19:12 US intelligence predicted duration of the fighting in the Donbas | |
US intelligence has predicted that the fighting in the east of Ukraine will continue throughout 2015. On this, as reported by TASS, at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Armed Services told the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper United States."Further fighting in the Ukraine, most likely, will continue this year," - he suggested. According to him, negotiations on the status of territories under the control of militias will be difficult. Clapper also spoke in favor of arms supplies to Ukraine. In turn, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) General Vincent Stewart believes that the US military will not allow Ukrainian troops significant advantage in the confrontation with the militia, "which supports the Russian army." "We will not be able to quickly deliver a weapon," - he admitted. James Clapper headed the intelligence community, which includes 16 major US intelligence agencies, including the DIA, FBI, CIA and NSA. February 24, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that next month is going to send military instructors to help train the army of Ukraine. According to him, this is done to reduce the number of victims and strengthen the stability of the Ukrainian army. February 1, it was reported that senior US officials and military again began to consider the possibility of supply Kiev defensive weapons. | |
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