New Delhi: The Pentagon said on Thursday it was focusing for now on Ukrainian requests for non-lethal support, as opposed to any weaponry, as a senior US official said Washington wanted to avoid further militarising the standoff with Russia.
Ukraine's government has put its heavily outnumbered and outgunned forces on alert for an invasion from Russia in the east following Moscow's seizure of Crimea.
Kiev has asked for military support from the United States, which US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say includes small arms, as well as non-lethal assistance, such as medical supplies.
So far, the US government has only approved providing military food rations, officials say, as President Barack Obama's government instead focused on financial support for Ukraine and pressuring Russia diplomatically.
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