Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Hope Savchenko said that the supply of Western countries lethal weapons to Ukraine can cause the beginning of world war III.
She said this on Wednesday, 22nd June, in an interview with radio station “Voice of America”. “Whether to help (Kiev — approx. “Of the tape.<url>”) weapons?
Looking for what determination. With weapons may lead the planet to a Third world war,” — said Savchenko.
She added that Western countries should provide Ukraine is primarily political and economic assistance. On 17 June the Secretary of the national security Council and defence of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov said that he was disappointed by the refusal of Western countries to supply lethal weapons to Kiev.
“Unfortunately, among our partners, particularly in Europe, is dominated by the position of the “Russian can not be angry”” he said. As Ukraine intends to return the Donbass In April, the Minister of defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak acknowledged that the supply of weapons by the West to Kiev is impossible.
In the same month, the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Samantha Power stressed that a military solution to the conflict in the Donbas will be a disaster for all, and for this reason Washington does not supply weapons to Kiev. In March, assistant Secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Michael carpenter explained that Washington does not supply to Ukraine lethal weapons, because the primary task of the us military — “to teach the Ukrainian forces, to make them more efficient”.
The armed conflict in the Donbas began in April 2014, after Kiev authorities announced the start of the antiterrorist operation (ATO) in Kiev called an attempt of the violent suppression of protests in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which followed the change of power in Ukraine.
