Such information was reported by the US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with the television channel "Nowadays".

According to him, the Russian country has been in Ukraine for a long time with all its heavy weapons. At the moment, there are more Russian tanks on the territory of the Ukrainian state than in Europe.

In turn, this is a very large military contingent.

Volcker also noted that an even larger contingent is located in Russia near the Ukrainian border. In addition, the US special envoy stressed that Moscow has every right to this.

At the same time, the representative of the State Department confirmed that the administration of President Donald Trump is really considering the issue of the supply of defensive weapons to the Ukrainian authorities.

"This decision does not" provoke "Russia to do something that they have not done yet. And this can not change the balance of power in any way, "Volcker said..

Nevertheless, thanks to American supplies, Ukraine will be able to protect its state and its inhabitants. This will happen in the event that the Russian Federation again begins to attack.

"Russia says it does not do anything and is not going to do it. If this is so - the supply of protective weapons then carries no risk to anyone, "added Curt Volcker.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform, Ukraine intends to allocate for the purchase of tanks" Oplot "approximately 300 million hryvnia.