Chairman of Ukrainian Parliament urged the US State Department to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy addressed Wess Mitchell, the new Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs with a request to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons. Parubiy had the following to say on Facebook:
"I had a strategic and constructive meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell. This visit is a sign of great support for Ukraine from the US. I called on the US State Department to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapons."
Earlier it was reported that the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $350 million, including the provision of lethal weapons.