He said, "A very dangerous situation has taken shape" in Ukraine's south-east. "A further escalation of it must be prevented without delay". He said, "The Western sponsors of the Maidan protestesf, including the United States "have got to hold in check their fosterlings that have run out of conrol and make them dissociate themselves from the neonazis and other extremists, stop using armed forces against the Ukrainian people, and immediately to launch a truly nation-wide dialogue, with an equal participation of all regions in the interests of effecting a a radical constitutional reform as soon as possible."
"It is precisely on the West that the possibility to avert a civil war in Ukraine is depending now," the RF Permanent Representative pointed out.
He called on the West to cease looking for a "hand of Moscow" in the developments in Ukraine's south-east. "Stop doing that. Stop spreading yarns to the effect that we have concentrated large military forces on the border with that country, the forces that are ostensibly prepared within hours to reach nearly the English Channel.
It is time realize that people in south-eastern Ukraine are deeply concerned for thrir future and they do not want anyone, still less the unbridled national-radicals to impose their will on them," the diplomat said.
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Russian Fiction the Sequel: 10 More False Claims About Ukraine. -Office of the Spokesperson....
ReplyDelete“No amount of propaganda can make right something that the world knows is wrong.”
– President Obama, March 26
Russia continues to spin a false and dangerous narrative to justify its illegal actions in Ukraine. The Russian propaganda machine continues to promote hate speech and incite violence by creating a false threat in Ukraine that does not exist. We would not be seeing the violence and sad events that we've witnessed this weekend without this relentless stream of disinformation and Russian provocateurs fostering unrest in eastern Ukraine. Here are 10 more false claims Russia is using to justify intervention in Ukraine, with the facts that these assertions ignore or distort.
1. Russia Claims: Russian agents are not active in Ukraine.
Fact: The Ukrainian Government has arrested more than a dozen suspected Russian intelligence agents in recent weeks, many of whom were armed at the time of arrest. In the first week of April 2014, the Government of Ukraine had information that Russian GRU officers were providing individuals in Kharkiv and Donetsk with advice and instructions on conducting protests, capturing and holding government buildings, seizing weapons from the government buildings’ armories, and redeploying for other violent actions. On April 12, armed pro-Russian militants seized government buildings in a coordinated and professional operation conducted in six cities in eastern Ukraine. Many were outfitted in bullet-proof vests, camouflage uniforms with insignia removed, and carrying Russian-designed weapons like AK-74s and Dragunovs. These armed units, some wearing black and orange St. George’s ribbons associated with Russian Victory Day celebrations, raised Russian and separatist flags over seized buildings and have called for referendums on secession and union with Russia. These operations are strikingly similar to those used against Ukrainian facilities during Russia’s illegal military intervention in Crimea in late February and its subsequent occupation.
2. Russia Claims: Pro-Russia demonstrations are comprised exclusively of Ukrainian citizens acting of their own volition, like the Maidan movement in Kyiv.
Fact: This is not the grassroots Ukrainian civic activism of the EuroMaidan movement, which grew from a handful of student protestors to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians from all parts of the country and all walks of life. Russian internet sites openly are recruiting volunteers to travel from Russia to Ukraine and incite violence. There is evidence that many of these so-called “protesters” are paid for their participation in the violence and unrest. It is clear that these incidents are not spontaneous events, but rather part of a well-orchestrated Russian campaign of incitement, separatism, and sabotage of the Ukrainian state. Ukrainian authorities continue to arrest highly trained and well-equipped Russian provocateurs operating across the region.
3. Russia Claims: Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine enjoy broad popular support..........http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/04/224759.htm
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Pro-Russia separatists defy Kiev's threats of ‘full-scale' offensive...
ReplyDeleteAn early morning deadline set by Kiev for pro-Moscow militants to disarm and leave the administrative buildings they have seized in the country's separatist east passed on Monday with no sign of the rebels complying.
Russia warned Sunday of civil war in Ukraine after the government in Kiev said it would launch a “full-scale anti-terrorist operation” against the pro-Moscow militants in the east unless they complied with the ultimatum.
In announcing the offensive, acting President Oleksander Turchinov said Russia was waging a war against Ukraine and sowing disorder in the east by supporting the gunmen who have seized several law enforcement compounds in the region in recent days.
He offered not to prosecute any militants who gave up their weapons and left occupied buildings by 9am local time (0600 GMT) on Monday.............http://www.france24.com/en/20140413-ukraine-anti-terrorist-operation-pro-russia-militants/
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday will hold a meeting on the situation in Ukraine, which will be the first after a two-week pause. Permanent mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations said this on Monday.....
ReplyDelete“UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will hold a briefing for the Council members,” the diplomatic mission said.
According to the UN Security Council schedule, the meeting will be open and will be held in the afternoon, New York time (late night Moscow time). Ukrainian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Yuri Sergeyev is expected to attend the meeting.
The UN Security Council’s previous meeting on Ukraine was held on April 16.
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