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Kerry: I’m Pro Arming Ukraine

TAKING SIDES

As Obama waits for diplomacy.

President Obama may not be completely sold on giving Ukraine lethal arms, but John Kerry apparently is. In a closed meeting with lawmakers in Germany, the Secretary of State reportedly said that he personally is in favor of arming the Ukrainian military as it battles pro-Russian separatists. Kerry has been in talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for months, but has yet to settle on a deal. On Monday, Obama said that the U.S. may provide arms if diplomacy fails.

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