Ukraine Seeks Weapons From US

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko came to a weapons show in Abu Dhabi where he called on the US to provide his military with weapons. 

The Ukraine president visited the largest arms show in the middle east because he feels he needs to strengthen Ukraine's defense from other countries. “We [want to] increase the defensive capabilities of the Ukrainian Army only to better defend our territory,” Poroshenko said. He wants to work with the US to receive more arms to better strengthen his military from Russia. The president has been stressing that the arms would only be for military defense and not as weapons to attack other countries with. Ukraine desperately needs weapons as they are currently fighting pro Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. -MA