The White House rejected a plea from Ukraine's president on Sept. 18 for weapons in the fight against Russian-backed separatists, announcing a $53 million package of non-lethal aid instead.
Washington Post: Ukraine to get $53 million in ‘non-lethal’ aid from the United States
A Ukrainian soldier sleeps as his unit stays in the small eastern Ukrainian city of Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 11, 2014.
