Obama signs Ukraine Freedom Support Act
US President Barack Obama has signed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, a White House press release said Thursday, according to Sputnik.
“On Thursday, December 18, 2014, the President signed into law H.R. 5859, the "Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014," which contains sanctions provisions on various Russian persons and entities and military and non-military assistance authorities for Ukraine,” the release said.
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act has passed in both chambers of US Congress last week.
The bill authorizes the provision of lethal assistance and aid in energy and defense sectors, as well as civil society to the Ukrainian government and the imposing of a new round of economic sanctions against Russia.