Defensive Weapons Needed Says General Curtis Scaparrotti
By L. Todd Wood, Tsarizm:
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says the West should arm Ukraine in its fight against the pro-Russian rebels who are claiming Donbass territory in the east.
“I personally believe we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine,” Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, who is NATO’s supreme allied commander and head of the US European Command, said, reported AFP.
In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, Scaparrotti described the rebels as a “lethal tough enemy.”
“The Russians provide some of their newest equipment in order to test it,” he told the lawmakers.
The Obama administration had long refused to take the step of actually providing lethal weapons to the Ukrainian military. The General’s comments may signal a change of heart from the Trump administration, who has yet to make its policies clear on the Ukrainian conflict.
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