Former U.S. President adviser in the Carter administration Zbigniew Brzezinski tried to convince President Barack Obama to put Ukraine weapons, as well as among them, grenade launchers, for military operations in urban environments.
" Ukrainians will fight only if they will think that ultimately will receive aid from the West, most in the form of arms, which will be vital for the successful defense in cities, " Brzezinski wrote in a column in the newspaper the Political.
Brzezinski for many years remained one of the main ideologists of American foreign policy, He is the Creator of the famous book " the Grand chessboard: American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives ".
in his article He again informs that the Russian Federation represents a danger for Ukraine, and that the supply of arms, in his vision, will guarantee a " victory " to Ukrainians." But to be able to protect the city, one should have a manual anti-tank weapons, hand grenades and some organization, " added Brzezinski. He asked in a persistent form on Obama to win the support of ordinary American citizens." He must convince them, because it's important, and it requires national understanding and support, " Brzezinski wrote. He also supported the introduction of sanctions against Russia.
The USA in connection with the events in Ukraine, where they supported Rada appointed provisional government extended the use of the Ukrainian army, including food, Lekarstva and medical supplies, equipment and means of communication. However, the head of Barack Obama said that is not going to supply to Ukraine weapons.
Moscow believes that the new leadership of Ukraine came to power as a result of events that have the characteristics of a coup. First, the Federation Council gave the head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin the right to use the military in Ukraine, to normalize the situation in this country, However, Moscow has repeatedly stated that he does not want to move troops to Ukraine. Due to commence on the last working day of the week a special operation of the Ukrainian security forces in the Southeast of the state, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that Western support these actions by the fact cuts a path towards the peaceful resolution of the fall.
The crisis of political power broke out in Ukraine by the end of November 2013, when the Cabinet has announced about temporary suspension of European integration of the state. Numerous protests, dubbed the " evropidan ", were held throughout Ukraine and in January resulted in clashes with police. The result of fighting in the street, during which the opposing political force many times used small arms and began dozens of casualties. on February 22, the country suffered a violent seizure of power. The Verkhovna Rada, violating between President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders, changed the Constitution changed the leadership of the Parliament and the Ministry of internal Affairs and was removed from power the head of the country, which was then forced to leave Ukraine, fearing for their lives. on 27 February, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the so-called " government of national trust ", became Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
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