The continuation of the crisis in Ukraine will harm relations between the United States and Russia unless a solution was found. About this newspaper Financial Times said the US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker.
According to him, currently there is a growing sense that the situation with the conflict is getting worse and will continue to worsen if nothing is done.
“The situation with Russia when this will be frozen diplomatic relations, economic relations, of course, not what would Russia. I think they should make their choice, and their own calculations,” — said Walker.
In addition, the special representative confirmed that Washington was “seriously considering” the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine, but the decision is not accepted.
August 24, the Pentagon chief James Mattis said that the US is studying the possibility of supplying lethal weapons to Kiev.
July 31 edition of the Wall Street Journal reported that the defense Ministry and the US state Department has developed a supply plan to Kiev anti-tank missiles and other weapons. The Agency intends to obtain the approval of the proposal in the White house. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov in response to the publication of notice that the information on the preparation of the Washington’s plan to supply weapons to Ukraine until can be regarded only as hypothetical reasoning.