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Russia attacks US decision to arm Ukraine

WASHINGTON – A senior Russian diplomat says the US decision to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will fuel the conflict in the country's east.

 

US officials said Friday that President Donald Trump's administration approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles. Ukraine has long sought the weapons for its fight against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 10,000 since April 2014.

 

Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told the state RIA Novosti news agency Saturday that the US move "raises the danger of derailing the process of peaceful settlement in Ukraine."

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.23.17, 13:17