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September 19, 2014

White House Unveils $46 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine 
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The White House has unveiled $46 million in new military aid to Ukraine.
Obama held talks at the White House Thursday with Ukrainian President
Petro Poroshenko, who had asked the United States for weapons to help it
combat a pro-Russian insurgency. Obama declined to include lethal aid as
part of the package.

President Obama: "I'm pleased that during this meeting we reaffirmed
that commitment to Ukraine, and we are providing additional assistance,
both economic and security assistance, to Ukraine to make sure that not
only are they able to weather this storm economically, but they're also
going to be able to continue to build up an effective security force to
defend themselves from aggression."

 

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