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John Kerry Slams "Incredible Act Of Aggression", NATO Says Russia "Must Stop"
Just in case Obama's Friday message of "costs" should Russia invade Ukraine, which it did, was lost in translation, here is NATO with the clarification, and more harsh language:
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen convened an emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors in Brussels on Sunday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Ahead of the meeting he issued the following statement:
I have convened the North Atlantic Council today because of Russia's military action in Ukraine. And because of President Putin's threats against this sovereign nation.
What Russia is doing now in Ukraine violates the principles of the United Nations Charter. It threatens peace and security in Europe. Russia must stop its military activities and its threats.
Today we will discuss their implications, for European peace and security, and for NATO's relationship with Russia.
Afterwards, we will meet in the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
We support Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. We support the right of the people of Ukraine to determine their own future without outside interference. And we emphasize the need for Ukraine to continue to uphold the democratic rights of all people and ensure that minority rights are protected.
Ukraine is our neighbour, and Ukraine is a valued partner for NATO.
We urge all parties to urgently continue all efforts to move away from this dangerous situation. In particular, I call on Russia to de-escalate tensions.
And just in case both Obama and NATO were misunderstood, here is Kerry appearing on CBS' Face the Nation laying down the law, and even more harsh language:
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned Russia's "incredible act of aggression" in Ukraine and threatened "very serious repercussions" from the United States and other countries, including sanctions to isolate Russia economically.
"You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text," Kerry told the CBS program "Face the Nation."
Kerry, however, added that Russia still has "a right set of choices" that can be made to defuse the crisis.
"It's an incredible act of aggression. It is really a stunning, willful choice by President (Vladimir) Putin to invade another country. Russia is in violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine. Russia is in violation of its international obligations," Kerry added.
Kerry said U.S. President Barack Obama told Putin in a 90-minute phone call on Saturday that "there will be serious repercussions if this stands. The president ... told Mr. Putin that it was imperative to find a different path, to roll back this invasion and un-do this act of invasion."
Kerry said G8 nations and some other countries are "prepared to go to the hilt to isolate Russia" with a "broad array of options" available.
"They're prepared to put sanctions in place, they're prepared to isolate Russia economically, the ruble is already going down. Russia has major economic challenges," Kerry said, as he also mentioned visa bans, asset freezes and trade isolation as possible steps.
Some great soundbites: we can't wait for the White House to release the obligatory photo op, which we assume would look somewhat different than this.
Russia's response?
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Sunday when asked for a response to harsh words from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who condemned Russia's "incredible act of aggression" in Ukraine. "No comment at the moment," Peskov said.
Just laughter.
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I think Mr. Kerry's speech is shallow and stupid. US, G8 and NATO just can't isolate Russia - it's obvious.
BTW, Naval Commander Denis Berezovski made an oath to protect Crimea and Sevastopol from any aggression from Kiev and their illegimate actions.
Where'd Mr. Heinz get the shiner? I think another purple heart is in order if those are wounds from falling on his face in Syria.
If you listen carefully you'll hear the sound of Putin dumping US treasuries en masse.
"Russia faces major economic challenges": words fucking fail me.
Ooooooooo. Scary talk by Mr Ed. Putin must be quaking in his shoes.
would you fight for the odd faced dude above.
does he look like someone you can trust.
would you leave him alone with your kids while you go and serve your bankster cuntry.
can that face be trusted.
is it worth fighting for.
fuck you cohen and your rancid satanic jewish saturn loving tribe
TW
Good questions. This is a thoughtful read as Washington continues to burn.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/03/what-the-hell-is-obama-thinking/
Iraq - not act of aggression
Afghanistan - not an act of aggression
Libya - not an act of aggression
Ukraine -- an incredible act of aggression
HUH???
Tens of thousands of innocent civilians murderd by American drone strikes -- not acts of aggression.
Two hundred thousand heroin overdoses from American protected Afghan poppy fields -- not acts of aggression
Protecting Russian's only warm water port without a single death -- an incredible act of agression.
It's become more than a little embarrassing to be an American.
Welcome to the World The Yids Created. Aint it wonderful?
Why no Western Media writes about Ukraine opposition nazi leader Yarosh to call Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov for bombings in Russia? Is supporting nazis and terrorists ok for USA and EU?
Ooooooooo. Scary talk by Mr E ans yhe arrogant narcissistic lying illegal alien kenyan muslim sociopath sock puppet turd. Putin must be quaking in his shoes.
If there was a more sure way to ensure Putin does not retreat, than have Kerry/Obama draw a line in the sand, it has yet to be invented.
you nazi loving aminals are not see ing the bigger picture here.
gay rights
analism for all
orthodox gay weddings with elton john and bono musac.
ukraines children for export rape sorry adoption.
freedom for the gayman and the jewish asset strippers.
gold gold gold for uk and usa empty vaults.
blood thousands of gallons of it to rejuvinate old man kerry,kissinger,daddy bush and rothschild and bit left over for bono and mick jagger.
all good
get with the bankster programme you filthy dogs and while your at it buy some soap you stink.
The US has been the aggressor way more than Russia. If Guam or Texas decided to be independent of US yoy bet we would send troops. These are super powers protecting their assets. The US likes to pretend we are superpower, while we act like a third world.tin horn sesspool.
dick cheney used the newly free EE countries to expand NATO and deploy missiles aimed at Moscow, only a few minutes away. its like the Russians in EE are getting payback for Cuba in spades, and we got away with it this time, while they never did.
now we find out how much of a neocon Obama is, just like we found out how much of Cold Warrior Kennedy was in 61. turns out quite a bit. if someone in the presidents party doesn't provide leadership, the GOP will trash him, or her, thats the nature of the game.
so this is more dangerous than it looks, wounded egos, lame duck leaders, a faltering EU economic plan which is expand or perish. i guess its better to be Greece, than the Ukraine, economically, to be bailed in at the periphery, than left out in the cold. poor bastards think they're getting on the cruiseliner, while the rest of the passengers are heading for the lifeboats.
Without Obama,and with a living, live,breathing Congress, then what? I know, give our Congress to Russia?
Here's what we KNOW Kerry: you are a lying sack of Bonesman shit working for a foreign enity, just like the rest of State. So STFU Long Devil. Same to the walking shit log sometimes referred to as Victoria Nudelman.
The threat is to the south. Iran and Syrian "issues" may be affected by Putin's adventure. Iran likes to think it is secure due to Russia, but no troops wanted on their soil. As for Syria, it bombs on but it too can not resolve without Russia withdrawing its support of the regime. Putin has more than one poker in the fire. His little fleet of the west is over tasked and outgunned, including his new subs which is carefully tracked and reported by the Sixth Fleet. The warm water port in the Med is his goal, and he thinks he can afford it - today. After all, who wants the Crimea but land locked power with a small navy? Probably Putin is correct, but at what price in Russia and internationally ?
Ukraine is bankrupt, they need to trade with the west, nothing east available at Russia's prices. But what about currency? Whose? and how much? and for what? Watch out, the Russian alignment is about to become questioned all along its western front. BTW, Israel can reach Iran and I suspect they too are thinking strategic thoughts today.
Lamar Latrelle and Lurch must really scare Putin
Chinese Yuan backed by gold? Oh Oh sorry John's face something to do with Berkshire is putting up $12.12 billion in return for half of the equity in Heinz? Teresa Teresa it was your ex husbands family no Johney boy my kids.
Found interesting comment worth sharing:
"Russian f@cking annihilated 1.5 million in Afghanistan and only lost 15,000 killed. Another 3 million fled to neighboring countries of Afghanistan . It's not civilized Europeans THIS ARE RUSSIANS ! RUSSIANS destroyed their enemies for centuries . All of the most powerful empires were destroyed by Russians .
Napoleon fagot - Russian army destroyed him . Army that conquered the whole of Europe. Hitler - who called Europe its military playground was destroyed by the Soviet Russians .
Russian currently own 1/6 of the land of weak humanity. They live in unbearable weather conditions and they absolutely don't care . They are GODS OF FROZEN HELL . They are not afraid of winter , heat, hunger , rain . They kill when they are cold and when they are hungry . If you tell them that one can not live in such cold weather - they laughed at you in the face and go play snowballs .
This are RUSSIANS motherf@cker ! Do you think the Spartans steep ? This means you never saw Russians . They conquered most of the world, they conquer the oceans and space . They can incinerate the mountains and continents with their nuclear weapons . Never mess with Russians , run, run as fast as a motherfucker can. It is their nature to be the gods of war , chaos and hegemonic lords of destruction. It's in their blood , it is their instincts . Lucky for us that their instincts sleeping for a while . Pray to all the gods , that they slept on.
Never trust a Russian . They look good and harmless, polite. But give them a reason and they will destroy the whole world and will laugh at its ruins. Because of their endless winter Russian did not even realize that the world has ended.
Russian wanted to start a war against the whole world a few decades ago . And this did not happen , because they decided to give peace a chance to live a little longer . Run, run while you can ..."
Lies, or is it?;-)
If all that is true,
maybe that is why the West wishes to destroy Russia.
Russia has never been very good at conquering anyone except its near neighbors. However, they have been impossible to defeat on their own ground.
Napolean and Hitler both failed with a Russian invasion due to the weather and the tenacity of Russians fighting in that weather. In Hitler's defence, you have to acknowledge he was, at the time, fighting a two front war, with the Russians in the east and Britain, US, and allies in the west. Had he been fighting just Russia, he probably would have won.
There are other north Europeans who are used to that weather. Think of the Finns. Tiny Finland destroyed a Russian invading army because the Finns were even better in that frigid weather on their own terrain, and they were fighting for their freedom.
Best possible outcome: the world ALMOST comes to world war 3. Then nothing happens. No shots fired. Everybody goes home happy. This would cause the price of oil and gold to explode, and my bet on the VIX would make me very wealthy.
> This would cause the price of oil ... to explode
Now I understand why Putin invaded!
What the fuck is wrong with this man?
He says that you don't just invade other countries, and he is an american.
who is the fucking King of invading other countries and destroying their culture and society?
If this man doesn't have Alzheimer of korsakoff, he is an cynical and nihilistic dictator's little helper, worse than rhe people he has killed by his drone-friend.
i do nit like putin and his companions, but this shit makes me like the russian politicians.
I already told you... John "Francois" Kerry has already surrendered, ahead of even the French!
Kerry (the DORK) just called the Kettle Black. Shouldn't he be Droning a Wedding Reception somewhere in Afgahnistan or Pakistan? PATHETIC Kerry, very PATHETIC!
Paging John Kerry.... paging John Kerry...
Please report to Philadelphia Park... you're due to run as The Undertaker in today's 3:07....
Was he in a fistfight or something? looks like at least one black eye there. Poor old Lerch, can't drone his way out of this one.
Pretty sure that is an old pic from 2012 or so.
Botox disaster?
Groucho, Zeppo, Harpo, Chico and now... NATO
Welcome to ObongoLand.
Hillary already did the "I fallen and can't testify" thing. Someone tell Kerry he didn't have to punch himself in the face yet.
Dude's been sampling too much product.
Another Purple Heart is in the mail, John.
Purple eye, not heart....
It reminds me of a Robin Williams bit on an HBO special in the 80's. He is describing unarmed British police; "Stop! or I'll say stop again."
Doing what America does better than anyone else...
Serving up another "plate of refugee" for the World to ponder.
http://rt.com/news/ukrainians-leave-russia-border-452/
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/shock-images-syria_02262014
Do as I say, not as I do.
Kerry: "You just don't in the 21st Century behave in 19th Century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretext."
He was referring to:
1) Iraq
2) Afghanistan
3) Libiya
4) Yemen
5) Sudan
6) Yugoslavia
7) Granada
8) Panama
9) Vietnam
etc. etc.
Agree with your point in principle, but your inclusion of "Vietnam" is a false example.
There was a country called South Vietnam, with its own established government. It was under attack from its neighbor North Vietnam, using both infiltration of troops from the north and encouragement of insurrection (rather like what has happened in Kiev). The legitimate government of South Vietnam, asked (maybe begged) support from the US, which the US provided. There was no US "pretext".
I notice you, rightly, don't include Korea in your list. The situation in Vietnam was very similar, except in this respect. After an armistice was reached between North and South Korea, the US kept large numbers of troops in the country, blocking further invasion from the North. After a peace agreement was signed between North and South Vietnam and the US, the US withdrew most of its troops and when North Vietnam broke the truce, the then Democrat controlled US Congress refused to honor the US treaty requiring it to return to support South Vietnam.
"You have been weighed
You have been measured
and you have been found wanting."
Somehow I hear those movie lines in my head as I picture Putin taking that "stern" phone call from Obambi. This could really be the start of a major shift in global power as the Heartlland's premier land power teaches the world's premier sea power a little lesson on internal lines of communication. Ukraine, Belarussia, maybe even the Baltic states and Romania could be in Putin's hands if he just realizes how weak the West's position really is. Interesting times. Imagine if China were to flex in the ECS and SCS right about now.
and you just told them!
"This could really be the start of a major shift in global power"
Russia and China are building roads to Paris. ETA December 2015.
I don't know if I'd go that far in a change to the global balance. I'm seeing more of a 1913ish balance of power, not a Cold War rerun.
Thanks, Chaos_Theory, for the reply because it seems that around here, if you've only been a member of the club for , oh, 9 weeks or so, one should expect only to be spoken over, not with. Anyway,coughcough, the Paris event in 2015, UNFCCC, is where, after this little military power flex is demonstrated, the political power will be flexed. This has nothing really to do with 1913 or the cold war, it's ultimately about 2112, 13, 14, ... and the WARM war.
All roads lead to Paris.
It looks like he got bitch slapped by hillary and she told him to grow a set of tits
What a joke the United States is. We commit "incredible acts of aggression" on a daily basis across the world, and we have the gall to say Russia is wrong to invade Ukraine to protect their "national interests"?
Pot calling the kettle black, methinks.
The Elephant Man whines and nobody listens!
Incompetent putz! The classic beta male faggot.