U.S. considering options of providing military assistance to Ukraine, but until then, haven't decided yet, said the head of the Ministry of defense Ashton Carter at the hearings in the Senate.
The question of military aid raised the head of the Department of military power John Sidney McCain, who asked the Minister remains whether he is inclined " to support and arm the Ukraine ".
"We consider that, We until not decided," replied Carter.
"You are still inclined to supply Ukraine with weapons?", - said McCain.
"Yes," said the Minister of defense.
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 were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.
The last document is dated 12 February - in addition to the ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons and creating a security zone, obliges the Authorities of Ukraine to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND and LNR, for example, on the issue of conduct in local elections, entering into the Constitution of Ukraine of change, involving the decentralization of Power, as well as on the issue of legislative recognition of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".
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