Grad rapid-fire rocket launchers.

 

Zenon Zawada: The Russian-terrorist forces significantly reduced their attacks about four days before the Oct. 26 elections but renewed them the next day. It’s evident that they will continue their attempts to gain strategic territory in the Donbas region, such as the Donetsk airport.

 

The American promise of arms needs a strategy on how to employ them. It’s not yet apparent whether the new Ukrainian government will maintain the current frozen conflict or decide to escalate with a victory in mind. What’s more probable is maintaining the status quo, with the frigid winter approaching, along with economic turbulence.

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