Luiz 4,253 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31356372 A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the European Parliament that "all-out war" could result if the US supplies arms to the Ukrainian government in Kiev. Alexei Pushkov, a leading Russian MP, was addressing about 100 MEPs in the parliament's foreign affairs committee. He was speaking after President Barack Obama said he had not ruled out sending arms to Kiev if diplomacy failed. The option of lethal defensive weapons was being examined, Mr Obama said. Mr Pushkov, who is on the US sanctions blacklist, warned that American weapons could "expand the war and turn it into a real threat to the whole European security system", Tass news agency quoted him as saying. He is not on the EU list of top Russian politicians and industrialists subject to a visa ban and asset freeze, imposed after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in March 2014. He was invited to Strasbourg by the foreign affairs committee. He told European Parliament TV that arms supplies were the first step in the US involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s. "First they sent weapons, then they sent military advisers, then troops to protect military advisers, then troops to fight the Vietnamese." He warned that it was "an extremely dangerous path" and that "there are a lot of people in the US who still want to fight everywhere", including "trigger-happy" Republican Senator John McCain. A further warning came from Mr Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who said on Tuesday that plans to arm Kiev's forces were "aimed at destabilising the situation in Ukraine". I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hola Soraya 4,367 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 ¿Tú me estás hablando en inglés? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 War is coming, mark my words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye 3,947 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sure don't arm Kiev, let Russia stomp all over Ukrainian territory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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