U.S. Senator John McCain has called on Trump's administration to provide lethal defensive assistance to Ukraine, according to a statement posted on the senator's website.
The U.S. Department of State says Washington does not intend to “dignify with a response” the statement by Kremlin-supported “DPR” leader Alexander Zakharchenko on creating a new state within the existing Ukrainian borders, “Malorossiya,” that’s according to the Department’s spokesman, Heather Nauert.