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Of
course the semantic difference between “soldiers from Russia” and
“Russian troops” will be beyond Obama, especially if he wants an
excuse to extend sanctions
---SMR
---SMR
Putin:
go ahead, call it an invasion. Call it a WAR. I dare you. Then we'll
have to give you a real one and there will be no going back. Do it.
West:
stop...your...uh...doing stuff that's bad & stuff... in our pet
"new Ukraine". You must accept our regime change! And
pretty please stop the bad stuff with the bad people. Or... or...
sanctions... sanctions!
--Mark
Sleboda
Obama
threatens Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine
President
Barack Obama acknowledged during an impromptu press conference on
Thursday afternoon that the United States is considering new
sanctions to impose against Russia over the escalating crisis in
Ukraine.
RT,
28
August, 2014
From
the White House, Pres. Obama told reporters that he’s certain
Russia is playing a direct role in the ongoing fighting in eastern
Ukraine between anti-Kiev separatists and the country’s military,
and that the US is weighing further sanctions to intensify the
restrictions previously waged against Moscow.
“As
a result of the action Russia has already taken and the major
sanctions we’ve imposed,” Obama said, “Russia is already more
isolated than any time since the end of the cold war.”
“The
separatists are backed, trained, armed, financed by Russia.
Throughout this process we’ve seen deep Russian involvement in
everything that they’ve done,” Obama added.
That
behavior, he added, “will only bring more cost and consequences to
Russia.” After speaking with allies, Obama continued, he expects a
new wave of sanctions to come soon. The president is expected to meet
with NATO partners next week, and said the US “will continue to
stand firm with our allies and partners” to protect Ukraine from
further encroachment.
“In
our consultation with our European allies,” Obama said, “…my
expectation is we will take additional steps, primary because we have
not seen any meaningful action on the part of Russia to try and
actually resolve this in a diplomatic fashion.”
Earlier
Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said during a
press conference that there are “additional tools and sanctions”
being considered against Russia.
Psaki
and the president’s remarks sandwiched a meeting of the United
Nations Security Council in New York City, during which
representatives from the US, United Kingdom, Australia and others all
urged Russia to refrain from further escalating the situation near
its border with eastern Ukraine.
“In
the face of this threat, the cost of inaction is unacceptable,"
Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN, said during the meeting.
On
his part, Pres. Obama added that the US has ruled out the possibility
of a military response.
“We
are not taking military action to solve the Ukrainian problem. What
we’re doing is to mobilize the international community to apply
pressure on Russia. But I think it is very important to recognize
that a military solution for this problem is not going to be
forthcoming,” he said.
“Ukraine
is not a member of NATO, but a number of those states who are close
by are,” he added, “and we take our Article Five commitments to
defend each other very seriously — and that includes the smallest
NATO member as well as the largest.”
NATO
Releases Satellite Imagery "Proof" That Russia Has Invaded
Ukraine
18
August, 2014
NATO
released new satellite images
on Thursday, 28 August 2014, that show Russian combat forces engaged
in military operations inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
The images, captured in late August, depict Russian self-propelled
artillery units moving in a convoy through the Ukrainian countryside
and then preparing for action by establishing firing positions in the
area of Krasnodon, Ukraine. Russia's
response - "reports on Russian troops in Ukraine are false."
The
source of the images is an independent firm named Digital Globe. The
images have not been altered or changed by NATO. Additional
information has been added to identify locations, dates and
equipment. DigitalGlobe images can be independently
verified: http://www.digitalglobe.com
Story
by SHAPE Public Affairs Office
Image
1 shows Russian military units moving in a convoy formation with
self-propelled artillery in the area of Krasnodon, Ukraine, well
inside territory controlled by Russian separatists. The image was
captured on 21 August 2014. There is confidence the equipment is
Russian, since Ukrainian units have not yet penetrated this far into
separatist controlled territory
Image
2 shows Russian self-propelled artillery units set up in firing
positions near Krasnodon, Ukraine. They are supported by logistical
vehicles which are likely carrying extra ammunition and supplies.
This configuration is exactly how trained military professionals
would arrange their assets on the ground, indicating that these are
not unskilled amateurs, but Russian soldiers. Russian artillery
systems like these have recently shelled Ukrainian positions outside
the city of Luhansk in conjunction with a separatist counteroffensive
to attempt to break the Ukrainian siege of the city
Image
3 includes two pictures (left and right) and shows a military
deployment site on the Russian side of the border, near
Rostov-on-Don. This location is approximately 31 miles or 50
kilometres from the Dovzhansky, Ukraine border crossing.
The
image on the left was captured on 19 June 2014 and shows the area to
be mostly empty at this time. The image on the right was taken two
months later on 20 August 2014 and shows the same location. Russian
main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers, cargo trucks and
tented accommodations can all be clearly seen. This is one example of
the multiple encampments that Russia has positioned near its border
with Eastern Ukraine. Many of these forces are deployed within a few
kilometers of Ukraine, and are capable of attacking with little
warning, and could potentially overwhelm and push-back Ukrainian
units. Russia has also moved significant numbers of combat aircraft
and helicopters to airfields along the border. Russian unmanned
aircraft routinely cross into Ukrainian airspace.
Some
equipment from these locations is moved across the border and is used
to resupply and equip separatist forces operating in Ukraine. For
months, Russia has provided separatist fighters with heavy equipment
in the form of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and multiple
rocket launchers. Air defense systems have also been provided to
separatists, even following the downing of Malaysian airlines flight
MH17
Image
4, captured on 23 July 2014, depicts what are probably six Russian
153mm 2S19 self-propelled guns located in Russia near Kuybyshevo.
This site is situated 4 miles, or 6.5 kilometres, south of the
Ukraine border, near the village of Chervonyi Zhovten. The guns are
pointed north, directly towards Ukrainian territory (see North
indicator on image). See image 5 for an overview of where these guns
are situated in relation to Ukrainian territory.
Image
5 shows a wider overview including the position of the self-propelled
guns from image 4. Note the North indicator on this image, and
remember that the guns are orientated in this location. It is clear
that from this location, it would be impossible NOT to fire into
Ukrainian territory. This is clearly NOT an exercise; these guns are
being used to support separatist forces operating in the territory of
Ukraine.
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"Proof"
indeed...
*
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Merkel
looking...
*MERKEL:
RECEIVING REPORTS ON RUSSIA TROOP PRESENCE IN UKRAINE
*MERKEL
SAYS EU TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE TOUGHER RUSSIA SANCTIONS
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Russia's
reponse:
*RUSSIA
SAYS REPORTS ON ITS TROOPS IN UKRAINE ARE FALSE: RIA
Of
course the semantic difference between “soldiers from Russia” and
“Russian troops” will be beyond Obama, especially if he wants an
excuse to extend sanctions
State
Duma speaker
dismisses Poroshenko's
claims about Russian troops
in
Ukraine
Russian
State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin says Western politicians and the
public at large should avoid yielding to such media provocations
28
August, 2014
ANKARA,
August 28. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin
has dismissed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s allegations
Russia had moved its troops into Ukraine.
“I
would advise Western politicians and the public at large to avoid
yielding to such media provocations. Many seem to be quite accustomed
to hearing lies, if you don’t mind my saying so, from officials in
Kiev. Just don’t believe them,” Naryshkin told the media on
Thursday.
He
quoted a number of examples to explain what made him so certain.
“Firstly, they are talking about a high concentration of Russian
troops on the border. I would ask this counter question: what would
the defense ministry of any other country be doing at a time when
full-scale combat operations involving heavy armaments, multiple
rocket launchers and aircraft were on in the territory of a
neighboring state? In the meantime, this is precisely what is
happening to our regret in the territory of a fraternal country,
Ukraine,” Naryshkin said.
He
believes that in such situations "any country is in a position
to take proportionate steps to ensure its own security".
Another
example Naryshkin mentioned concerned the presence of troops in the
territory of neighboring states. “Just take a look at how many
cases there were of Ukrainian military in large numbers crossing the
border into our territory,” Naryshkin said.
He
recalled that whenever that happened, Russia extended a helping hand.
The military were fed and given first medical aid and none of such
incidents was presented as a provocation by Ukraine.
“I
would like to ask why have the Western mass media and politicians
never raised their voices to declare such incidents were acts of
aggression or of military intrusion into the Russian territory? Such
things never happened and they should be regarded calmly,”
Naryshkin said.
He
sees no need for calling an urgent meeting of the lower house of
parliament in the wake of Poroshenko’s statement. “We keep
working as usual,” Naryshkin said
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