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McCain, Donnelly Join Calls To Obama To Send Arms To Ukraine

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, August 15th, 2014

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McCain, Donnelly Join Calls To Obama To Send Arms To Ukraine

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

More senators have joined the call for sending weapons to Ukraine, with Senate Armed Services Committee members John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) writing a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday to urge additional aid in the war against Russian-backed separatists. “With Russia increasing its military presence on the Ukrainian border, by some estimates to as many as 40,000 troops and heavy weapons, there is growing concern that Russia could soon invade. Indeed, the Secretary General of NATO…

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