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Brittiparlamentaarikot: Nato ei ole valmistautunut Venäjän hyökkäykseen
Torstai 31.7.2014 klo 04.16
Britannian parlamentaarikkojen mielestä sotilasliitto Nato ei ole valmistautunut Venäjän hyökkäykseen jäsenmaitaan vastaan.
Parlamentaarikot vaativat erityisesti Baltian maihin lisää sotilaskalustoa ja joukkoja.
Britannian parlamentin puolustuskomitea sanoo, että Krim ja Itä-Ukraina paljastivat hälyttäviä puutteita Naton valmiudessa. Tapahtumien pitäisi komitean mukaan toimia herätyksenä Natolle.
Ukraina ei kuulu Natoon.
G7 leaders: Russia's aggression against Ukraine 'unacceptable and violate international law'
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July 31, 2014, 7:35 a.m. |
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Kyiv Post
US President Barack Obama, President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy, France's President Francois Hollande, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a working dinner at the G7 summit at the European Council headquarters on June 4, 2014 in Brussels. AFP PHOTO / POOL/ ALAIN JOCARD
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Editor's Note: The following is a press statement released by G7 leaders on Ukraine issued July 30.
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, join in expressing our grave concern about Russia’s continued actions to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. We once again condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and actions to de-stabilize eastern Ukraine. Those actions are unacceptable and violate international law.
We condemn the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the deaths of 298 innocent civilians. We demand a prompt, full, unimpeded, and transparent international investigation. We call upon all sides to establish, maintain, and fully respect a cease-fire at and around the crash site, as demanded by UN Security Council resolution 2166, so that the investigators can take up their work and to recover the remains of all victims and their personal possessions.
This terrible event should have marked a watershed in this conflict, causing Russia to suspend its support for illegal armed groups in Ukraine, secure its border with Ukraine, and stop the increasing flow of weapons, equipment, and militants across the border in order to achieve rapid and tangible results in de-escalation.
Regrettably, however, Russia has not changed course. This week, we have all announced additional coordinated sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on specific companies operating in key sectors of the Russian economy. We believe it is essential to demonstrate to the Russian leadership that it must stop its support for the separatists in eastern Ukraine and tangibly participate in creating the necessary conditions for the political process.
We remain convinced that there must be a political solution to the current conflict, which is causing rising numbers of civilian casualties. We call for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine and underline the need to implement President Poroshenko’s peace plan without any further delay. To this end, we urge all parties to establish a swift, genuine, and sustainable general cease-fire on the basis of the Berlin Declaration of 2 July with the aim of maintaining Ukraine’s territorial integrity. We call upon Russia to use its influence with the separatist groups and ensure effective border control, including through OSCE observers. We support the OSCE and the Trilateral Contact Group as central players in creating the conditions for a ceasefire.
Russia still has the opportunity to choose the path of de-escalation, which would lead to the removal of these sanctions. If it does not do so, however, we remain ready to further intensify the costs of its adverse actions.