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In Show of Support, Obama Meets With Ukraine Leader
nytimes.com ^ | JUNE 4, 2014 | PETER BAKER

Posted on 06/04/2014 1:29:38 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

WARSAW — President Obama met on Wednesday for the first time with the newly elected president of Ukraine and pledged American support for efforts to stabilize a country torn by corruption, economic turmoil and a violent pro-Russian insurgency broadly believed to be fomented by Moscow.

Mr. Obama used the meeting to announce that the United States would increase nonlethal aid to Ukraine with $5 million worth of night-vision goggles, body armor and communications equipment sought by its security forces. He praised President-elect Petro O. Poroshenko, saying that Mr. Poroshenko “understands the aspirations and hopes of the Ukrainian people” and represents a better future for his country.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: antiterror; ukraine

1 posted on 06/04/2014 1:29:38 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
"and communications equipment sought by its security forces"

Either they are going to send radios without encryption - which are not very usable in a conflict with Russia - or they are going to send radios *with* encryption, of which lots of samples will walk across the border. (Typically such equipment is secret, as revealing the hardware and firmware allows the opponent to search for implementation errors and vulnerabilities.)

2 posted on 06/04/2014 1:40:42 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: Berlin_Freeper
President Obama met on Wednesday for the first time with the newly elected president of Ukraine and pledged American support for efforts to stabilize a country torn by corruption, economic turmoil and a violent pro-Russian insurgency.

Wish he wuz talkin' about the USA but he isn't. Not talking about the Ukraine either. Who is he referring to?
3 posted on 06/04/2014 1:42:12 PM PDT by Resettozero
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4 posted on 06/04/2014 1:47:41 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“In Show of Support, Obama Meets With Ukraine Leader”

Oh, oh. That means Ukraine is going down.


5 posted on 06/04/2014 1:52:20 PM PDT by garjog (Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

When Obama lays his hands upon you you have got big problems, cf. Chicago Olympics, etc.


6 posted on 06/04/2014 2:09:20 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Good. Better to Ukraine than to Pakistan.


7 posted on 06/04/2014 2:41:17 PM PDT by BurningOak (Live Free or Die)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Biden’s son approves.


8 posted on 06/04/2014 3:07:39 PM PDT by bakeneko
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Gotta deflect, gotta deflect, gotta deflect, gotta.....


9 posted on 06/04/2014 3:09:05 PM PDT by PapaNew
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