Moscow would see any decision by the U.S. to give Ukraine
lethal weapons as a threat to Russia's security, Foreign Ministry
spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday.
Lukashevich was responding to calls in Washington and Kiev for the U.S. government to arm Ukrainian government forces fighting Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, though Washington says it still prefers a diplomatic solution.
He said Russia was concerned by the possibility of the U.S. providing Kiev with weapons, including under legislation passed last year on providing military assistance for Kiev.
"Taking into account the revanchist plans of the 'party of war' in Kiev, this is not only fraught with the escalation of the situation in the southeast [of Ukraine] but threatens the security of the Russian Federation," he told reporters.
Read more: Russia Says U.S. Arms Delivery to Ukraine Would Be Seen as a Threat | News | The Moscow Times
Lukashevich was responding to calls in Washington and Kiev for the U.S. government to arm Ukrainian government forces fighting Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, though Washington says it still prefers a diplomatic solution.
He said Russia was concerned by the possibility of the U.S. providing Kiev with weapons, including under legislation passed last year on providing military assistance for Kiev.
"Taking into account the revanchist plans of the 'party of war' in Kiev, this is not only fraught with the escalation of the situation in the southeast [of Ukraine] but threatens the security of the Russian Federation," he told reporters.
Read more: Russia Says U.S. Arms Delivery to Ukraine Would Be Seen as a Threat | News | The Moscow Times
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