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10 of February, 17:19

The U.S. goal is to dismember the Russian Federation, said Patrushev
The United States is trying to pull the Russian Federation in Ukrainian conflict in order to achieve a change of Power in the Russian Federation and to dismember the country, believes the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev.

"as a pretext For active "containment" of our country applied the situation in Ukraine. For United States Ukraine itself is not interesting, their goal is to weaken our position. The Americans are trying to pull the Russian Federation in international military confrontation by Ukrainian events to change the Government and, ultimately, to dismember our country, "Patrushev said in an interview, published on the Internet representation of the" Russian newspaper ".

The Ukrainian authorities many times appealed to the United States and other countries with a petition for arms deliveries. Assistant to the President of the United States on national security Susan rice 6 February said that the United States explore the possibility of providing Ukraine with direct military assistance. She added that this issue is pending.

Also rice called providing direct military assistance to Ukraine is a major step that the United States wants to take together with partners. Moscow warned Washington's designs arms deliveries to Ukraine, because this step will only lead to the escalation of the conflict.

Against arms shipments to Ukraine expressed and the vast number of European politicians. First Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that arms deliveries to Ukraine are very risky and counterproductive way out of the fall.

sections: Politics

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