real US defense help for Ukraine

11-18-17     "The US Senate approved a bill 'The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018,' which includes the permission to allocate $350 million on providing security assistance to Ukraine," the statement reads.  Thus, the Congress completed the procedure for approval of the document, which now heads to the U.S. president, who is expected to sign it.

The draft law authorizes the delivery of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine and substantially expands the parameters of U.S. support for Ukraine in the security and defense spheres.  Thus, the document includes provisions allowing the use of U.S. defense budget funds for the rehabilitation of wounded Ukrainian servicemen in U.S. medical institutions, the teaching and training of Ukrainian medical specialists in this area, as well as the strengthening of the capabilities of the country's air and naval forces.                                                                                                                                                            For the first time at legislative level it is proposed to provide Ukraine with such defensive means as air defense and surface search surveillance radars, naval countermine means, offshore and coastal ships.       https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/2346047-us-senate-approves-defense-budget-with-lethal-weapons-for-ukraine.html

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11-18-17    "This is a typical Russian action, when Ukrainian journalists are caught for espionage.  Obviously this proves once again that special services of the Russian Federation operate in Belarus, and their special services have direct contacts with the Russian Federation.  The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine should intensify all efforts to secure the release and return of the Ukrainian journalist to the territory of Ukraine," she said.   https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2346334-foreign-ministry-should-intensify-its-efforts-to-help-release-and-return-ukrainian-radio-correspondent-from-belarus.html

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..Ukrainian journalist Pavlo Sharoiko (shown) was detained in Minsk on October 25.  On the same day, a search was conducted in the apartment where Pavlo lives with his family, namely his wife Olena and their daughter.  The arrest was carried out by the KGB of Belarus.  Pavlo has only a state lawyer, i.e. provided by the Belarusian authorities. https://www.unian.info/politics/2249089-sharoiko-detained-by-belarusian-kgb-nuju-head.html

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