MOSCOW (Sputnik) — It is unclear why the US Congress seeks to provide Kiev authorities with lethal weapons, seeing that tensions in eastern parts of Ukraine are easing and cases of shelling are rare, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Given the fact that the hostilities have ceased and cases of shelling are rare, it is unclear why would the US Congress adopt resolutions making it possible to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons," Putin said in an interview with Russian and Turkish media ahead of the G20 summit.
The president added that such moves raise a question "as to whether there is a desire to spark a war or provoke hostilities."
