Posted on 03/04/2014 9:27:31 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia of making up reasons for intervention in Ukraine, saying Tuesday that "not a single piece of credible evidence supports any one of these claims."
"Russia has talked about Russian-speaking citizens being under siege. They're not," he said while on a visit to Kiev.
He condemned what he called Russia's aggression in Crimea and urged the country to withdraw its troops.
"We would like to see this de-escalated. We're not looking for some major confrontation," he said, while still promising sanctions on Russia if it refuses to step back.
Kerry's comments came a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly defended his country's right to intervene in Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Germany has no oil and no gas of its own. It HAS to import it. Russia sells, Germany buys. Thats business.
The US have bought Communist Venezuela oil for years. Must one say : This is short sighted greed from the Americans?
Would the US be buying Venezuelan oil if they invaded Panama and took over the canal? This shouldn’t be an issue in a civilized world. There are plenty of Russian owned assets in the EU/US to expropriate if Putin wants to play economic terrorist.
What else is for sale to Russia since “germany has no gas and oil”. The baltics? Poland? Those are NATO countries. Putin rolls tanks into them we have either a shooting war or the end of NATO. That’s where this is all headed. Don’t keep your head in the sand.
Highly unconfirmed: Interfax have posted an unconfirmed report that Russia has test fired an IBCM -
Tweet from Alexander Marquardt of ABC: Russia just test fired an ICBM - Interfax http://www.interfax.ru/russia/362745
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/04/ukraine-crisis-shots-fired-crimea-airbase
less than 1m ago Russia test-fires ICBM - state news reports
Reuters picks up a report by state-run RIA quoting a Russian defense ministry spokesman as saying that Russia successfully test-fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Reuters:
The Strategic Rocket Forces launched an RS-12M Topol missile from the southerly Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea and the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in Kazakhstan, the state-run news agency RIA cited Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov as saying.
The RIA report in Russian is here.
RUSSIA TEST-FIRES INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE - RIA CITES DEFENCE MINISTRY
Tue Mar 4, 2014 6:54pm GMT
RUSSIA TEST-FIRES INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE - RIA CITES DEFENCE MINISTRY
Not only is Putin taking bo’s lunch, he’s pantsing him at the school assembly and stealing his dope and kicking his butt on the walk home! Saddest thing about it is I have to respect and even admire Putin, I understand why he is doing it, he DOES have a certain level of justification, and am rather enjoying the whole spectacle, dangerous and degrading to the West as it is. Fact is, there is no leader on the world stage I hate and disrespect more than bo... ANYTHING to bring him down!!
Oops. So much for Obama’s threats. Now what coach?
RUSSIA TEST-FIRES INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE - RIA CITES DEFENCE MINISTRY
Putin is probing the EU/US and observing the (lack of) response.
6 minutes ago BBC Live thread:
Reports say Russia has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from the southern Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea.
so testing our response, he leaves nothing to chance, do you still have the picture of the missiles he shipped in Sat to protect his troops. I think they were 400’s.
Crosslink
And why does Russia remain defiant?
One word: History.
Especially its history with wannabe fascist dictators.
World War Two: Germany invades Russia 1941:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIqINNdqvCU
Donna Brazile on CNN just said this is BUSH’S FAULT!, and that Republicans should be ashamed of doing things that support Putin while Ukrainians are still in hospital, and need help.
THE FAKE OUTRAGE IS JUST DRIPPING....
News pundits are no longer informed nor are journalists or reporters. They don’t know the history, nor the players and assume much to create the buzzz they seek to engage, and maintain engagement to their networks.
Brazile is clearly supporting BO ....and does not understand the dynamics between Russia and Ukraine. ..nor this (US) administrations involvement in assisting the outing of Ukraines elected President...and why and how it all came about..Again!
Did he tell Putin that he served in Viet Nam and has real battlefield experience?
“John Kerry accused Russia of making up reasons for intervention in Ukraine, saying Tuesday that “not a single piece of credible evidence supports any one of these claims.”
MOSCOW, March 3 (RAPSI) Russian investigators have initiated a terrorism case against the leader of ultra-nationalist, far-right Ukrainian movement Right Sector Dmitry Yarosh, official Spokesman for the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told reporters Monday.
Earlier, Yarosh publicly appealed to North Caucasus militant commander Doku Umarov for help, in a statement made through Right Sectors page on popular Russian social network VKontakte.
The investigators believe that in his address, head of ultra-nationalist Ukrainian group Right Sector Dmitry Yarosh is making a public call to anti-Russian forces to engage in terrorist acts and extremism on Russian territory.
“Ukranian nation and nations of [Northern] Caucasus region have been united by mutual bloodshed. Many Ukranians supported a freedom fight of Chechen and other Caucausian nations with guns in their hands. Now is the time to support Ukraine!
As the leader of the “Right Sector”, I beg you to activate you fight. Russia is not as strong as it seems. You have a unique chance to win. Take it!”
Dmytro Yarosh (L) during a rally in Maidan Square, Kiev February 21, 2014
Far-right group "Right Sector" train on Maïdan Square in central Kiev, January 25, 2014.
Well, Putin is rigt and Obummer with his horse Kerry are wrong. THERE WERE MILITIA ORGANIZED NAZI GROUPS in Kiev. Kerry must be farsighted, needs glasses to see them.
Stop, or we’ll send a strongly worded letter, written in crayon!
Putin has already won with little violence or objection unless the newly installed government of Kiev takes the money (our tax dollars)that Kerry is offering as a "loan".
The people had better not take that money or the commies will have another play on the board that Putin will have to react to...
This is all about high stakes economic war and control of vital resources. The left would love for full blown war to break out...it's easier to spin to the masses.
- .. of Genghis CON - John “Irish” Kerrystein
- . talk loud and carry a tiny putter - Barack “Mom-Jeans” Hussein Obama Junior
President Manuel Zelaya of Hondouras was ousted and Obama et al supported him after he was ousted.
Now when Ukraine ousts the president, Obama supports the new government
They are talking form both sides of their mouths. Putin has taken the Obama Honduras legal position and is flailing him about the head and shoulders
- as he bravely shouts at Vlad Putin “bam bam” hussein obama (JUNIOR) only has a tiny putter in his Mom Jeans
- golf vaca time
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