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Sends Over 100 US Tanks, Armor To Latvia As Nuland "Confirms"
Russia Delivering Weapons
10
March, 2015
No
lesser trustworthy character than Assistant
Secretary of State Victoria Nuland explained
this morning that the US
can "confirm" new Russian weapons delivery to Ukraine and
that they "can tell" when Russia sends in new weapons
(though offering no explanation of this statement). This comment to
the Senate Committee comes a day
after the US delivered 'lethal aid' to Latvia - 120 armored units
(including tanks) -
with US Army General John O’Conner who witnessed the tanks arriving
on Latvian soil said, "Freedom
must be fought for, freedom must be defended." And
finally, one more shot in the eye of the germans, deputy
under-secretary of Defense Brian McKeon said the US
is "actively considering more weapons
for Ukraine,"seemingly
implying they alreadt sent some?
The
rhetoric is heating up
*ASSISTANT
SEC. OF STATE NULAND SPEAKS BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
*U.S.
CAN CONFIRM NEW RUSSIAN WEAPONS DELIVERY TO UKRAINE:NULAND
*NULAND
SAYS U.S. CAN TELL IF RUSSIA SENDS IN NEW WEAPONS
*NULAND
SAYS UKRAINE LEADERS KNOW IN RACE TO REFORM GOVERNMENT
*DEPUTY
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BRIAN MCKEON SPEAKS TO SENATE
*U.S.
'ACTIVELY' CONSIDERING MORE WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: MCKEON
And
this comes a day after the US delivered lethal aid to Latvia...
Latvia
has confirmed more than 120 armored units, including tanks, have been
delivered by the US. According to the Latvian Ministry of Defense,
these include M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2A3 Bradley armored vehicles.
The
move to deploy yet more tanks and armored vehicles was welcomed by
Latvian Minister of Defense Raymond Vejonis."The
presence of our allies (US and NATO) in Latvia is a confirmation of
solidarity and security in the region," Vejonis
said in a statement on Twitter.
The
tanks were delivered to Latvia via Riga Freeport after being
offloaded from the carrier ship Liberty Promise on Monday. US Army
General John O’Conner who witnessed the tanks arriving on Latvian
soil said,“Freedom must be
fought for, freedom must be defended," as
reported by the US Embassy Riga Twitter feed.
...
He
also added their delivery
would "demonstrate resolve to President Putin and Russia that
collectively we can come together," while
General O’Connor also mentioned, they would stay "for as long
as required to deter Russian aggression,” as reported by AFP.
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Leaving the situation ever more dangerous...
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The
United States government is applying pressure to European countries
that oppose sanctions against Russia,
US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland
said at a US Senate hearing on Tuesday.
“We
continue to talk to them
bilaterally about these issues,” Nuland
said of Hungary, Greece, and Cyprus, whose leaders have opposed
anti-Russian sanctions. “I will make another trip out to some of
those countries in the coming days and weeks.”
Nuland
noted that “despite
some publically stated concerns, those countries have supported
sanctions” in
the European Union Council.
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