Recent fighting in Eastern Ukraine has once again picked up, with both sides blaming the other for starting the most recent round of artillery, leading to reports of civilian casualties on both sides and growing calls from aid groups to stop the fighting and allow the repair of infrastructure damaged in the clashes.
Eastern Ukraine’s on-again, off-again civil war remains a popular topic of discussion at the United Nations, with US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley declaring today that the United States considers the entire matter to be the result of the “aggressive actions of Russia.”
Though Russia, with Germany, initially negotiated the Minsk Ceasefire, Western officials have regularly accused Russia of being the driving force behind the rebellion, owing to the rebels being ethnic Russians, and their grievances primarily centering on the western-dominated government’s policies of persecuting ethnic Russians.
Haley went on to demand Russia transfer the Crimean Peninsula immediately to Ukraine, insisting it is “part of Ukraine” and that the US will never lift sanctions on Russia unless they comply. Crimea seceded from Ukraine in 2014, seeking and gaining accession into the Russian Federation days later.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest violence, saying he believed the government sparked the fighting as a “ploy” to try to convince the new US administration into publicly supporting them. If this was the purpose of the fighting, it appears to have worked, based on Haley’s comments.
From bad (Powers) to worse (Haley). And so it goes
….where it’s goin’, nobody knows. That Nick Lowe song has been playing in my head all damn week. Wonder why….
Why bother replacing that ghastly creature Power if her replacement is going to embarrass herself just like Power.
Trump is being undone by insiders he hired. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tillerson starts condemning Putin. And if Trump doesn’t behave himself, his cabinet will declare him unfit to be president. Then the nuclear war starts.
thank you
“I consider it unfortunate […] I must condemn the aggressive actions of Russia,” Haley said
Hey, so does the lingo change under the righties? E.g., if this were Samantha Power it might have been “I am profoundly disappointed, deeply disturbed, and moderately frightened by this aggressive act … .” It was as if they couldn’t help it. So, as they’re lying through their teeth, now, at least they’re not playing as though they’re helplessly affected by what they’re lying about. Instead, they’ll e.g. ‘consider unfortunate’ that which they’re misrepresenting.
Affirmative-action Ambassador Nikki Sharpton Haley is just a sepia-shaded Samantha Power.
Obviously OSCE officers on the spot is not their source of information.
Those OSCE guys are wrapped around Washington’s little finger…
And will say and do whatever they’re told to say and do.
Not approving of all that Russia does but i do approve its defense of Luhansk and Donetsk. And on the ground of the removal by force or threat of using force Ukrainian elected government. Russia gets from me 100% approval.
Too early to tell if DT lied and how much he lied about improving relations with Russia. Haley’s comment bodes unwell for Russia and world peace.
So let me get this straight…
USA sweeps in with Nuland and takes over Ukraine in a coup, with the democratically-elected president fleeing for his life.
Kiev then begins to massacre its own citizens (mostly women, children and old people) for being political opposition in the nation’s east.
And the United States considers the entire matter to be the result of the “aggressive actions of Russia.”
I see the appalling and ridiculous position of Washington continues to storm along ‘full speed ahead’ heheh…
And to think that I had hoped Mr. Trump would introduce some sanity, some reality!
But unfortunately it seems it is not so.
It dosen’t look like Trump is any more sane than Obama .
The Trump “reset” is over.
And now back to our regular programming
So much for America First.
I think Putin may have to refuse to meet with Trump about anything , Trump said he thought he might get along with Putin , How could he possibly hope to do this and still be in the north American terrorist organization . Russia will not give up Crimea and turn the Black sea over to NATO .Russia might think California should be given back to Mexico . Over the last 300 years the United States controled California a little over 150 years it should now be returned again to Mexico . Since Mexico controlled California for over a 100 yrs too .. California is thinking of leaving the USA anyway , but I don’t think they are planning going back under the control of Mexico . But who cares what the people want . Russia has controlled Crimea for more than 280 years out of the last 300 years . Crimea voted to leave Ukraine when Ukraine voted to stop allowing the Russian language . The majority of the Crimea people would rather not be involved with Ukraine any more ,
they voted to join Russia . but again who cares what the people want . I think Trump is making a big mistake here . If there should be a war don’t think about fighting Russia think about fighting China and Russia