USA are taking steps to support Europe and strengthen NATO to counter Russia, said Vice-President of the USA John Biden, speaking Tuesday before the Ukrainian Parliament.

Since then, as Russia began to launch air strikes on positions is prohibited in the Russian Federation the terrorist group "Islamic state" (in the Arabic version of DAYS) in the Syrian Arab Republic, a number of Ukrainian politicians, as well As among them the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, said that Moscow's actions as if " trying to pull the world's attention from Ukraine ".

"The saber rattling and bombing (the Russian Federation in the Syrian Arab Republic - ed.) are not a manifestation of force. We are currently taking measures in order to Express support for the opposition against European tactics of fear-mongering (from) Russia. Namely, the strengthening of NATO, improved energy security, at present We are also helping to bolster the economic recovery, " said Biden.

Russia began to launch air strikes on positions "Islamic country" in the Syrian Arab Republic on 30 September 2015 in response to a request from President Bashar al-Assad. According to the Ministry of defense and Syrian intelligence, the Russian blows caused great damage to the infrastructure of terrorists And the smuggling of oil, which is actively engaged in IG.

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