September 14, 2014 (Based on reporting by Reuters, UNIAN and Interfax) Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey says that
unnamed NATO member countries are delivering weapons to Kyiv to fight
pro-Russian separatists. Heletey
said at a news conference in Kyiv on September 14 that he discussed weapons
needs with NATO defense ministers at the alliance's summit in Wales on
September 4-5. NATO officials have said the organization will not send
"lethal assistance" to Ukraine, although member states may do so.
Heletey said the weapons are needed to "stop" Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Ukraine and Western countries accuse Russia of sending
troops and equipment to the insurgents in eastern Ukraine but Russia denies the
charges. Heletey would not say who is providing Ukraine with weapons.
A nine-day cease-fire has been in effect in eastern Ukraine, where more than
2,600 people were killed in five months of fighting.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey
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