▁wants ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁EU , ▁that ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁Uk ra ini ans . ▁Russia ▁has ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁dis member ▁or ▁dest abil ise ▁independent ▁countries ▁if ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁agree ▁with ▁their ▁choices ". ▁▁ ▁Turkey : ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Turkish ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Me vl ut ▁Cav us og lu ▁said ▁that ▁" Nothing ▁can ▁justify ▁what ▁Russia ▁has ▁been ▁doing ▁in ▁its ▁neighbourhood . ▁Ukraine . ▁Crime a . ▁Georgia ." ▁▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom : ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August , ▁UK ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Sir ▁Mark ▁Ly all ▁Grant ▁said : ▁" The ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁is ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁ins urre ction ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Don bas ; ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁ins ur gency ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁It ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Rus si ans , ▁using ▁Russian - supp lied ▁weapons , ▁in ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁effort ▁to ▁dest abil ise ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁to ▁ex ert ▁control ▁over ▁K iev ". ▁Sir ▁Mark ▁made ▁another ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August , ▁and ▁listed ▁" 1 0 0 ▁main ▁battle ▁t anks , ▁ 8 0 ▁arm oured ▁personnel ▁carri ers , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁man - port able ▁air - def ence ▁systems , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁anti - t ank ▁weapons ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁art illery ▁pieces "