Marie Harf, Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC, July 22, 2014:
"The United States welcomes the outcome of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council on Ukraine in the wake of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 near Donetsk, Ukraine.
Today, the Council agreed to accelerate preparation of additional sanctions agreed upon at the European Council on July 16, and to introduce a package of additional restrictive measures – including access to capital markets; defense; dual use goods; and sensitive technologies, including in the energy sector – if Russia does not cooperate immediately and in full with the Council’s demands, including stopping the supply of weapons, equipment, and militants to Ukraine, and withdrawing its additional troops from the border area.
The EU also called for separatist groups to ensure full, immediate, safe, and secure access to allow a full, transparent international investigation in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines. The United States and Europe will continue to work to ensure that those responsible for the downing of flight MH17 are brought to justice."
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/07/229656.htm
22/7/14
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The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that France's decision to deliver a Mistral warship to Russia was "completely inappropriate"...
ReplyDeleteWhile the EU was discussing imposing sanctions on Russia over the downing of Malaysian airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, in which 298 people died, French President Francois Hollande said Monday that the first Mistral warship would be delivered to Russia as planned in October.
"Clearly we think it's completely inappropriate," said Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman. "And we've told them they should not do it."
Quoting Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama, Harf said the downing of the civilian airliner should be a wake-up call for the Europeans to do more about Ukraine.
The contract between Russia and France for the warships is a €1.2 billion ($1.62 billion) deal that was signed by then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2011.
The deal covers two Mistral helicopter-carrier warships and is the first contract that a NATO member country signed to supply Russia with military equipment.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/363178--us-slams-france-over-decision-to-supply-warship-to-russia