Israel’s deliveries of weapons to Ukraine to increase death toll (Putin)

Supplies of lethal aid from Israel to Ukraine will only deteriorate the standoff in Ukraine and increase the death toll, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday in an interview with Vesti v Subbotu program host Sergey Brilyov.


The journalist asked Putin to comment on statements that Israel could start supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to Russia’s decision to lift its own ban on supplies of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran.

"It’s the choice of the Israeli leadership, they are entitled to do what they deem expedient," the Russian president said.

"I think it’s counterproductive if the talk is about lethal weapons, because it will only lead to an additional coil of confrontation, an increase in human victims and the result will be just the same," he said.

"As regards our supplies to Iran, these are purely defensive weapons, and they do not undermine Israel’s defense capacity in any way," Putin said.......http://tass.ru/en/russia/790303
19/4/15
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