Chizhov called the possible supply of U.S. weapons Kiev itself a bad idea
Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov called the possible supply of U.S. weapons in Ukraine, in favor of which the first spoke Ten U.S. senators, " the worst idea in the circumstances ".
"My opinion is unambiguous and simple. This is the worst idea possible in the circumstances, " Chizhov said in an interview in Brussels edition, answering a journalist's question about how he appreciates the idea of deliveries to Ukraine lethal weapons.
"This will lead to escalation of the confrontation, to a greater number of victims. Whatever weapons the West would not be able to send to support Ukrainian army or nationalist groups, that will not help them to win in this conflict. It's a lose-lose situation. This civil conflict, which can be resolved only by political means. Responsible for the ongoing battles and future victims will be those who add fuel to the fire, " Chizhov said.
according to him, the EU is dominated by the mood that " this step will not help (conflict resolution) "." There are also a number of heads of States of the EU about supporting such opinion, " he said.
Ten U.S. senators, including John McCain, made a proposal to provide weapons to the authorities of Ukraine. McCain said that he would submit to the Senate a draft law, which will require President Barack Hussein Obama to give the weapon Ukraine, if the leader does not go on It.
Ukraine many times appealed to the North Atlantic Alliance With the petition to put her weapons. Commonwealth Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg first reported that NATO should not address the issue of possible deliveries of weapons of Ukraine, the problem must be solved on a bilateral basis with countries-members of the Commonwealth. Moscow warned Washington against ideas of weapons and arms to Ukraine, as well as among them exported from Afghanistan, said on Thursday the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were more than 5, 3 thousands of civilians. On January 9, the intensity of attacks in the region has increased, as has the number of victims of the conflict.