Alexei Bogdanov. A new batch of American military assistance to Ukraine will not change the situation radically and de facto recognition that the conflict in the East of Ukraine becomes frozen, says the expert of the Russian army, Professor at new York University mark Galeotti.

leader Barack Obama on Wednesday to provide additional military assistance to Ukraine 75 million, including 230 vehicles, drones, protivoallergennye radars and equipment for communication and exploration. Total U.S. military aid to Kiev for the last year amounted to almost $ 200 million.

"I think that Washington is trying to keep balance between the desire to provide political and practical support to Ukraine's desire to relieve the pressure on the local front in the United States, but (a desire) to do anything that would change the situation dramatic way and encourage Russians or Ukrainians to violate the second Minsk agreement," said Galeotti, answering the question Last news on the round table in the U.S. capital, organized by the expert centers IERES and CGI.

according to him, for the administration of a New package of military assistance is a method to protect the supply of lethal weapons Ukraine - such requirements louder hear from both parties in Congress and the Pentagon leadership.

"I don't think, because This may encourage the Ukrainian government is in fact to eliminate the second Minsk agreement. To have bulletproof "land Rover" Is great, but on the battlefield It doesn't matter much. I think It's the respect that this conflict begins to become frozen, " said Galeotti." It is a way to meet the needs of the Ukrainian army, but so as not to give Russia a pretext for quick action, " added the expert.

according to him, the real situation could change antitank missiles against such models as the T-90, but Washington Is not ready. Galeotti believes that if he started a long process of supply and deployment of such weapons with parallel training of Ukrainian soldiers to work with him, It would have caused Russia "temptation" for further action. Russia denies accusations of the West in supporting militias and providing them with weapons, stating that it is not a party to domestic conflict and wants to help in its resolution.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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