Why Top U.S. official in Kyiv ?
( RICHARD STENGEL, under secretary state for Diplomacy and Public Affairs .)
It is nothing to do with him whom will be done as political crisis interference for the U.S. Interest . The free and fair election on 25th May is a Sovereignty Structure of the Ukraine People who would not be Interfered by any Foreign Countries . Don,t forget that Kyiv group is under the control of suppoort by the U.S. and the Uropean Union .
It is a question , Who is interfering the Ukraine Political Crisis ?
Self-Rule Referendums , Self-Determination and Self-Defence are the Transparency of a Democratic System in a democratic country .
Don't do another Proxy-war in Ukraine !
God bless with YOU !
It is too late for 25th May General Election which is not for finding the solution for Unity of Ukraine but holding National Unity Dialogue including all Parties in Ukraine without foreing corecion is a PEACEFUL MEAN of international value .
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Rebel ambushSeven Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded on Tuesday when their armored column was ambushed by pro-Russian separatists near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said.
It was the biggest single loss of life by the Ukrainian army since soldiers were sent into the mainly Russian-speaking east of the country to break up armed separatist groups who have seized control of towns and public buildings in a bid to further demands for autonomy.
The ministry, in a statement published on its website, said an armored column came under fire as it approached a bridge near a village 20 kilometers from Kramatorsk, one of several hot spots in the region where the army has had only limited success against the separatists.
About 30 rebels, who had taken cover among bushes along a river, attacked with grenade launchers and automatic weapons, immediately killing two soldiers and wounding three others, the ministry said.
Diplomacy
The incident took place on the same day Germany's foreign minister traveled to Ukraine to push for a negotiated solution to the country's crisis.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after arriving in Kyiv he hoped this week's government-sponsored "round table," involving Ukrainian politicians and civic groups from across the country, would help disarm pro-Russian separatists before presidential and mayoral elections later this month.
Steinmeier met with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at Kyiv's Borispol Airport before traveling to the southern port city of Odessa, where street fighting escalated into a building fire on May 2 that killed more than 40 people, most of them separatist supporters. The German foreign minister said the situation in Ukraine remains "dangerous and threatening."
The German minister's trip is aimed at supporting a "road map" for settling the crisis outlined by the OSCE. It calls for both sides in Ukraine to refrain from violence, an immediate amnesty for those involved in the fighting, and talks on decentralization of the country and the status of the Russian language.
Top US official in Kyiv
Meanwhile, Richard Stengel, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, voiced strong U.S. support for elections in Ukraine, saying Russia could face more sanctions if it attempts to disrupt the vote.
"We want to help foster a free and fair election in any way we can," Stengel said in an interview with VOA's Ukrainian Service during a visit to Kyiv.
U.S. Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel (frame-grab) - Ruslan Deynychenko/VOA Ukrainian
U.S. Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel (frame-grab) - Ruslan Deynychenko/VOA Ukrainian
He said the U.S. looks warily at what Russia might do in eastern Ukraine during the election, stressing that both President Barack Obama and Kerry have urged Moscow not to interfere.
If it interferes, Stengel said the U.S. might consider imposing stricter or even sectoral sanctions.
Stengel also took issue with what he called the "Russian propaganda machine" distorting the real picture in Ukraine.
Moscow's efforts need to be countered, he said: "You have to combat lies with the truth, you have to combat fiction with reality, and that is something we are trying to do."
Stengel is also due to visit Brussels and Riga, Latvia, as part of U.S. efforts to foster greater regional engagement in support of Ukraine’s election, according to a State Department release.
Self-rule votes
The diplomatic push by Germany and the U.S. follows declarations of independence Monday by two regions of eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, where separatists held self-rule referendums on Sunday.
After declaring independence from Ukraine, separatist leaders in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic asked Moscow to consider formally "absorbing" the region into the Russian Federation.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it expects the pro-Russian "self-defense forces" in eastern Ukraine to "react appropriately" if Kyiv agrees to halt "punitive actions" there and withdraw its military forces, as well as right-wing paramilitary forces and "mercenaries," from the region.
Moscow has not yet responded to the Donetsk request for absorption. It said it respects the results of Sunday's referendums and called for a "dialogue" between the Ukrainian government and the two breakaway regions.
( RICHARD STENGEL, under secretary state for Diplomacy and Public Affairs .)
It is nothing to do with him whom will be done as political crisis interference for the U.S. Interest . The free and fair election on 25th May is a Sovereignty Structure of the Ukraine People who would not be Interfered by any Foreign Countries . Don,t forget that Kyiv group is under the control of suppoort by the U.S. and the Uropean Union .
It is a question , Who is interfering the Ukraine Political Crisis ?
Self-Rule Referendums , Self-Determination and Self-Defence are the Transparency of a Democratic System in a democratic country .
Don't do another Proxy-war in Ukraine !
God bless with YOU !
It is too late for 25th May General Election which is not for finding the solution for Unity of Ukraine but holding National Unity Dialogue including all Parties in Ukraine without foreing corecion is a PEACEFUL MEAN of international value .
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Last updated on: May 14, 2014 7:11 AM
Ukrainian leaders have launched national unity talks aimed at diffusing the biggest crisis the country has faced in its modern history. The talks opened in Kyiv Wednesday, a day after pro-Russian separatists killed seven government soldiers in the country's east and amid unconfirmed reports of fresh violence.
Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, national lawmakers and regional officials, religious leaders and civic activists are attending the talks, part of a "road map" plan laid out by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The OSCE plan calls on both the Ukrainian government and the separatists to refrain from violence. It also seeks immediate amnesty for those involved in the fighting and talks on decentralizing the country's political system and on the status of the Russian language.
The separatist rebels are not represented at the talks. Turchynov sounded a hard line toward them as talks began, saying Kyiv would not bow to blackmail.
Turchynov said his government would use legal means to stop "those who, with weapons in their hands, are trying to wage war against their own country and impose their -- or, rather, the will of another state."
On Tuesday, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine killed seven government soldiers in an ambush of a military armored column near the city of Kramatorsk.
On Wednesday, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the self-styled "people's mayor" of Slovyansk, the rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, as saying eight government soldiers had been killed and seven wounded overnight in a battle with rebels outside Slovyansk.
There was no immediate response to the claim from Kyiv.
'Close to civil war'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday that Ukraine “is as close to civil war as you can get” and that a solution must be found to satisfy all of its regions.
Lavrov said it is "ridiculous" to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine's May 25 presidential election, adding that the vote cannot be legitimate if it is impeded by fighting. He also insisted Russia has “no intention” of sending its troops anywhere.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department on Tuesday released satellite pictures showing Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, despite assurances from Moscow last week that it had withdrawn its huge military force.
Commercial satellite photos, dated May 9, also appear on NATO's Twitter account. The pictures show helicopters parked near the Russian border town of Belgorad. A second photo, taken Sunday across the border from the embattled Ukraine city of Mariupol, showed what U.S. officials described as Russian armored vehicles.
Separatists in eastern Ukraine's Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk declared them independent states on Monday, a day after referendums on self-rule were held. After declaring independence, separatist leaders in Donetsk asked Moscow to consider formally "absorbing" the region into the Russian Federation. The Kremlin has not yet responded.
Moscow said Monday that it respects the outcome of the votes. But Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said it expects the pro-Russian "self-defense forces" in eastern Ukraine to "react appropriately" if Kyiv agrees to halt "punitive actions" in the east and withdraw its military forces.
Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, national lawmakers and regional officials, religious leaders and civic activists are attending the talks, part of a "road map" plan laid out by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The OSCE plan calls on both the Ukrainian government and the separatists to refrain from violence. It also seeks immediate amnesty for those involved in the fighting and talks on decentralizing the country's political system and on the status of the Russian language.
The separatist rebels are not represented at the talks. Turchynov sounded a hard line toward them as talks began, saying Kyiv would not bow to blackmail.
Turchynov said his government would use legal means to stop "those who, with weapons in their hands, are trying to wage war against their own country and impose their -- or, rather, the will of another state."
On Tuesday, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine killed seven government soldiers in an ambush of a military armored column near the city of Kramatorsk.
On Wednesday, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the self-styled "people's mayor" of Slovyansk, the rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, as saying eight government soldiers had been killed and seven wounded overnight in a battle with rebels outside Slovyansk.
There was no immediate response to the claim from Kyiv.
'Close to civil war'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday that Ukraine “is as close to civil war as you can get” and that a solution must be found to satisfy all of its regions.
Lavrov said it is "ridiculous" to hold Russia accountable for Ukraine's May 25 presidential election, adding that the vote cannot be legitimate if it is impeded by fighting. He also insisted Russia has “no intention” of sending its troops anywhere.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department on Tuesday released satellite pictures showing Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, despite assurances from Moscow last week that it had withdrawn its huge military force.
Commercial satellite photos, dated May 9, also appear on NATO's Twitter account. The pictures show helicopters parked near the Russian border town of Belgorad. A second photo, taken Sunday across the border from the embattled Ukraine city of Mariupol, showed what U.S. officials described as Russian armored vehicles.
Separatists in eastern Ukraine's Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk declared them independent states on Monday, a day after referendums on self-rule were held. After declaring independence, separatist leaders in Donetsk asked Moscow to consider formally "absorbing" the region into the Russian Federation. The Kremlin has not yet responded.
Moscow said Monday that it respects the outcome of the votes. But Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said it expects the pro-Russian "self-defense forces" in eastern Ukraine to "react appropriately" if Kyiv agrees to halt "punitive actions" in the east and withdraw its military forces.
It was the biggest single loss of life by the Ukrainian army since soldiers were sent into the mainly Russian-speaking east of the country to break up armed separatist groups who have seized control of towns and public buildings in a bid to further demands for autonomy.
The ministry, in a statement published on its website, said an armored column came under fire as it approached a bridge near a village 20 kilometers from Kramatorsk, one of several hot spots in the region where the army has had only limited success against the separatists.
About 30 rebels, who had taken cover among bushes along a river, attacked with grenade launchers and automatic weapons, immediately killing two soldiers and wounding three others, the ministry said.
Diplomacy
The incident took place on the same day Germany's foreign minister traveled to Ukraine to push for a negotiated solution to the country's crisis.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after arriving in Kyiv he hoped this week's government-sponsored "round table," involving Ukrainian politicians and civic groups from across the country, would help disarm pro-Russian separatists before presidential and mayoral elections later this month.
Steinmeier met with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at Kyiv's Borispol Airport before traveling to the southern port city of Odessa, where street fighting escalated into a building fire on May 2 that killed more than 40 people, most of them separatist supporters. The German foreign minister said the situation in Ukraine remains "dangerous and threatening."
The German minister's trip is aimed at supporting a "road map" for settling the crisis outlined by the OSCE. It calls for both sides in Ukraine to refrain from violence, an immediate amnesty for those involved in the fighting, and talks on decentralization of the country and the status of the Russian language.
Top US official in Kyiv
Meanwhile, Richard Stengel, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, voiced strong U.S. support for elections in Ukraine, saying Russia could face more sanctions if it attempts to disrupt the vote.
"We want to help foster a free and fair election in any way we can," Stengel said in an interview with VOA's Ukrainian Service during a visit to Kyiv.
U.S. Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel (frame-grab) - Ruslan Deynychenko/VOA UkrainianHe said the U.S. looks warily at what Russia might do in eastern Ukraine during the election, stressing that both President Barack Obama and Kerry have urged Moscow not to interfere.
If it interferes, Stengel said the U.S. might consider imposing stricter or even sectoral sanctions.
Stengel also took issue with what he called the "Russian propaganda machine" distorting the real picture in Ukraine.
Moscow's efforts need to be countered, he said: "You have to combat lies with the truth, you have to combat fiction with reality, and that is something we are trying to do."
Stengel is also due to visit Brussels and Riga, Latvia, as part of U.S. efforts to foster greater regional engagement in support of Ukraine’s election, according to a State Department release.
Self-rule votes
The diplomatic push by Germany and the U.S. follows declarations of independence Monday by two regions of eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, where separatists held self-rule referendums on Sunday.
After declaring independence from Ukraine, separatist leaders in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic asked Moscow to consider formally "absorbing" the region into the Russian Federation.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it expects the pro-Russian "self-defense forces" in eastern Ukraine to "react appropriately" if Kyiv agrees to halt "punitive actions" there and withdraw its military forces, as well as right-wing paramilitary forces and "mercenaries," from the region.
Moscow has not yet responded to the Donetsk request for absorption. It said it respects the results of Sunday's referendums and called for a "dialogue" between the Ukrainian government and the two breakaway regions.
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