I was right. It seems Powell must have been chastized by the White House for running off at the mouth, as usual, because here is the LATEST:
US says not look for contest with Russia over Ukraine poll result
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1287789/posts
Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday that the United Stated did not lookfor a contest with Russia over the poll result of Ukraine.
Powell said he had a "good" conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and both the United States and Russia are interested in finding a solution to the Ukrainian crisis.
"What we are trying to do now is to use diplomacy and use political actions to resolve this. We are not looking for a contest with the Russians over this," Powell said.
Powell did not go into any specifics of any possible solution to the Ukrainian election crisis.
"One suggestion that has been made is another election, but there are other suggestions out there. This is the time for all alternatives to be examined carefully, to be examined in light of the law. And hopefully the parties, acting reasonably and doing everything to avoid any use of force, can find a way forward," Powell said.
Has Jimmy Carter weighed in with his concerns?
You story link you posted is from Xinhuanet, from Communist China. They're not biased against the U.S., are they?
Chastised? The election results have been rejected .. the rest is details. No, we're not looking for a war with Russia and we also cannot ultimately resolve the situation without at least passive cooperation from Russia. So, what's your point?
The chastisement is your fantasy, and nothing more.