U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and other senior Republican and Democratic House members urged U.S. President Barack Obama to quickly authorize lethal weapons for Ukraine as it battles Russian-backed separatists, according to a letter released on March 5.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Boehner, other top House members urge weapons for Ukraine
Residents wait at a bus stop in Donetsk's Kyivsky district on March 5, 2015.
