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U.S. State Dep. ready to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons – MFA Ukraine
Kuleba also emphasized the importance of the United States' engagement in the Crimean Platform.15:40, 02 February 2021

Belarus allows police to use lethal weapons at mass protests – media
Security forces detained dozens of protesters on Sunday and used water cannon and batons to break up crowds demanding a new presidential election.18:35, 12 October 2020

Biden says to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons if he wins presidential election
As President, he will make it clear to the Kremlin that it must end its aggression toward and occupation of Ukraine10:40, 26 August 2020

U.S. Department of Defense orders Javelin missile systems for Ukraine
Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2020.17:20, 29 February 2020

Ukraine expects lethal weapons from U.S. in 2019 – Chaly
The Strategic Partnership Commission considers military and technical, as well as security cooperation.12:29, 03 January 2019

U.S., Ukraine in 'close discussion' for new lethal arms – media
On Saturday, Klimkin confirmed to reporters, "We are in discussions about other pieces of defense equipment," but declined to get specific.12:19, 19 November 2018

Russia: U.S. weapons will only fuel fighting in Ukraine – AP
<p>The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will only fuel hostilities and raise casualties from the conflict in the country's east, Russian officials and lawmakers warned Saturday, according to The Associated Press (AP).</p>19:35, 23 December 2017

Poroshenko: U.S. decision on arming Ukraine to become "transatlantic vaccination against Russian virus of aggression"
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called the U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons a "transatlantic vaccination against the Russian virus of aggression."</p>19:06, 23 December 2017

Canada's Foreign Secretary: Ukraine on AFCCL is only the first step
<p>Canadian Foreign Secretary Chrystia Freeland says putting Ukraine on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) is only the first step, according to an UNIAN correspondent.</p>12:55, 22 December 2017

Kremlin: Arming Ukraine to heat up "nationalists' hot heads"
<p>Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine will untie the hands of Ukrainian nationalists, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.</p>15:02, 21 December 2017

John McCain urges Trump to raise lethal weapons stakes after report of sale to Ukraine – media
<p>Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., likes where the Trump administration is going with its reported approval of commercial sale of lethal defensive arms to Ukraine, but wants to see the president offer much more in the way of weapons to counter an imposing Russian threat in the region, according to The Washington Examiner.</p>13:09, 21 December 2017

Volker on arming Ukraine: No decision here
<p>United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker says that the U.S. hasn't made any decision on arming Ukraine, according to the U.S. edition of the POLITICO magazine.</p>01:14, 28 November 2017

U.S. company already sells lethal weapons to Ukraine
<p>Texas-based AirTronic USA, Inc., an electromechanical engineering design and manufacturing company, has been shipping lethal weapons, namely shoulder-fired rocket launchers, to Ukraine since 2016, according to journalists of Voice of America (VoA).</p>11:30, 22 November 2017

Trump to be presented with $47mln deal to arm Ukraine against Russia – ABC News
<p>President Donald Trump will be presented with the recommendation to finance and sell anti-tank missiles to the Ukrainian government — a move aimed at deterring aggression from pro-Russian separatists, a State Department official told ABC News.</p>10:15, 19 November 2017