A senior Russian official accused the West on Wednesday of ramping up political pressure on Moscow by supplying weapons and ammunition to support Ukraine during a standoff over a Russian military buildup.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and head of delegation Sergey Ryabkov attend a Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons conference in Beijing, China, January 30, 2019.
Countries such as the United States and Britain have supplied military aid to Ukraine that has included anti-tank missiles and launchers to help it defend itself. Others, such as Germany, have sent helmets, shunning lethal aid.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the military supplies to Ukraine amounted to Western "blackmail and pressure".
Ukraine's desire to move closer to the West politically is widely seen abroad as one of Moscow's main concerns as it seeks security guarantees from the West that would veto Kyiv's accession to NATO and halt the military alliance's expansion.
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