US Congressman Eliot Engel has accused Russia of threatening the security of the region by supporting pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow is a threat to the world order.<\/p>\n
\u201cOngoing Russian aggression threatens the security and stability of the entire region,\u201d Rep. Eliot Engel said. \u201cIn fact, this is a threat to the whole international order.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Democrat made the allegation during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cUkraine is not going to win a war against Russia, but it can impose a greater cost on [Russian President] Vladimir Putin’s aggression and slow Russia’s advances, and it has a chance to remain on its feet when all is said and done,\u201d Engel said.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said her country considers Russia\u2019s moves in eastern Ukraine an \u201cinvasion.”<\/p>\n
When asked by Rep. Brian Higgins whether the United States is considering Moscow\u2019s actions as an \u201cinvasion,\u201d she said, \u201cWe have used that word in the past, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nuland added that President Barack Obama is considering providing lethal weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat question is still under discussion, and the president has not made a decision,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey supported providing lethal arms to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Washington accuses Moscow of arming and supporting pro-Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin, however, calls the accusations “groundless.”<\/p>\n
The United States and the European Union, which imposed several rounds of sanctions against Moscow, agreed to “impose significant additional costs” on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n
In response, Putin\u2019s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday the continuation of economic sanctions would never affect the country\u2019s foreign policies.<\/p>\n
“Sanctions will never make Russia change its consecutive foreign policy,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that Obama\u2019s move can only be deemed as an attempt to hinder the peace process in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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