Posted on 03/01/2014 3:20:51 PM PST by kristinn
President Obama spoke for 90 minutes this afternoon with President Putin of Russia about the situation in Ukraine. President Obama expressed his deep concern over Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is a breach of international law, including Russia’s obligations under the UN Charter, and of its 1997 military basing agreement with Ukraine, and which is inconsistent with the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and the Helsinki Final Act. The United States condemns Russia’s military intervention into Ukrainian territory.
The United States calls on Russia to de-escalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in Crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine. We have consistently said that we recognize Russia’s deep historic and cultural ties to Ukraine and the need to protect the rights of ethnic Russian and minority populations within Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has made clear its commitment to protect the rights of all Ukrainians and to abide by Ukraine’s international commitments, and we will continue to urge them to do so.
President Obama told President Putin that, if Russia has concerns about the treatment of ethnic Russian and minority populations in Ukraine, the appropriate way to address them is peacefully through direct engagement with the government of Ukraine and through the dispatch of international observers under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council or the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As a member of both organizations, Russia would be able to participate. President Obama urged an immediate effort to initiate a dialogue between Russia and the Ukrainian government, with international facilitation, as appropriate. The United States is prepared to participate.
President Obama made clear that Russia’s continued violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would negatively impact Russia’s standing in the international community. In the coming hours and days, the United States will urgently consult with allies and partners in the UN Security Council, the North Atlantic Council, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and with the signatories of the Budapest Memorandum. The United States will suspend upcoming participation in preparatory meetings for the G-8. Going forward, Russia’s continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation.
The people of Ukraine have the right to determine their own future. President Obama has directed his Administration to continue working urgently with international partners to provide support for the Ukrainian government, including urgent technical and financial assistance. Going forward, we will continue consulting closely with allies and partners, the Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund, to provide the new government with significant assistance to secure financial stability, to support needed reforms, to allow Ukraine to conduct successful elections, and to support Ukraine as it pursues a democratic future.
Putin today to POTUS unilaterally declared post-Soviet boundaries null and void.
The kenyan’s DOD cuts died today.
Anybody here really believe Obama said all of that ‘readout’ to Putin? Anybody here really believe Putin listened to all of that ‘readout’?
He that bankrolls the politicians and the think tanks sets the policies.
Mr. niteowl77
Obama: "(89 minutes of one sided rant)...Are we clear on the situation in Ukraine Vlad?...huh?...oh yeah, two large with extra cheese and lobster, right."
WH videographer: "VALERIEEE... He punched the pizza button again.
VJ: "Barry don't touch the damn buttons EVER...You think you can read that last sentence again...please?"
they released a transcript?? thats new
I guess _resident stompy feet wants to demonstrate his ‘tough’ side
Putin being an actual man, and not a flaming libtard, I can only imagine the utter disdain he holds for our fag-in-chief
He has a vested interest in the US market going down.
http://www.businessinsider.com/soros-13-billion-worth-of-spy-puts-2014-2
Btw, someone bought a lot of VIX calls last week. Not Soros type of money..but still a lot of March calls.
Can Ukraine do that?
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I definitely have no idea BUT if they admit they are that close it may mean they have one?
If they do, I don’t figure Putin wants to get all that involved....
I KNOW!!!! Let the UN handle it....
uh sarcasm/ok?.....
Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if in fact Soros is long Gazprom and the ruble, notwithstanding whatever hand he may have had in prodding the Ukrainians.
SO???????????? Is Russia Today really that different from The New York Times or the Washington Post? Do you really believe Operation Mockingbird really doesn’t exist today in some form or fashion?
And how does pointing out the the NY Times and WaPo are propagandists make the Russian propaganda that you posted, factual?
>> “Readout”? Are they trying to pretend that is kind of like a transcript?
>> What a joke.
bttt
I assume Obama was on hold for something like 87 minutes.
It is what it is....it may be factual. It may not be factual.
It is in the news.
How are their nuclear reactors? Advanced?
I see some Soros Derangement Syndrome here in the wild defenses of Putin invading Ukraine. I am no fan of Soros but Putin is a murdering thug who also currently has a border dispute with Canada. His adventuring needs to stop. Now.
Oh and btw, it’s not just Russia Today bringing up the Neo Nazis in Ukraine.
Putin to Obama: FUBO!
Is Putin free to invade Canada? Or just Ukraine? You are being naive if you think he will stop with Ukraine.
You can start here learning about the the Neo Nazis in Ukraine.
Ukraine is dependant on nuclear energy, they have 15 reactors but hhese are of the Chernobyl design. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Ukraine negotiated to repatriate nuclear warheads and missiles to Russia in return for nuclear fuel supplies. Ukraine then joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapons state. Its safeguards agreement under the NPT came into force in 1998, and in 2005 the Additional Protocol to this agreement was ratified. The IAEA inspects often after the Chernobyl accident.
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