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US debate on arming Ukraine puts pressure on Russia, Trump

WASHINGTON — Seeking leverage with Russia, the Trump administration has reopened consideration of long-rejected plans to give Ukraine lethal weapons, even if that would plunge the United States deeper into the former Soviet republic's conflict.

The deliberations put pressure on President Donald Trump, who's fighting perceptions he is soft on the Kremlin amid investigations into whether his campaign colluded with Moscow to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election.

http://www.startribune.com/us-debate-on-arming-ukraine-puts-pressure-on-russia-trump/440148203/

 

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