Differences over arming Ukrainian security forces could vanish if Minsk talks fail, says Atlantic Council’s Burwell
The question of providing defensive weapons to Ukraine’s security forces will dominate the meeting between US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on February 9. The Obama administration is reportedly considering providing the arms, which Germany opposes. The German position could change if a February 11 meeting between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France in Belarus’ capital Minsk to discuss a peace plan for eastern Ukraine fails to produce a breakthrough or if the Russians do not …read more
Source: Atlantic Council