US Secretary of State John Kerry has bluntly blamed Russia of "unmistakable involvement in destabilising" Ukraine by sending "agents" to its eastern cities.
Kerry on told US Congress on Tuesday that the Kremlin was seeking to "create chaos" in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Luhansk as a pretext for more military intervention.
"Everything that we've seen in the last 48 hours, from Russian provocateurs and agents operating in eastern Ukraine, tells us that they've been sent there determined to create chaos," Kerry said, adding that he would meet next week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the crisis.
- Shortly after Kerry's comments, Ukraine's state security service (SBU) said pro-Russian activists placed explosives in a seized government office in Luhansk, holding about 60 people hostage.
Luhansk pro-Russian protesters quickly denied the claims.
"There are no explosives, no hostages. We do not need hostages to get what we want," said Anton, one of the protesters who described himself as a coordinator of the action.............[aljazeera.com]
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- US: Russia is Fueling Unrest in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told U.S. senators that Russia is fueling separatist unrest in Eastern Ukraine that could be what he called a "contrived crisis" to justify military intervention.
Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations committee Tuesday that Russia's involvement in pro-Russia unrest in at least three Ukrainian cities is "clear and unmistakable." He said U.S. President Obama is preparing a far-tougher set of sanctions on Russia if Moscow continues its efforts to destabilize Ukraine.
Kerry said Russia has a choice to work with the international community in a way that allows Ukraine to become a bridge between East and West, or it could face greater isolation and pay the cost of its actions.
Earlier Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow that the southeastern parts of Ukraine should be included in talks about the country's future. He said Russia wants to see those regions, which are largely Russian-speaking, represented in multilateral talks.
Also Tuesday, Russia's foreign ministry called on Ukraine to halt what it called military preparations in the southeast that could lead to civil war.
And in Paris, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be an "historic mistake" that would further isolate Russia from the world. Instead, he said, Russia should pull back its troops, fulfill its international commitments, and engage in constructive dialogue with Ukraine...................... [voanews.com]
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Kerry attackiert Russland...
ReplyDelete"Es ist klar, dass russische Spezialeinheiten und Agenten die treibende Kraft hinter dem Chaos der vergangenen 24 Stunden sind." US-Außenminister John Kerry kritisierte Russland mit scharfen Worten. Russland wolle ganz offensichtlich einen Vorwand schaffen für eine Militärintervention wie bereits auf der Krim. In diesem Fall würden die USA und ihre Partner harte Wirtschaftssanktionen verhängen, die den russischen Energie-, Bergbau- und Bankensektor treffen könnten. Der russische Außenminister Sergej Lawrow wies die Vorwürfe zurück und warnte seinerseits die Ukraine vor einem Bürgerkrieg.
Occidente condena las protestas en el sureste ucraniano aunque respaldó Maidán...
ReplyDeletePese a que los actuales acontecimientos en el sureste de Ucrania de hecho repiten lo que vivió el país en Kiev a finales del año pasado y principio de 2014, el doble rasero de Occidente le hace presentar las cosas de otro modo.
gual que los manifestantes de Maidán no reconocían al entonces presidente de Ucrania, Víktor Yanukóvich, los manifestantes del sureste de Ucrania tampoco apoyan al actual Gobierno autoproclamado de Kiev. A pesar de esto, EE.UU. y la Unión Europea no expresan su apoyo a las actuales manifestaciones y las condenan.
Este martes la Comisión Europea ha condenado las protestas que tienen lugar en el sureste de Ucrania y ha sugerido que todas las opiniones políticas se expresen "en foros políticos, por ejemplo, en el marco de los preparativos para las presidenciales", según ha declarado Maya Kosyanchich, portavoz de la representante de Exteriores de la Unión Europea, Catherine Ashton.
En diciembre de 2013, Catherine Ashton apoyó las acciones de los "manifestantes pacíficos" que construyeron barricadas en pleno centro de la capital ucraniana y, a pesar de las visibles muestras de violencia por parte de algunos activistas, expresó su preocupación por las acciones de los agentes antidisturbios.
"Estoy profundamente preocupada por la acción de anoche de la Policía antidisturbios. Me impresionó la naturaleza pacífica y el valiente carácter de las protestas en apoyo de las esperanzas europeas. Condeno el uso de la fuerza y la violencia, que no puede ser la respuesta a las manifestaciones pacíficas, y pido la máxima moderación", dijo entonces Ashton.......Texto completo en: http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/view/124701-occidente-condena-protestas-sureste-ucraniano-respaldar-maidan?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actualidad
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Una diputada ucraniana propone "fusilar" a los manifestantes en el sureste de Ucrania
ReplyDeleteEsta es la opinión vertida por la diputada de la Rada Suprema, integrante del partido de ultraderecha Svoboda, Irina Faritón, que hizo notar que la operación policial que llevó al cabo en Járkov el Ministerio de Interior de Ucrania no fue lo bastante severa.
"Yo actuaría de forma mucho más severa. Yo les fusilaría, perdónenme. Oiga, el enemigo está gobernando en nuestra tierra. ¿De qué estamos hablando? Deberíamos haberlo echado de aquí ya en 1654. Por eso la actual reacción es absolutamente adecuada. Pero las medidas deben ser mucho más severas. Nuestra gente ha sacrificado sus vidas. Por eso los que llegan aquí merecen solo una cosa: la muerte", dijo la diputada al canal Navigator.....................................Texto completo en: http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/view/124683-diputada-ucrania-fusilar-manifestantes-sureste-ucrania?utm_source=rss&
Canada has ordered a Russian diplomat to leave the country, sources have confirmed to CTV News, as Moscow stands accused of promoting further unrest in eastern Ukraine.....
ReplyDeleteLieut.-Col. Yury Bezler, an assistant military attaché, has been given two weeks to leave Canada, the sources confirmed.
Bezler was spotted in Ottawa late Tuesday. Asked about the circumstances surrounding his expulsion, Bezler told CTV News: "I don't know, ask your government."......http://www.ctvnews.ca
Senior officials from the EU, Russia, the US and Ukraine are to meet next week to discuss the worsening situation in Ukraine....
ReplyDeleteIt will be the first four-way meeting since the crisis erupted.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will join US Secretary of State John Kerry, his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia.
Ukraine in 48-hour ultimatum to east's pro-Russia activists...
ReplyDeleteUkraine's interior minister has warned pro-Russian activists who have taken over state buildings in eastern cities to enter talks to find a political solution or face "force".
Arsen Avakov said the situation would "be resolved in 48 hours" either way.
Earlier, a number of people held inside a state security building in Luhansk since Sunday were freed.
The EU, Russia, US and Ukraine are to meet next week in the first four-way meeting since the crisis erupted.
The talks are aimed at breaking the impasse since Russia annexed the southern Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in February. Russian troops are now massed along the borders of the two countries.
'Forceful answer'
Mr Avakov said an "anti-terrorist operation" was under way in the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv and would be concluded within the next two days......http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26953113
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