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February 6, 2015

White House Admits Concerns Arming Ukraine Could "Expand Bloodshed" 
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Speaking in Washington, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
acknowledged internal concerns that sending weapons could worsen the
crisis.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: "One of the concerns that we
have about providing military assistance is it does contain the
possibility of actually expanding bloodshed. And that — that's
actually what we are trying to avoid. The whole reason that we are
trying to encourage both sides to sit down and hammer out a diplomatic
agreement is to end the bloodshed and end the escalating conflict in
that — in that — in that country."

 

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