US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt: “Putin can stop this with one phone call”

2014/7/26 10:58:48

Looking forward he said that Ukraine had a daunting reconstruction task ahead. Noting that corporate elites understand the benefits of an institutional relationship with the EU, much effort was needed to overcome the deep problems of distrust by ordinary people “who were bombarded with Russian propaganda about the fascist putsch.”

 


From Ukraine Crisis Media center 25 July 2014

 

Putin can stop this with one phone call,” US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt told reporters at a Press Briefing in Ukraine Crisis Media Center. He expressed concern that rather than de-escalating tensions Russia was “pouring gasoline on the fire,” by continuing to arm and train fighters, sending them into Ukraine. He expressed alarm that Russia was attacking Ukraine with artillery fire from inside its border and at a time when Ukraine’s President has confirmed his commitment to a peaceful solution.

 

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http://uacrisis.org/geoffrey-r-pyatt-2/

 

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