Stresses that Ukraine needs weapons now WASHINGTON – The vice-chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, came to Washington during the last week of February in an effort to convince the United States that it can help his country resolve the conflict in its eastern regions with Russian separatists by providing the Ukrainian…...

Andriy Parubiy, vice-chairman of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, briefs the news media at the Embassy of Ukraine about his talks with U.S. officials in Washington.