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3 hours ago”Trump authorized the sale of weapons in Ukraine”
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The Trump administration has decided to authorize the sale of weapons in Ukraine by violating an unwritten ordinance by former US President Barack Obama, according to US government sources quoted by the daily newspaper “The Washington Post”. “This month alone, the State Department has approved the sale of M1071-type weapons, ammunition and equipment with [...]
This month alone, the State Department has given the go-ahead for the sale of M107A1-type weapons, ammunition and equipment worth $41.5m”, according to the Washington Post”.
“No permission has been issued to sell heavy weapons despite the request submitted by the Ukrainian government”, writes the US daily “The Washington Post”.
This decision is supported by leading figures of National Security and Congress, but it can affect the compromise of Trump-Putin relations.
Three years ago, the US Congress approved the sale of weapons under Ukraine's Freedom Act, but the administration of former President Obama never implemented that decision.
