Republican Senator John McCain has criticized the decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to refuse to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine.
“It is shameful that the administration still refuses to provide
Ukraine the military assistance it desperately needs after it has
already been dismembered by [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin and
invaded by Russian troops. Ukraine is struggling to defend its
sovereignty and territorial integrity,” reads a statement posted on the
politician’s Web site.
McCain also said that Obama had tried to justify his position by
arguing that the situation in Ukraine does not pose a direct threat to
the United States.
“But as President Poroshenko also pointed out this week in
Washington, the crisis in Ukraine is about more than just Ukraine.
Russia’s aggression threatens the entire global order and the
foundations of a Europe whole, free, and at peace,” the senator said.
At the same time, he said that if the White House refuses to stand by
these principles and values now,” not only will the credibility of
America’s global leadership be at risk, but we will be sending a
dangerous message to other dictators and aggressors who think they can
bully the free world into submission.”
“Shame on us if we fail to live up to those values and provide Ukraine the assistance it needs,” McCain said.
