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Addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked for military aid and a special security status for his country.  Poroshenko said his army needed more military equipment - both non-lethal and lethal. "Blankets and night vision goggles are important," he said, "but one cannot win a war with blankets."

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