A superior source said that Kerry would offer U.S. support
for efforts by Ukraine to negotiate a new ceasefire.
The issue of weapon deliveries to
Ukraine and other U.S. assistance is expected to be one of the main items on
the agenda.
Kerry also intends to provide an
additional $16.4 billion in humanitarian aid to help civilians in eastern
Ukraine, U.S. officials said.
Earlier, Ashton Carter, the White
House’s choice for Defence Secretary, said that he was “inclined” to start
supplying arms.
The U.S. has so far only provided
“non-lethal” assistance to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, NATO is set to unveil what
the bloc’s chief says are “the biggest reinforcement” of its “collective
defense since the end of the cold war”.
However, Russia denies accusations by
Ukraine and the west that it is arming the rebels in Eastern Ukraine and
sending its regular troops across the border.
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