The US does not have the ability to assure messages NATO about the fact that the Russian Federation is sending weapons to Ukraine, but in the end believe that the Russian Federation violates the Minsk agreement to stop the fire, told reporters on Wednesday authorized the state Department Jen Psaki.

on Wednesday, the commander of the NATO forces in the European Union American General Philip Breedlove said that a convoy of Russian military equipment, as well as among them tanks, entered the East of Ukraine for the last 2 days. In response to the Russian defense Ministry told that such statements " are not, and there are no facts."

" I ain't got nothing new from the us government in relation to this position, " said Psaki." We prefer that the ceasefire continued. We have seen repeated violations of the Minsk Protocol of the Russian Federation and its subjects, " added the Commissioner of the state Department.

" NATO and the OSCE say that large military convoys Russian-supplied columns of heavy military equipment and tanks came from places of permanent deployment on leading positions in places of conflict, " said Psaki. Also, in her expressions, militias in the East of Ukraine intensified mortar attacks in the district of Donetsk airport " and " aggressive tread on the ground that belongs to Ukraine.

on the question of how the state Department says the attacks against the Ukrainian security forces in violation of the Minsk Protocol Psaki replied: " Ukraine can defend itself."

Moscow has stated many times that it is absolutely not involved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. In the capital of Russia noted that all charges against her unsubstantiated. Russia Also many times called all external actors to influence Kiev for the execution of the Minsk agreements for the settlement of the situation in the East of the country.

Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN on 31 October, the number of victims of the conflict exceeded 4 thousand people, more than 9 thousand were injured.

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