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STATEMENT/14/82
24/03/2014
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European Commission Statement
The Hague, 24 March 2014
THE HAGUE DECLARATION following the G7 meeting on 24 March
1. We, the leaders of Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the
President of the European Council and the President of the European
Commission met in The Hague to reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s
sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.
2. International law prohibits the
acquisition of part or all of another state’s territory through coercion
or force. To do so violates the principles upon which the
international system is built. We condemn the illegal referendum held
in Crimea in violation of Ukraine’s constitution. We also strongly
condemn Russia’s illegal attempt to annex Crimea in contravention of
international law and specific international obligations. We do not
recognize either.
3. Today, we reaffirm that Russia’s
actions will have significant consequences. This clear violation of
international law is a serious challenge to the rule of law around the
world and should be a concern for all nations. In response to Russia’s
violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to
demonstrate our determination to respond to these illegal actions,
individually and collectively we have imposed a variety of sanctions
against Russia and those individuals and entities responsible. We
remain ready to intensify actions including coordinated sectoral
sanctions that will have an increasingly significant impact on the
Russian economy, if Russia continues to escalate this situation.
4. We remind Russia of its
international obligations, and its responsibilities including those for
the world economy. Russia has a clear choice to make. Diplomatic
avenues to de-escalate the situation remain open, and we encourage the
Russian Government to take them. Russia must respect Ukraine’s
territorial integrity and sovereignty, begin discussions with the
Government of Ukraine, and avail itself of offers of international
mediation and monitoring to address any legitimate concerns.
5. The Russian Federation’s support
for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Special
Monitoring Mission to Ukraine is a step in the right direction. We look
forward to the mission’s early deployment, in order to facilitate the
dialogue on the ground, reduce tensions and promote normalization of the
situation, and we call on all parties to ensure that Special Monitoring
Mission members have safe and secure access throughout Ukraine to
fulfill their mandate.
6. This Group came together because of
shared beliefs and shared responsibilities. Russia’s actions in recent
weeks are not consistent with them. Under these circumstances, we will
not participate in the planned Sochi Summit. We will suspend our
participation in the G-8 until Russia changes course and the environment
comes back to where the G-8 is able to have a meaningful discussion and
will meet again in G-7 format at the same time as planned, in June
2014, in Brussels, to discuss the broad agenda we have together. We
have also advised our Foreign Ministers not to attend the April meeting
in Moscow. In addition, we have decided that G-7 Energy Ministers will
meet to discuss ways to strengthen our collective energy security.
7. At the same time, we stand firm in
our support for the people of Ukraine who seek to restore unity,
democracy, political stability, and economic prosperity to their
country. We commend the Ukrainian government’s ambitious reform agenda
and will support its implementation as Ukraine seeks to start a new
chapter in its history, grounded on a broad-based constitutional reform,
free and fair presidential elections in May, promotion of human rights
and respect of national minorities.
8. The International Monetary Fund has
a central role leading the international effort to support Ukrainian
reform, lessening Ukraine's economic vulnerabilities, and better
integrating the country as a market economy in the multilateral system.
We strongly support the IMF's work with the Ukrainian authorities and
urge them to reach a rapid conclusion. IMF support will be critical in
unlocking additional assistance from the World Bank, other international
financial institutions, the EU, and bilateral sources. We remain
united in our commitment to provide strong financial backing to Ukraine,
to co-ordinate our technical assistance, and to provide assistance in
other areas, including measures to enhance trade and strengthen energy
security.
... Hysteria within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that Russia is
about to invade everyone and his neighbor literally tomorrow -
remember The Russians Are Coming! - persists unabated.
Independent observers, The Roving Eye included, always insisted this is
all about NATO, and not the European Union. [3]
Since the go-go days of the Bill Clinton era, NATO has been expanding to the doorstep of Russia. The process graphically represents US hegemony over Europe; NATO "annexed" Eastern Europe even before the EU. And even those certified US Cold Warriors such as Paul Nitze always thought this was a needless, dangerous provocation of Russia.
Very few remember how "Bubba" Clinton, to make sure terminal alcoholic Boris Yeltsin was re-elected in 1996, postponed NATO's expansion for a year. Afterwards, the expansion turbocharged into NATO as global Robocop - from the Balkans to the intersection of Central and South Asia, and to Northern Africa.
NATO's humanitarian bombing of Yugoslavia - 36,000 combat missions, 23,000 bombs and missiles - whose 15th anniversary is "celebrated" this week, codified the new realities. NATO had nothing to do with defense; it was a multi-lethal (transformer) attack dog. It was the epitome of clean war; aerial blitzkrieg, and no casualties. And it was totally legitimized by "human rights" over national sovereignty; that was humanitarian imperialism in the making, opening the way to "responsibility to protect" and the destruction of Libya.
Since the go-go days of the Bill Clinton era, NATO has been expanding to the doorstep of Russia. The process graphically represents US hegemony over Europe; NATO "annexed" Eastern Europe even before the EU. And even those certified US Cold Warriors such as Paul Nitze always thought this was a needless, dangerous provocation of Russia.
Very few remember how "Bubba" Clinton, to make sure terminal alcoholic Boris Yeltsin was re-elected in 1996, postponed NATO's expansion for a year. Afterwards, the expansion turbocharged into NATO as global Robocop - from the Balkans to the intersection of Central and South Asia, and to Northern Africa.
NATO's humanitarian bombing of Yugoslavia - 36,000 combat missions, 23,000 bombs and missiles - whose 15th anniversary is "celebrated" this week, codified the new realities. NATO had nothing to do with defense; it was a multi-lethal (transformer) attack dog. It was the epitome of clean war; aerial blitzkrieg, and no casualties. And it was totally legitimized by "human rights" over national sovereignty; that was humanitarian imperialism in the making, opening the way to "responsibility to protect" and the destruction of Libya.
Countries of hypocrisy are known by their HD
ReplyDeleteHysteria is a known problem in those that are hysterically criminally insane. And, those criminally insane are known as mass murderers, too, manically yes but of course, killing our own species.
ReplyDeleteJUST SAY NO TO HYSTERICAL LUNACY!
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