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MOSCOW, July 23 – RIA Novosti. The US Defense Department is preparing to send to Ukraine radar early warning station, the proposal must be approved by the White House, reports the Wall Street Journal citing military officials.
“The proposal still requires approval from the White House, which is considering a package of non-lethal assistance to Ukraine. However, the discussions taking place at the same time increasing pressure on Washington in order to better help Kiev to fight Russian aggression, “- says the material edition.
According to the publication, “a new radar” to help Kiev in the fight against big guns that use militias.
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The publication stresses that the administration of US President Barack Obama remains opposed granting Ukraine military aid. “But senior administration officials say that the early warning radar is not regarded as offensive or lethal (weapons) and may correspond to the current policy with regard to Ukraine”, – the newspaper writes.
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at a hearing in the Senate at the beginning of July that the US considers options for the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, but have not yet made a decision. The issue of military aid raised the head of the Committee on Armed Services Committee, John McCain, who asked the minister, still he is inclined “to support and arm the Ukraine”.
The Ukrainian authorities and the West have accused Russia of meddling in the internal affairs of Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations unacceptable. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is absolutely not privy to the events in the south-east of Ukraine, does not supply the militias of military equipment and ammunition, not a party to the conflict and the internal Ukrainian is interested in Ukraine to overcome the political and economic crisis.
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