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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=5DEE0123-E1B8-4ED3-9B71-B444D5281EF8 | Portman Praises Authorization of Sale of Defensive Lethal Military Assistance for Ukraine | 2017-12-20 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), co-founder and chairman of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statementregarding media reports that the president has decidedto approve lethal military equipment for Ukraine for the first time. Providinglethal weapons to Ukrainewill senda clear message that America stands with the Ukrainian people in their nearly fouryear struggle to secure a democratic, prosperous, and independent future for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.This decision--while long overdue--willreversethe Obama administration's de facto arms embargo against Ukraine and will finally allow Ukraine to access the tools it needs to defend itself. As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and author of several provisions authorizing expanded U.S. military assistance--including lethal aid--and establishing the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, I hope that this decision opens the door to the full implementation of the bipartisan legislation Congress has already passed to help the Ukrainians defend themselves against Russian aggression." NOTE: Portman,whoreceivedthe Ukrainian-American communitys highest honor,the Shevchenko Freedom Award,haslongledtheeffortto provide Ukraine the kind of assistance necessary to ward off Russian aggression and maintain its territorial integrity.The co-founder and co-chairman of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, Portman has visited Ukraine several times, including leading a Congressional election observation mission with Senator Ben Cardin during Ukraine's Presidential election in 2014. For the past threeyears, Portman has successfully introduced amendments to the annual National Defense Authorization Act that expanded U.S. military aid to Ukraine. These provisions helped build the primary statutory framework for U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. In addition, he has repeatedly writtenletters, deliveredmultiplefloorspeeches, andpressed?senior Administration officialson the importance of providing meaningful assistance to help Ukraine stand up to Russia's military aggression. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |