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December 21, 2017

Trump Admin Approves License Allowing Ukraine to Buy Weapons from U.S. Dealers
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The Trump administration has approved an export license that will allow
Ukraine to buy weapons and firearms from U.S. arms manufacturers. The
approval represents a lifting of the Obama-era de facto restrictions on
arms exports to Ukraine, although there was never a formal ban. The move
comes amid an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia in which
10,000 people have been killed since 2014.


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