India, Aug. 31 -- A former US intelligence officer reportedly said that the European countries are ready to 'sacrifice' Ukraine to prevent improved relations between Moscow and Washington.

"There is a tremendous amount of opposition inside the United States and Europe to prevent (US President) Donald Trump from having better relations with Russia. Unfortunately, these people who oppose better relations with Russia are willing to sacrifice Ukraine to achieve their outcome. And when I say sacrifice, I mean literally sacrifice Ukraine. They are destroying the genetic pool of Ukraine," Scott Ritter, former US intelligence officer and ex-UN inspector, was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.

The Russian media outlet cited Ritter from his in...