Congressmen wanted to get Obama to allow military aid to Ukraine
A group of American congressmen, including house speaker authorized Congress John Boehner demanded that the U.S. President "fast enable" providing military assistance to Ukraine.
"We call quickly to approve additional measures in support of Ukraine's efforts to protect its territory" - quoted in a Thursday letter sent to lawmakers Chapter of the country. According to their statements, it should be " on the supply of lethal and defensive weapons of the Ukrainian army."
according to the correspondents, the letter was sent on Wednesday and signed his eleven members of the house of commissioners, eight Republicans and 3 Democrats.
U.S. lawmakers have repeatedly demanded the President to allow delivery Ukraine deadly weapons. The white house in response to this informs that the issue is under consideration and a decision until not accepted. At the same time Washington has already Kiev sufficiently serious so-called non-lethal military aid.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people.