President Barack Obama said Monday that he has not made a decision yet about whether to send lethal aid to Ukraine, but emphasized that Russian aggression in the region "has only reinforced the unity" of the United States with its western allies, NBC News reported. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama also said that “the 21st century cannot stand idle and simply allow the borders of Europe to be redrawn at the barrel of a gun.” Merkel has argued that the United States would upend the ongoing talks between Western allies and Russian President Vladimir Putin if it sends defensive weapons to Ukraine. Leaders from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus, to continue the peace negotiations.
