Debt: Ukraine has requested additional military assistance from partners

Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Kiev has requested additional military assistance to the partners, and among them the countries-members of NATO, in connection With the deterioration of the situation in the East of Ukraine, the Ambassador said that state in Belgium and NATO Igor Dolgov.

" We do not stop to work on a bilateral basis With other countries, including member countries of NATO, and the deterioration of the situation on the spot and the increase in the number of Russian heavy weapons We requested additional military assistance to Ukraine ", - said Debts reporters After an extraordinary meeting of the Commission of the Ukraine - NATO.

He did not directly answer a question about it, agreed whether at least one NATO country to put Ukraine lethal weapons." As I stated From the outset that whatever was brought, or not discussed, is done on a bilateral basis, it is not a question of today's discussion, " said the Ambassador. However, He said that " NATO As a military-political organization will not provide lethal weapons Ukraine in this situation."

Moscow has stated many times that the statement As if the presence of the Russian military men in the Donbass unsubstantiated - no one until now not able to present concrete facts, despite repeated accusations. The Russian defense Ministry called statements As if the Russian military in Ukraine nonsense, which is not amenable to any criticism. The Russian defense Ministry also many times reported that not supplying the militia military equipment, ammunition and other assistance. Russia thus has repeatedly stated that not privy to the events in Eastern Ukraine and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis.

first, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Kyiv will receive from member countries of NATO assistance in the form of non-combat and combat equipment. The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century said that arms deliveries to Ukraine several NATO countries and the EU in conflict with the norms of the European Union and the OSCE. After the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine, the Head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu told about the "unprecedented" increase in the activity of the military might of the USA and NATO in Eastern Europe the Russian borders.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 5 thousand civilians. The ninth of December in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, the increased number of victims of the conflict.




Kyiv Authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data, the victims of the conflict were 4, 8 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured. The ninth of December in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, and among them fired residential areas of Donetsk.


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