well, saying nothing often says a lot. Like the response of the US charge d’affaires when asked whether the US can assure that no (lethal or non-lethal) aid to the Ukraine would fall in the hands of the seperatists in the Donbas region (video below, if you want to see the relevant passage directly, click here). In no words: they can’t.
VICE: Should the US send lethal aid to Ukraine?
Ralph Janik 