The Obama administration has announced no decision on whether to help Ukraine use U.S. - made weapons to defend against Russian-sponsored attacks. But France and Germany are probing to see whether that threat might help push Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt his intensified war in southeastern Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Atlantic Council: Do Ukraine deal or Kyiv will receive arms – Putin warned
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a gala ceremony marking the start of the Year of Literature at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre on Jan. 28, 2015.
