Lithuania may supply weapons as part of military aid to Ukraine - minister


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Nov 2014

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania may supply weapons to Ukraine as part of military aid it promised to help Kiev fight pro-Russian separatists, the Lithuanian defence minister told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

NATO countries have so far been reluctant to arm non-member Ukraine against the well-equipped rebels in order to avoid provoking Russia, although the United States is providing Ukraine with non-lethal military equipment.

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