Grushko: Russia is waiting for the conclusion of the OSCE on Western weapons in Ukraine

Russia hopes that the OSCE will give its opinion on the evidence of use in Ukraine weapons in the West, said Russia's envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko.

"Already today There is a mass of evidence that is used Western weapons production. There is information about the use of projectiles NATO calibers. And, of course, we hope that the OSCE mission, which has the appropriate competencies, will give their opinions on this matter, " said Grushko Russian correspondents.

Western countries help Ukraine, providing them with military products. In the last month of summer 2014 Ukrainian border guards received from the government of Canada 32 tons of military equipment price of $ 5 million. In early July 2014 the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov distributed flak jackets And helmets standard NATO fighters of nazvanie. In September it was announced that North America has provided for the needs of the military power of Ukraine 300 thousand sets of dry rations, supplied to Ukraine barbed wire And field-glasses, and later decided to allocate $ 7 million for tents, heaters And other equipment.

now in the U.S. capital is being actively discussed the issue of extending military assistance to Ukraine And about the possible supply of military weapons. For this proposal are the candidate for defense Secretary Ashton Carter, a group of senators led by John McCain And several high position authorized by the administration. The white house still distances himself from these statements, recognizing that the weapons have the ability to lead to new bloodshed in the East of Ukraine, but not excluding weapons in the future.

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. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had previously stated that NATO should not address the issue of possible deliveries of weapons of Ukraine.


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