Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed on Thursday to support Ukraine’s ongoing confrontation with Russia. This signaled that the Trump administration is considering funneling weapons to the Ukrainian military. This would be a departure from the policy of President Barack Obama, who did not cross that threshhold, out of concern that it could escalate tensions with the Russians. “Defensive weapons are not provocative unless you are an aggressor, and clearly Ukraine is not an aggressor since it is their territory where the fighting … Continue reading Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine