WorldNews Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 By David Alexander ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday. Carter, speaking after conferring with U.S. officials in Europe, said the Pentagon was watching the Ukraine situation very closely and was concerned about "further things happening" after the worst upsurge in fighting in months. On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused Moscow of sending sophisticated new weapons to Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, including artillery and anti-aircraft systems. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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