Obama Admin. Says It May Send Arms to Ukrainian Junta
Sen. McCain calls for economic warfare against Russia
Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
April 14, 2014
An adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry stoked the crisis in Ukraine on Monday by saying the United States may send weapons to the junta in Kyiv.
“Obviously we are looking at that as an option,” said Thomas Shannon said in response to a question about providing military aid to the coup government.
Speaking from Berlin, Shannon said the separatist effort in eastern Ukraine is a Russian destabilization effort.
Shannon’s remarks arrive as new tensions ignited following an announcement by the junta to move militarily against separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the country.
“When it comes to military assistance, we’re looking at it,” Obama’s Deputy national security adviser, Tony Blinken, said in late March.
On Sunday, Republican Senator John McCain called for arming the junta.
“We ought to at least, for God’s sake, give them some light weapons with which to defend themselves. So far, this administration’s not only not done that, but they won’t even share some intelligence with the Ukrainian government,” McCain said on “Face the Nation” Sunday.
McCain also said the United States should wage economic war on Russia.
“Severe penalties of sanctions can have an effect on their economy… Shouldn’t the president of the United States be speaking forcefully and strongly? And didn’t the president say if they carried out further actions, there would be further sanctions? So far, we haven’t heard anything,” McCain said.
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