McCain: U.S. wishes to obtain permission to sell arms to Ukraine
U.S. Senator John Sidney McCain told the journalist Agency Last news that the U.S. Congress will do everything they can in order to achieve arms deliveries to Ukraine.
" We (Congress) are going to discuss it. We will take the necessary decisions. We will use all the levers of pressure on that stubborn administration, " said Senator unwillingness of the Obama administration currently provide the Ukrainian government weapons.
it is expected that Senator McCain in early January, will take the position of head of the Department of the Senate on the armed forces.
first it was announced that North America has decided to allocate additional 23 million dollars aid to Ukraine to support the modernization of the Ukrainian police organizations and courts, including prosecutors and anti-corruption reform. All the US has allocated In the current year is expected to 320 million dollars in aid to the city and among them 116 on military spending, not including weapons and guaranteed debt of Ukraine as of 1 billion dollars.
Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden, located on the last working day of the week with a visit to Kiev, was not to announce the expansion of military aid to Ukraine, also not message mentioning the support of the Kyiv weapons, which promised to consider the U.S. administration.