"The possibility of lethal defensive weapons is one of those options that is being examined, but I have not made a decision about that yet," he said, speaking at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.
Mr Obama also warned that the West cannot allow Russia to redraw Europe's borders "at the barrel of a gun."
"We continue to encourage a diplomatic resolution to this issue," Mr Obama told a joint press conference.
"And as diplomatic efforts continue this week, we're in absolute agreement that the 21st century cannot stand idle, have us stand idle and simply allow the borders of Europe to be redrawn at the barrel of a gun."
Mr Obama pledged to keep up economic sanctions on Russia, as well as work with the international community to turn up the diplomatic pressure.
Ms Merkel said that while there have been setbacks on reaching a diplomatic solution with Russia over Ukraine, such efforts will continue.
She does not see a military solution to the crisis, she added.......................http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0209/678826-merkel-in-us-to-discuss-ukraine-crisis-with-obama/
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The United States’ statements on possible supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine are mere bluffing seeking to exert pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Ukrainian political expert told TASS on Monday...
ReplyDelete"It is just a kind of poker bidding up, it is a bluff, an attempt to press Putin to be more tractable," Ruslan Bortnik, the director of the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management, said, commenting on statements by US top-ranking officials on the necessity to supply arms to Ukraine.
Bortnik said he is sure the Americans will not begin weapons supplies to Ukraine. "Of course not," he said when asked. "It might trigger an arms race bound to end up in Ukraine’s complete military defeat," he added..................http://tass.ru/en/world/776457
9/2/14
Obama: US 'may supply arms to Ukraine'...
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama says the US is studying the option of supplying lethal defensive arms to Ukraine if diplomacy fails to end the crisis in the east.
Russia had violated "every commitment" made in the failing Minsk agreement, he added, after talks with the German chancellor on a new peace deal.
Mr Obama has come under pressure from senior US officials to supply arms, despite objections from Angela Merkel.
Russia denies accusations of sending troops and supplying the rebels.
The latest diplomatic efforts come amid renewed fighting between the pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian government troops, with fighting centred around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve.
The rebels said on Monday they had cut off a key supply road to the town, which is near the rebel-held city of Donetsk, but the military says the battle is ongoing.
Ukrainian government officials say nine soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting over the last 24 hours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is considering the peace proposals, earlier blamed the West for the crisis.......................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31279621
9/2/14
Le président américain Barack Obama et la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel se sont mis d'accord de durcir les sanctions contre la Russie si elle poursuit sa politique à l'égard de l'Ukraine...
ReplyDeleteLes Etats-Unis et l'Allemagne pourraient durcir les sanctions contre Moscou s'il poursuit sa politique à l'égard de l'Ukraine, a déclaré lundi à Washington le président américain Barack Obama à l'issue d'une rencontre avec la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel...............http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20150209/1014511397.html#ixzz3RH2agzVp
9/2/15
US and German leaders are trying to overcome serious disagreements regarding their actions in Ukraine as the situation in the country’s east rapidly deteriorates....
ReplyDeleteA growing number of voices in the Obama administration support the sending of arms to Ukraine, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel has remained steadfast against the proposal.
During a press conference on Monday, President Obama said that he would consider sending lethal aid to Ukrainian forces, should further diplomatic sanctions fail. The president said that lethal aid is one of the options currently being examined by his security team, and that his decision will depend on the outcome of the peace talks in Minsk later this week.
"The possibility of lethal defensive weapons is one of those options that is being examined," Obama said. "But I have not made a decision about that yet."............http://sputniknews.com/world/20150209/1018005800.html#ixzz3RH3BzMO9
9/2/15
Obama diz que Rússia não pode redesenhar fronteiras da Europa "pela força das armas"...
ReplyDelete"Continuamos a encorajar uma solução diplomática para esta questão", disse Obama durante uma conferência de imprensa conjunta.
"Enquanto prosseguem esta semana os esforços diplomáticos, estamos absolutamente de acordo que o século XXI não pode ficar sem reação e simplesmente permitir que as fronteiras da Europa sejam redesenhadas pela força das armas", salientou.
Obama indicou que os Estados Unidos ainda não decidiram se vão fornecer armamento para Kiev, que desde a primavera de 2014 se confronta com uma rebelião separatista pró-russa no leste do país..................http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Mundo/Interior.aspx?content_id=4390927&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JN-ULTIMAS+%28JN+-+Ultimas%29
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