Monday, February 24, 2014

U.S. Warns Russia To Not Send Troops Into Ukraine



U.S. to Russia: Stay Out of Ukraine -- Fiscal Times

U.S. politicians and officials from across the political spectrum delivered a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday: Stay out of Ukraine.

Weeks of protests in Kiev’s Independence Square that resulted in scores of deaths culminated with Ukraine’s pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych fleeing the capital Sunday while opponents in Ukraine’s parliament ousted officials who backed him. The pro-European former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was freed from prison Saturday as parliamentarian and former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko called for protestors to stay in place to protects gains made last week.

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More News On U.S. Warnings To Russia To Stay Out Of Ukraine

Obama, Putin 'exchange views' on Ukraine in phone call -- CNN
U.S. warns Russia to keep its military out of Ukraine -- Washington Times
Obama Official Warns Russia on Military Action in Ukraine -- RIA Novosti
Obama Official Warns on Russia Sending Troops to Ukraine -- Wall Street Journal
White House tells Putin to keep Russian troops out of Ukraine -- New York Daily News
US warns Russia it would be a 'grave mistake' to send its military into Ukraine as its new leader says it wants to integrate with Europe -- Daily Mail
Susan Rice says Russia should not involve troops in Ukraine -- Washington Post
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine: Russia needs to ‘play by the rules’ -- FOX News

My Comment: With millions of Russians living in Ukraine .... Moscow will not (and cannot) turn a blind eye to what is happening in Ukraine.

Update: Not surprising .... Russia is not impressed with U.S. warnings .... Good advice, wrong address: Russia responds to Susan Rice ‘no tanks to Ukraine’ warning -- RT

1 comment:

James said...

Going in to protect the Russian community would be the right thing to do, for Putin.