Ukraine crisis: Kerry accuses Russia of 'destabilisation'

[uhnope]

Source: BBC

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of "distraction, deception and destabilisation" in eastern Ukraine. In a strongly worded statement, he called on Moscow to help defuse the crisis there or face further sanctions.

Mr Kerry praised the interim authorities in Kiev, saying they had honoured the agreement struck in Geneva on 17 April to de-escalate the crisis.

But he said Russia had "put its faith in distraction, deception and destabilisation" and said they had failed to call for separatists to leave official buildings and give up their arms as stipulated by the Geneva agreement.

He also accused Russian media of promoting President Vladimir Putin's "fantasy" about events in Ukraine.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27152019

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This is key:

they had failed to call for separatists to leave official buildings and give up their arms as stipulated by the Geneva agreement.

According to the Geneva agreement, Russia must publicly tell the "pro-Russian militants" (Russian thugs, Russian soldiers in plainclothes) to stand down and leave the buildings they have violently taken over. They haven't done it, this basic thing to stop the persecution of Ukraine. In case anyone had any illusions about what Russia wants--it's not peace, it's not sovereignty, it's Greater Russia.

[The Magistrate]

2. That Five Billion Wheeze Gets Awful Old, Sir

Though it does serve to identify people who have no idea what is going on.

The figure refers to the total of U.S. foreign aid given since Ukraine became independent some twenty-three years ago....

[The Magistrate]

4. You Have Not Been Here Long Enough To Be As Tiresome As You Are Trying To Be, Sir

But you do seem to have cribbed from a recent playbook....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014788001#post45

[OKNancy]

6. oops... lol

[The Magistrate]

7. Always A Pleasure To See You Around The Place, Ma'am

[OKNancy]

8. thanks

I'll be taking out some trash shortly

[The Magistrate]

9. I Would Suggest, Ma'am, We Have The La Rouche Youth Wing To Thank For a Lot Of It

Check 'Executive Intelligence Review' for the basic line....

[William769]

10. Your act is getting tiresome also.

Have a nice day.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Yeah.....about that.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/mar/19/facebook-posts/united-states-spent-5-billion-ukraine-anti-governm/

Sorry.

[FairWinds]

11. Fifty Years Ago This Month . .

the U.S. government's very real destabilization campaign against
the democratically elected government of Brazil did indeed "succeed"
with a military coup. It ushered in more than two decades of repression,
torture and murder - which were then exported to other Latin American
countries. Never, never forget.
Dr. AJ Oliver, Veterans For Peace

[uhnope]

12. Never forget something else. do you understand Putin's Russia is not a democracy?

That the one who is destabilizing Russia is Putin?
There are many things in the world to never forget. Russia (the USSR's) rape and pillage of half of Europe is one of them--and Putin wants to do it again with his Greater Russia plans.

[christx30]

17. I've never really seen

anyone really call them out on how horribly they treated Europe and western Asia during the USSR days. They just call Poland and Estonia and other countries out on getting US troops in there to ward off a Russian invasion. If I were there, I'd be scared of Russia's movements too. Having a expansionist ex-KGB guy like Putin in the Kremlin can make any country nervous.
Like someone finding out their neighbor is a registered sex criminal and likes to hang out on his front porch. You wouldn't blame someone if they didn't want to let their kids play in the front yard.

[uhnope]

19. exactly. RANT WARNING! I'm a harsh critic of US actions, but take a tour of Slovakia and points East

to see what a horrible legacy Russia/USSR has. Most of all those central/eastern European countries, with the exception of some places in the capitals, are still massive running sores. Compare those places to the parts of Europe under western/US influence from 1945-1990, Germany, France, Austria...

This is not idle talk. I lived in Central Europe, it's what has made me despise the dictatorship of the USSR and the continuing denial of that in Russia (and with collaborating progressives like Thom Hartmann). My god, compare Budapest with Vienna. Compare Bratislava with Bonn. Compare Prague to Paris, Serbia to Italy, whatever. The cultures under the USSR/Warsaw Pact were wrecked, bled dry, raped. They were crumbling buildings and potatoes for every meal.

Don't get me wrong, I think capitalism can be soulless and democracy can be a fraud, but really, let's keep some perspective.

[EX500rider]

23. Which has to do with what? What was Russia like 50 YEARS ago? Fluffy Bunny?

[former9thward]

13. Just curious...

You say:

According to the Geneva agreement, Russia must publicly tell the "pro-Russian militants" (Russian thugs, Russian soldiers in plainclothes) to stand down and leave the buildings they have violently taken over.

This is the agreement:

http://eeas.europa.eu/statements/docs/2014/140417_01_en.pdf

Where does it say what you say it says?

[uhnope]

15. I don't say it, the article says it

and it has been mentioned in several articles and many media reports I've heard. Maybe this 2-page summary you link to doesn't include that particular detail

[former9thward]

16. It is not a summary.

It is the agreement. And the agreement says no such thing. The media has a narrative to stir up a fight between the U.S. and Russia. Don't buy into it.

[uhnope]

18. hmmm. grounds for further research. many thanks

[okaawhatever]

21. That is the statement they released. It is not the actual agreement. nt

[former9thward]

22. Then you will enlighten us and post the agreement.

Especially the part where Russia was ordered to tell the people in Eastern Ukraine to stand down.

[uhnope]

24. oh brother. Ukraine Geneva Truthers!

[former9thward]

25. Still waiting ....

[uhnope]

28. Geneva Truthers. What next

[ballyhoo]

26. Right on. I'm checking it myself

right now.

[MBS]

14. " " " " n/t

[Cha]

20. Thank you, uhnope

[RedCloud]

27. Kerry should investigate John McCain in this.

International Republican Institute.

And unlike almost all of you, I was in Ukraine. I saw the West European carpetbaggers coming in wanting to pay pre-Bolshevik prices for things dozens of times more in worth. They are the cause that capitalism will fail there once again. But yet there is no reporting of this.