Putin: Israel giving Ukraine weapons 'counterproductive'

2015/4/19 20:09:28

UBO: Putin continues to make statements that clearly suggest that he believes Russia is in a “Heads we win; tails you lose” situation in regard to Ukraine. This is based on his belief that NATO member countries, particularly the United States and Germany, simply do not have the willingness to use their forces to counter Russia’s advantage in available, on the ground manpower and materiel. As of today, Putin has effectively turned NATO into an acronym for “No Action Talk Only”. If Mr. Obama and Ms. Merkel are unable or unwilling to lead a forceful counterattack, this could easily become the opinion of the world with results that are unpredictable but almost certainly highly negative.

 


By Mark Hensch for The Hill, Apr18, 2015

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned Israel against helping arm Ukraine in its struggle against eastern separatists Russia supports.

 

“This is a choice, a choice of the Israeli leadership,” Putin said in an interview on Rossiya 1 TV, according to The Jerusalem Post.

 

“They have a right to do what they consider appropriate,” he continued. 

 

“I think it is counterproductive, if it concerns lethal weapons, because it will only lead to yet another swirl of confrontation, to more human casualties, but the result will be the same,” Putin concluded.

 

Putin’s remarks highlight growing global tensions between Jerusalem and Moscow over the international arms trade. Israel previously criticized Russia’s decision Monday to lift a ban on sales of its S-300 anti-rocket missiles to Iran.

 

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Tuesday said the Obama administration had “significant” concerns over Moscow’s maneuver. Israel believes Iran could use the missile system to attack its citizens.

 

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