In Kiev, Mattis says Moscow wants to redraw borders by force

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On the 26th anniversary of Ukraine s independence from Moscow, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia of menacing Europe and suggested that he favors providing Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons.

Mattis also said the Trump administration will not accept Moscow s annexation of Ukraine s Crimea region

http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-kiev...ders-by-force/

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Kremlin aide upbeat after first meeting with US envoy for Ukraine

Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov said that fresh ideas of resolving the Ukraine crisis had emerged during his first meeting with US special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker on Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.

The meeting was useful and constructive, the agency cited Surkov as telling reporters after the meeting held in the Belarussian capital Minsk.

The two sides proposed fresh ideas and novel approaches for their implementation, Interfax quoted him as saying, without elaborating. We agreed that the peace process on the political track, as well as in the sphere of security, can and should go faster.

https://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/f...oy-for-ukraine