McCain: Russia testing Trump admin
President Donald Trump is being pressed by Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) to send defensive weapons to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists, following a spike in violence in Ukraine’s east.
McCain wrote a letter to Trump on Wednesday, urging the new president to provide lethal defensive aid to Ukraine and asserting that Russia and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine are “testing” the new administration by launching new attacks.
“In the first of what will be many tests for your new administration, Russia and its proxy forces launched attacks against Ukrainian forces this week,” McCain wrote in the letter, which was released by his office on Thursday. “That this surge of attacks began the day after he talked with you by phone is a clear indication that Vladimir Putin is moving quickly to test you as commander-in-chief. America’s response will have lasting consequences.”
Ukraine’s military said on Monday that seven soldiers had been killed and nine wounded over two days of fighting, which began on Sunday when pro-Russian rebels attacked government posts in the town of Avdiivka. The U.S. State Department and U.N. National Security Council expressed concern about the uptick in violence this week, urging both sides to abide by a ceasefire.
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Do you think Trump will want to make Putin mad?
No. Sooner or later he will have to pick a side. He won’t be able to straddle the fence forever.
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