(KIEV, Ukraine) — On the 26th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from Moscow, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia of menacing Europe and suggested that he favors providing Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons. Mattis also said the Trump administration will not accept Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. After attending a spirted and colorful independence day parade, Mattis met with President Petro Poroshenko and other top government leaders.