Pentagon Giving $200 Million to Ukraine to ‘Build Defensive Capacity’
WASHINGTON — The day after the White House said Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to visit D.C. in the fall, the Pentagon announced that it was allocating $200 million in security funds to Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials have been concerned that President Trump and Putin would strike a deal regarding the country without consulting Kiev beforehand. During their one-on-one meeting, Putin reportedly pushed “concrete proposals” for a referendum in parts of eastern Ukraine; a National Security Council spokesman told CBS today that the administration is “not considering supporting” the idea, saying that a vote to determine the future of the region is not included in the Minsk Agreements.
