Contents tagged with weapon supply
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Volker: Obama imposed restrictions on supply of weapons to Ukraine, Trump lifted them
Donald Trump's Administration's decision to start supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine has removed the restriction on supplies imposed by former U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, stated in an interview with Echo of Moscow.
"This decision [on weapon supplies] was, in fact, the lifting of the Obama administration's restrictions. President Obama had imposed restrictions on U.S. assistance to Ukraine. The U.S. has established relations in the field …
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Turkey: Trump agreed to stop supplying weapons to Kurds in Syria
Turkish authorities said on Friday that President Donald Trump agreed with Ankara's position, promising that the US would not supply weapons to Kurdish forces operating in Syria. According to Turkish government representatives, the chief of the White House told President Erdogan that he had already officially approved relevant instructions.
"Our discomfort regarding the provision of weapons to the Kurdish militia (YPG) was conveyed to Mr. Trump once again," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut …