In Kiev, Mattis Says Moscow Wants to Redraw Borders By Force
On the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from Moscow, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia of menacing Europe and suggested that he favors providing Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis before their meeting in Kiev on Aug. 24, 2017.
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Kiev, Ukraine (AP) -- On the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from Moscow, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia of menacing Europe and suggested that he favors providing Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons.
Mattis also said the Trump administration will not accept Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.