The Hill: McCain to Trump: Send weapons to Ukraine
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is calling on President Trump to send lethal aid to Ukraine after attacks this week were blamed on Russia-backed rebels.
“In the first of what will be many tests for your new administration, Russia and its proxy forces launched attacks against Ukrainian forces this week, killing at least seven Ukrainian soldiers and wounding dozens more,” McCain wrote in a letter to Trump released Thursday.
“That this surge of attacks began the day after he talked with you by phone is a clear indication that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin is moving quickly to test you as commander-in-chief. America’s response will have lasting consequences.”
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Update #1: McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back -- Reuters
Update #2: Putin is testing you McCain tells Trump as he asks the president to let Ukraine arm itself against Russian attacks which started after leaders spoke -- Daily Mail
WNU Editor: U.S. policy on Ukraine been wrong for as long as I can remember .... and now US Sen. McCain wants to double down in the hope that sending lethal military aid would change the dynamics of this conflict. Sighhhh .... it would not .... far from it.
