Tuesday, November 4, 2014

White House condemns elections in Donetsk, Luhansk

The United States has condemned Russia's decision to recognize elections held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as a violation of the September 5 Minsk protocol.
“We are concerned by a Russian Foreign Ministry statement today that seeks to legitimize these sham ‘elections’,” Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said in a statement, noting that the U.S. considered the elections held on Sunday in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions illegitimate. 


She said the elections violated the terms of the Minsk peace agreement, reached in September.

“We also continue to be concerned by reports that Russia is once more moving its troops and military equipment to portions of the international border,” Meehan said. “The Russia-Ukraine border remains unmonitored and outside of Ukrainian government control despite Russia’s commitment to facilitate the establishment of an effective international monitoring mission,” she said, expressing concerns over OSCE reports “that OSCE Special Monitoring Mission UAVs operating east of the control line have come under attack in recent days”.
“Moscow’s continued failure to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements calls into question its commitment to supporting a peaceful resolution to the conflict in parts of eastern Ukraine,” Meehan said, warning that economic penalties on Russia “will rise” if Moscow continues to ignore its obligations under the Minsk ceasefire...............................http://en.itar-tass.com/world/757993
4/11/14
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  1. Die USA drohen Russland mit neuen Sanktionen ...

    Die Regierung in Kiew sieht nach den umstrittenen Separatistenwahlen das Friedensabkommen verletzt. Der Konflikt in der Ukraine könnte sich weiter verschärfen.

    Auch die USA haben die Wahlen in den prorussischen Rebellenhochburgen in der Ost-Ukraine als unrechtmäßig verurteilt und Russland mit neuen Sanktionen gedroht. Die US-Regierung erkenne die Abstimmungen in den Separatisten-Regionen Luhansk und Donezk nicht an, sagte eine Präsidialamtssprecherin. Zudem seien die USA besorgt, dass Russland versuche, die Wahlen zu legitimieren. Die Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen Russland würden erneut verschärft, sollte die Regierung in Moskau weiterhin ihre Zusagen aus dem Minsker Friedensplan missachten.

    Zuvor hatten bereits die Bundesregierung und die neue EU-Außenbeauftragte Federica Mogherini die Wahlen als illegitim verurteilt. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel drohte Russland zudem ebenfalls mit einer neuen EU-Sanktionsrunde...................http://www.zeit.de/politik/2014-11/usa-sanktionen-russland-kiew
    4/11/14

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