VIENNA, Dec 14 Europeans do not want NATO arms supplies to Kyiv , are in favor of an early negotiated settlement, Heinz-Christian Strache, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria, former leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), expressed this opinion in an interview. and the EU to Kyiv — ed.), and, finally, serious and honest peace initiatives,» he said.
According to Strache, «thanks to Ukraine's many years of military preparation for a military conflict with Russia and the current additional supply of NATO weapons «the situation» is escalating, dragging on and may go beyond the borders of this region.
«The question is what interests the current US administration under (President Joe) Biden is pursuing. Are we ready for further escalation of the conflict and are there the risk of this conflict spreading to the European NATO countries, perhaps even with a nuclear threat and a third world war on the European continent? We can only hope for political changes and the common sense of decision-makers,» the ex-vice-chancellor believes.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo, which contain weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia.The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine.Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.