Feds Buy ‘Cossock’ Armored Border Guard Truck … For Ukraine

By Jeryl Bier

Published January 15, 2015 12:13pm ET

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Feds Buy ‘Cossock’ Armored Border Guard Truck … For Ukraine — In April, the Obama administration announced plans for financial aid, advisers, and ‘non-lethal’ security assistance for Ukraine in its struggle against Russian encroachment on its territory. Eight months later, citing the “urgent and compelling need to establish security and stability,” the White House National Security Council staff approved the purchase of an armored “Cossack” truck, a rapid-reaction […]

In April, the Obama administration announced plans for financial aid, advisers, and ‘non-lethal’ security assistance for Ukraine in its struggle against Russian encroachment on its territory. Eight months later, citing the “urgent and compelling need to establish security and stability,” the White

House National Security Council staff approved the purchase of an armored “Cossack” truck, a rapid-reaction military vehicle, for use by the border guard service of Ukraine.

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