WW3? Tensions escalate as Putin threatens Trump for sending lethal weapons to Ukraine
TENSIONS have escalated between the United States and Russia after the Kremlin said the White House’s decision to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons would set back peace efforts.
By ALIX CULBERTSON
Express.co.uk
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
Kurt Volker, the US special envoy to Ukraine said Washington was actively reviewing whether to send weapons to help Ukrainians fighting Russian-backed rebels.
The Kremlin hit back saying if US weapons were delivered to Ukraine the situation along the frontline in the east of the country could be destabilised.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, said: “We have already said more than once that any action which escalates tension and further aggravates the already complicated situation will only move us further and further away from the moment of settling this internal issue of Ukraine.”
Donald Trump started off his presidency saying he was happy to be cordial with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
However, in recent months the relationship has soured following the launch of an investigation into whether Russia meddled in last year’s US election.
In a series of early morning tweets today, Mr Trump hit out at the investigation and questioned, without offering evidence, Ukrainian support for his Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton.
Mr Trump added US Attorney General Jeff Sessions had “taken a very weak position” toward Democratic presidential nominee Mrs Clinton and cited “Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – quietly working to boost Clinton”.
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