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9 of February, 15:49

Austrian foreign Ministry: arms deliveries to Ukraine will lead to escalation of the conflict
Minister of foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz said before the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU in Brussels that Supplies the United States of weapons in Ukraine will lead to further escalation of the conflict.

"Delivery United States of weapons in Ukraine will undoubtedly lead to further escalation, which is the reason why they ought to give up," wrote Kurtz on his page microblog.

As explained by the Austrian Minister, more than 5 thousand people lost their lives during the conflict in Ukraine and more than a million were obliged to leave the country." Our short term goal is obliged to become a long-term truce, " he said.

The Ukrainian authorities many times appealed to the United States and other countries with a petition for arms deliveries. On the last working day of the week the assistant to the President of the United States on national security Susan rice 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.

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