tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post8392650036595238504..comments2024-03-29T07:40:26.626+02:00Comments on EL Etos UT News: Kerry urges NATO members to increase defense budget. --["Freedom isn't free"]xronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-21418628718428805252014-04-30T17:48:42.960+03:002014-04-30T17:48:42.960+03:00Interview With Television Espanola (TVE)...Victori...Interview With Television Espanola (TVE)...Victoria Nuland...<br /><br />Question: Mrs. Nuland, what is your opinion on the situation in Ukraine, now after these 24 hours?<br /><br />Assistant Secretary Nuland: Well, before we talk about Ukraine, I hope you will let me talk a little bit about Spain. I think you know that I’m here because we have a deep and long relationship between the United States and Spain. I have to say that after this day here I am really encouraged by how Spain is growing again, by all that you have done to rejuvenate the economy. We just had a fantastic day here with young entrepreneurs. They are Spain’s future, we had some great conversations about how our Embassy here can support entrepreneurship, youth employment, this is something that is very important for both of us, so I’ve gotten a lot of energy being here today and we hope Spaniards can have confidence as well in your recovery.<br /><br />Question: So do you feel comfortable with the Spanish people?<br /><br />Assistant Secretary Nuland: I very much do and we are very high on what is happening in our relationship, on the trade going forward, on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which will release energy and bring jobs and growth on both sides of the Atlantic, so it’s been a really really good day, but we have a lot more to do together. And one of the things we are doing together is working on Ukraine, supporting the people of Ukraine in their desire to live in a clean, non-corrupt, democratic country, where they have opportunity. That’s why we are supporting them as they go to elections at the end of May; that’s why we are supporting them in the reforms and the economic change that they are trying to make, but that’s also why we have to be absolutely firm with Russia in saying that the destabilization that they are engaged in is dangerous and that there will be costs for it.<br /><br />Question: If it seems that I ask the same question more than once don’t worry, because I’m trying to get the same response but using different words.<br /><br />Assistant Secretary Nuland: Okay, good.<br /><br />Question: President Obama said on Saturday that it’s absolutely necessary for the United States and Europe to offer a message of unity…<br /><br />Assistant Secretary Nuland: Yes........http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/2014/apr/225394.htm<br />29/4/14<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-7249060782710330812014-04-30T14:25:22.570+03:002014-04-30T14:25:22.570+03:00Ukrainische Truppen "in voller Kampfbereitsch...Ukrainische Truppen "in voller Kampfbereitschaft"...<br /><br />Die Streitkräfte der Ukraine sind nach Angaben von Übergangspräsident Oleksander Turtschinow in "voller Kampfbereitschaft". Bei einer Kabinettssitzung in Kiew sagte Turtschinow, die Bedrohung durch einen von Russland angezettelten Krieg gegen die Ukraine sei real. Die ukrainische Streitkräfte wappneten sich gegen eine mögliche Invasion der an der Grenze zusammengezogenen russischen Truppen.<br /><br />Turtschinow sagte weiter, "oberstes Ziel" der Regierung sei es, dass sich "der Terrorismus" nicht von den östlichen Regionen Donezk und Lugansk auf den Rest des Landes weiter ausdehne. "Wir haben uns entschlossen, vor Ort Milizen zu gründen, die aus Freiwilligen aus jeder Region bestehen", sagte der Übergangspräsident.............http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/4542236/ukrainische-truppen-in--voller-kampfbereitschaft-.html<br />30/4/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com