Parubiy on the supply of weapons for Ukraine: it only remains Obama's signature
MOSCOW, 29 Mar RIA Novosti. For the supply of lethal weapons Ukraine needs only the signature of Obama, said 1st Vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy in conversation Ukrainian.
Parubiy said that the Ukrainian staff of the foreign Ministry held a number of negotiations with the competent U.S. authorities and technical issues on the provision of U.S. lethal weapons For the Ukrainian army has been agreed.
"The decision for Obama. All the technical issues, the provision of the United States of America lethal weapons For the Ukrainian army agreed. Barack Obama remained only to put the signature under this decision, " said Parubiy.
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The chamber of commissioners before the us Congress approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to begin arms shipments to Ukraine. The decision is an appeal to the President " to use granted by the Congress of the range of opportunities To provide Ukraine lethal lethal defensive weapons ". In opinion of authors of the document, such a step will enable to increase the capacity of the Ukrainian people For protection of sovereignty ".
first, the U.S. administration announced that it is considering using the Kyiv lethal weapon, but then did not want the idea. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin declared that, according to Russian sources, weapons Kyiv is supplied, the American side denies this. Total U.S. military aid to Kyiv, including armored vehicles and anti-artillery radar, amounted to about $ 200 million.