"He
pressed Foreign Minister (Sergei) Lavrov to end all support for
separatists, denounce their actions and call on them to lay down their
arms," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said of Kerry's telephone
call with Lavrov on Wednesday.
The
U.S. secretary of state also urged Russia to engage with Petro
Poroshenko, a confectionary magnate who on Sunday was elected Ukraine's
president, the first Ukrainian since 1991 to win the presidency in a
single round of voting.
In
the same call, Kerry also voiced concern about the delay in removing
the remaining eight percent of chemical weapons materials from Syria as
well as the recent detention of chemical weapons inspectors in Syria,
Psaki said........[nytimes.com]
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The US has expressed concern that pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were using advanced weapons "from the outside" after they shot down an army helicopter killing 12 soldiers.....
ReplyDeleteThe downing of the aircraft came amid escalating clashes between Kiev's forces and separatists in the east of the country, after the election win of chocolate magnate Petro Poroshenko.
"We are disturbed by the ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine, including reports that separatists have shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
"Now we cannot yet verify the details of these reports, but we are concerned that this indicates separatists continue to have access to advanced weaponry and other assistance from the outside," Mr Carney added.
Moscow has consistently denied accusations of providing assistance to the pro-Russia separatists.
The Mi-8 helicopter gunship was shot down with a sophisticated surface-to-air missile.
Among the dead was a Ukrainian general.
Acting President Oleksander Turchynov said the weapon used was a Russian man-portable air defence system...........http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0530/620551-russia-ukraine/
30/5/14
Ukraine leader vows to punish rebels after downing of chopper...
ReplyDeleteUkraine's president-elect Petro Poroshenko vowed to punish pro-Russian rebels who downed an army helicopter in the east of the country, killing 12 troops in one of the deadliest attacks of the insurgency.
The militants shot the Mi-8 helicopter gunship out of the sky with a sophisticated surface-to-air missile May 29, prompting the White House to say the incident raised concerns about the rebels being supplied "from the outside."
"We have to do everything we can to ensure no more Ukrainians die at the hands of terrorists and bandits. These criminal acts by the enemies of the Ukrainian people will not go unpunished," said Poroshenko, according to Ukrainian news agencies.
Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval was to give details on the attack near the industrial town of Slavyansk at a press briefing early May 30................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ukraine-leader-vows-to-punish-rebels-after-downing-of-chopper.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67175&NewsCatID=353
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