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25 of April, 23:30

The head of Slovakia voted against supplying Ukraine weapons of the EU and NATO
The head of Slovakia Andrej Kiska said that the European Union and NATO are not able to supply weapons to Ukraine, but the country may enter into appropriate contracts bilaterally.

"needless to say, neither the European Union, which has no such tool, nor NATO in General can't do anything like this (the supply of weapons)," said pussy in the interview to the Serbian edition.

"No one can prevent Ukraine to acquire weapons in the framework of bilateral relations. It's her freedom of choice and freedom of the country, which will give her the gun, " he said.

first Pussy I declared that Ukraine should become a strategic part of the policy of Slovakia. Review of the President of the country, Kiev is to "help expand the scope of democracy and stability" in the region.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand people.

Kiev periodically asks the West for military aid. First, the U.S. administration announced that it is considering assistance to Kiev lethal " weapons, but Then did not want the idea. Then, the chamber authorized the U.S. Congress approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to begin deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.

in decision is an appeal to the President " to use granted by the Congress of the range of opportunities to provide Ukraine with lethal lethal defensive weapons ". In opinion of authors of the document, this step will give the opportunity to increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian people for protection of sovereignty ".


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

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