Kiev is not against supplies of lethal weapons from the UK, if such an agreement is reached, however, aware of the complexity of the issue, said the head of the Ministry of defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak.
first Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Valeriy Chaly said that Ukraine is actively receiving weapons, among them fatal, from more than 10 countries of the West.
"We are ready to accept help in all areas, if possible in the UK to provide the lethal weapons, it is necessary to us, We will be very happy. But We understand the difficulties associated with this, for this reason We are working on it, " - said Poltorak at a press conference Tuesday following the meeting with the head of the UK Ministry of defence.
before leading specialist of the British Royal Institute of international Affairs Chatham House Andrew Monaghan expressed the view that "the supply of lethal weapons to Kiev would be a bad idea "that" Western weapons alone will not help Ukraine to defend itself ".
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, 8 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.
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