U.S. can decide issue of defensive weapons deliveries to Ukraine within this fiscal year

The United States can decide the issue of providing Ukraine with defensive weapons within the current fiscal year, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

"As for the defense agreements, the text we have today is almost agreed upon. We expect a visit to Ukraine by the U.S. defense minister within two or three months and I hope that the agreements will be signed during the visit," Poroshenko said in an interview with Ukrainian TV channels shown on Sunday evening.