Reuters: Russia accuses West of ramping up pressure with Ukraine arms supplies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - 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.
Moscow has massed troops near Ukraine, and is set to stage military drills in close ally Belarus to Ukraine's north, stirring fears that it could invade. Russia denies any plan to attack Ukraine.
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.
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WNU Editor: THAAD is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach (see Wikipedia). This is why the Kremlin will see the deployment of THAAD as a direct threat to its strategic nuclear missile forces.
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Kremlin reacts to report of US missile deployment in Ukraine -- RT
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