Saturday, July 19, 2014

Germany's Merkel urges Putin to influence separatists over Ukraine

Germany's foreign minister said on Saturday now may be Moscow's last opportunity to prove it is serious about peace in Ukraine as Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her call on Russia's Vladimir Putin to use his influence over pro-Moscow separatists.

World leaders have called for a rapid investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine that killed nearly 300 people on Thursday in what may be a pivotal moment for Russian and the West.

"Moscow may have a last opportunity now to show that it really is seriously interested in a solution," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Bild am Sonntag newspaper, according to a pre-publication release.
"Now is the moment for all to stop and think about what can happen if we don't stop the escalation."

Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence of "international crimes" from the wreckage of the plane that Kiev says militants shot down with a missile.

Steinmeier echoed Merkel in saying Russia had not done enough to stop the rebels, as weapons and fighters had crossed the Russian border into Ukraine in recent weeks.
Merkel spoke to Putin again on the phone earlier on Saturday and urged him to use his influence the separatists to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine, the German government said in a statement.

The two leaders agreed that the contact group of diplomats from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Russia and Ukraine should meet quickly and directly with the separatists to reach the truce.

"Both agreed that an international, independent commission under the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) should get quick access to the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in east Ukraine," Berlin said in a statement...................http://www.todayonline.com/world/germanys-merkel-urges-putin-influence-separatists-over-ukraine
19/7/14
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  1. „Das waren Profis, keine betrunkenen Gorillas“...

    Der ukrainische Ministerpräsident Jazenjuk sieht starke Beweise dafür, dass Russland den Raketenabschuss des malaysischen Passagierflugzeugs zu verantworten hat. Über die Indizien sprach er mit der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung.

    er ukrainische Ministerpräsident Arsenij Jazenjuk beschuldigt Russland , hinter dem Abschuss des Passagierflugzeuges MH-17 zu stecken. Eine Kurzfassung des Interviews in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung vom 20. Juli lesen Sie hier.

    Herr Ministerpräsident, die amerikanische UN-Botschafterin sagt, wer immer Flug MH 017 mit 298 Menschen an Bord über der Ostukraine abgeschossen hat, hätte das nicht ohne Hilfe von Fachleuten tun können – und diese kämen möglicherweise aus Russland. Glauben Sie das auch?

    Als Ministerpräsident muss ich starke Beweise haben. Was ich aber sicher sagen kann, ist dies: Das Flugzeug wurde über einem Gebiet abgeschossen, das völlig von den Rebellen kontrolliert wird. Zweitens: Sämtliche Boden-Luft-Raketen der Ukraine sind anderswo stationiert. Wir sind bereit, hier Beweise und Standorte offenzulegen. Das ist über Satellit leicht zu prüfen. Auf dieser Welt kann man nichts verstecken. Drittens: Wir haben während unserer gesamten „Antiterroristischen Operation“ nie Raketen benutzt. Viertens: Diese Boden-Luft-Systeme kommen aus russischer Herstellung. Fünftens: Wir wissen, dass diese Systeme nicht von betrunkenen Gorillas bedient werden können. Hier ist sehr professionelles Personal nötig, um Ziele zu finden, und die Rakete abzufeuern. Möglicherweise könnten Leute dieser Art aus Russland gekommen sein.........................http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/europa/ukrainischer-ministerpraesident-im-f-a-s-gespraech-das-waren-profis-keine-betrunkenen-gorillas-13054293.html

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    1. There are too many questions to the Ukrainian authorities about their Buk air defence systems and warplanes in the area of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 jetliner crash in Ukraine, a source in the Russian power structures said on Saturday, July 19.

      “Unfortunately, instead of taking concrete measures to investigate the causes of the accident, specifically to ensure the security of evidence, the Ukrainian authorities, primarily the Security Council, are busy concocting all kinds of nonsense and insinuations, putting forth sweeping accusations and unconfirmed leads which are senseless to comment on,” the source said.

      He noted that “there are already too many questions” to the Ukrainian authorities “about their Buks and warplanes in the area of the accident”.

      “They must begin a large-scale investigation of all activities of the Air Force, the National Guard and other armed structures operating in Ukraine, which are countless and which are subordinated to no one. There are lots of things to investigate there,” the source said.
      http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/741475

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