Dmitry Zlatarev. The pressure on the Russian Federation shall be at the head of the U.S. strategy, said on Wednesday the candidate for the post of head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter.

"Economic and political Pressure on the Russian Federation shall be the focus of our efforts," said Carter at the hearings in the us Congress, devoted to the consideration of his candidacy. He also said that " Europe plays a critical role in this process ".

at the same time contender for the post of defense Minister, nominated by the President of the United States Barack Obama at the end of last year, said that NATO has increased its military spending for the sake of fulfilling their obligations under the Commonwealth." They are obliged to spend more money on their own defense, as is our defense, too, " He said.

first at the same hearings Carter advocated that the United States began to exert Ukraine direct military aid." I believe the vision that they need to provide weapons, " He said.

correspondents were asked to comment on the message of the messenger of the White house Josh Ernest. He said that such decisions are made by the head of the U.S., which takes into account " the views of the members of his team on national security ". He also noted that North America is already providing substantial military aid to Kiev, referring to the so-called "non-lethal" military assistance.

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