As increased fighting on the ground in eastern Ukraine threatens the already fragile ceasefire, members of the U.S. Congress once again are pressing President Barack Obama to request lethal military aid for Ukraine to combat Russian-backed rebels. The president already has ignored a resolution urging lethal U.S. aid for Ukraine that the House passed by 348 to 48 votes.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
International Business Times: Congress prompts Obama again for lethal aid for Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers of the volunteer Donbas Battalion check an anti-tank machine gun in the village of Shyrokyne, 10 kilometers east Mariupol along the Azov Sea on April 15.
