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Posted on 03/25/2014 10:52:18 AM PDT by Nachum
The U.S. ambassador to NATO warned after Russia’s invasion of Georgia six years ago that President Vladimir Putin could encroach on Ukrainian territory next, according to a 2008 cable published by Wikileaks.
Putin publicly challenged Ukraine’s claim to Crimea in a speech at the Russia-NATO summit in April 2008, according to an Aug. 14, 2008 telegram signed by then-U.S. NATO ambassador Kurt Volker.
The Russian leader’s threats took on greater significance after Russia’s invasion of Georgia in early August 2008, according to the Volker memo.
“President Putin challenged Ukraine’s territorial integrity rhetorically at the Bucharest Summit,” the telegram said. “Those words are now cause for greater concern as we look at Russia’s actions in Georgia.”
At the summit, Putin suggested that Ukraine “was an artificial creation sewn together from territory of Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and especially Russia,” according to the memo.
“Crimea was simply given to Ukraine by a decision of the Politburo of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee,” Putin reportedly said. “There haven’t even been any state procedures regarding transfer of the territory, since we take a very calm and responsible approach to the problem.”
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Super-Putz Obama strikes again.
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In 2010 Putin said that Ukraine “was not a proper country”.
What did they all think he meant by THAT?
Putin probably has his eye on it before that, but then so does the global community.
Ukrainians are just sheeple like us.
Who knew the Russian portion of the population of Ukraine was being oppressed back in 2008?
But Putin didn’t start this conflict. Those peaceful protesters did.
So since he wasn’t elected until November 2008 this would mean... wait for it....
IT’s BUSH’s FAULT!
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There are going to be dozens of “mourning after” postings here in FR. The question is what is being and can be done the day after.
Obama’s answer has been to shut down radio transmissions to the balkans and Iraq. Boast about cutting back nuclear stock piles and reducing our military including our navy,and the rest of the services.
Thanks Nachum.
Well, Obama did assured Medvedev that he would be more flexible after the 2012 election.
All this EU stuff is just kabuki. Means nothing, all this has been prearranged,IMHO.
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