Ukraine’s government and rebels are said to be close to finalizing a Russian-brokered ceasefire pact to end the ongoing eastern war, but President Obama is downplaying the chances of the pact taking place, and issuing demands of his own.
Obama insisted no deal was possible unless Russia “stopped pretending” that it isn’t in control of the rebels, and agreed to “stop meddling” in internal Ukrainian affairs.
The comments are in keeping with the administration’s narrative of the Ukrainian war, but issuing demands to Russia is still bizarre, since the US isn’t a party to the ceasefire, and Russia’s only involvement in it is as a broker, not a signatory.
Obama went on to insist that Russia isn’t serious about peace, though Russia has been trying to broker a Ukrainian ceasefire for months, and it has primarily been the US which has been pushing the Ukrainian government not to make any deal and to focus on a military victory over the rebels.
That had been the plan, but a recent rebel counteroffensive has the military losing ground in Ukraine’s east. President Obama is promising to see NATO counter what he called the “Russian aggression,” which is this case appears to be of a peacemaking nature.
"stop meddling".
Who is America to talk?
the wallflower no one wants to dance with
One of his demand is for Joe Biden son to keep his job at Ukrainian gas company.
2 neighbors agree t stop fighting, why is the United Lucifers of America angry? Remember also Hamas and the PA agreement, they blew a vein.
Mind your own business for a change.
Obama should long ago have been placed into an asylum. Maybe he is no more mad than his fellow circles in USA and NATO and EU, but such a step could perhaps bring a little sanity into those dark minds!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fletcher_Memoria…
Russia stop meddling! That's our f***ing job! By the way, doesn't Obama's actions prove that the Ukrainian junta is a stooge government? They're not allowed to agree to anything without Washington's permission.
And here we have Obama for the past three years trying to oust Assad and replace him with a Sunni governance allied with Washington. How dare he admonished Putin when it comes to Ukraine when he is doing the same thing.
All this talk about not allowing bully nations to threaten the weak, but not a word about America doing it or worse still Israel! every time the US sails its Nuclear armed carriers to steam up and down other nations coastlines is in fact the exact same thing, every time the US introduces sanctions it is the exact same thing, every time the US funds non government entities to overthrow elected Governments its the exact same thing!
The unraveling of a once-great power structure centered in Washington and Tel Aviv proceeds at alarming rates.
Obama's comments are intended to keep the pressure on Putin, who seems to be panicking. I have a suspicion that Putin wants a ceasefire so as to evacuate his people. Having claimed that the "rebels" were Ukrainians and had nothing to do with him, he cannot let the Ukrainians capture his people and identify them as not being Ukrainina citizens (as real "rebels" would be). And since he has always claimed that the "rebels" stole their equipment fro the Ukrainian military, he cannot the Ukrainians capture equipment of a type they never had or which they can identify by its serial number as not being theirs.
After ALL the lies USA government had said over the years(weapons of mass distraction, Iran's nuclear program, Assad gassed his own people) you STILL insist the believe them. Therefore you are either a fool or a shill. SO which one are you?
Maybe Obama needs to admit that he isn't in control of his vetted rebels in the mideast.
"Obama insisted no deal was possible unless Russia “stopped pretending” that it isn’t in control of the rebels, and agreed to “stop meddling” in internal Ukrainian affairs."
This is a demand intended to prevent the deal from happening. But Putin and quite possibly Poroshenko will tell Obama rightly that it is none of his business anyway!
This clearly shows the US is the aggressor and Russia the peace-maker.
The only ones who do not want peace in Ukraine is Obama and coterie of neo-cons around him. That was the case in February when on February 21 Ukraine duly elected President Yanukovych signed agreement on Settlement of Crisis in Ukraine with opposition, witnessed by representatives of France, Germany, Poland and Russia. For Ukraine opposition signatures included Vitaliy Klichko, Oleh Tyahnibok and "our man in Kiev" Arsenij Yatseniuk. Immediatelly after the agreement the snipers started to kill police and rebels. In a telephone call between Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton had been intercepted and Paet relayed testimony by a (medical?) doctor named Olga that the sniper killings during the protests were committed by the same people. Since the snipers used the roof of Kiev hotel which was taken over by Right Sector it is very likely that they were either from this Nazi group or somebody from outside under their protection. Although the signatories of agreement from opposition were after the coup in power in Ukraine investigation into acts of violence which should have taken the place monitored by the Council of Europe never materialized. That can mean the only thing – the power which was not part of agreement and invested 5 billions of dollars to this coup was more powerful then Council of Europe (F*ck the EU) and did not want the investigation. Same power is now making new demands just to stop peace in Ukraine.