Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko secured $53 million in assistance from the United States on Sept. 18 but President Barack Obama for now turned down his appeals for weapons to fight Russian-backed separatists.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Poroshenko secures US military aid but not weapons
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18.
