Posted on 12/03/2014 12:45:46 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Western sanctions have not halted Russia's support for separatists in Ukraine but have damaged the Russian economy, which is now projected to slide into recession next year.
A senior State Department official, accompanying Kerry to a NATO meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, said he would talk to allies about imposing further sanctions on Russia if pro-Moscow separatists do not cease violence in Ukraine.
Kerry told a news conference Russia could avoid further sanctions by agreeing to steps towards ending backing for the rebels, who seized mainly Russian-speaking areas of eastern Ukraine after protesters toppled Kiev's pro-Moscow president in February. Russia denies supporting the separatists militarily.
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Anyone who thinks Russia won't destroy us the first chance they get, the moment they feel they have a nuclear advantage or can actually win, is the real fool.
Wow, thanks much for all these links. They are quite valuable.
If you ask me, if I am optimistic that Putin suddenly changes his mindset, I dont think that will happen until the politics inside of Russia catch up to whats happening with the economy in Russia, which is part of the reason why were going to maintain that pressure,
In a Tuesday press release, McCain stated that his personal efforts to urge the Bulgarian government to look toward Europe to secure its energy interests and refrain from working with Russia, "were successful" and "culminated with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's decision to forgo the pipeline project entirely."
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