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21 of April, 18:02

Tefft: the U.S. is not going to supply to Ukraine anti-tank missile systems
In the U.S. capital until now, no plans on sending to Ukraine Javelin anti-tank systems, said the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft.
"At the moment We have no plans delivery Javelin. We supply body armor, night vision devices. This defensive equipment that is not offensive, as opposed to from the fact that Russia supplies ", - said the diplomat on the radio station " Echo of Moscow ", RIA " Novosti ".



first in Kiev had hoped that they would be delivered exactly Javelin. Remember, the U.S. is considering sending lethal weapons to Ukraine. on 24 March a resolution calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to send weapons to Ukraine was adopted by the chamber authorized the U.S. Congress. The head of Barack Obama as long as procrastinating. As said, the U.S. assistant Secretary of state on problems of Eurasia and Europe, Victoria Nuland, the US have opportunity to send lethal weapons to Ukraine in the event of a new outbreak of violence in the country. At the same time White house press Secretary Eric Schultz recognized that, in the opinion of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama, Ukraine will only lead to more violence. In the Russian capital act very quickly against delivery of American weapons to Ukraine, saying It would pose a danger to the Russian Federation. At the same time, the US and other Western countries continue to supply to Ukraine lethal weapons. March 26, Ukraine received the 1st batch of military vehicles Humvee. In General the US plan to supply Kiev 230 such vehicles, other vehicles must do in the next 45 days. As said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the Humvee will be equipped with weapons and sent into the zone of "special operations" in the Donbass. In addition, in April Ukraine arrived about 300 American military, which, As announced, will train the Ukrainian military.

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