Oh, yes, the USA CORP plus the NATO's are having problems with this one. I have a feeling many of the CORPORATION people are saying, "What are these Russian leaders doing... with all these "roadmaps for peace"? Damn, we can't start our war with all this... And our bank accounts are running dry!"
...neither those in power in Kiev, nor the United States seem to be interested in accepting any kind of roadmap that could bring about peaceful solution to the crisis, Lawrence Freeman of the Executive Intelligence Review magazine told RT.
"You have to keep in mind that the US State Department and in particular Victoria Nuland, who has been behind this coup since the end of last year, these are people who are actually running the show. And they want to force a confrontation. They've been lying about the entire situation since February 21-22… have not been telling the truth about who is actually responsible for the confrontations in Kiev and in Eastern Ukraine," Freeman said.
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Moscow's roadmap for Ukraine settlement sees mixed response
Moscow's call on pro-federalization protesters in Ukraine to postpone the referendums was welcomed by the West and Kiev, yet they still do not recognize the need to halt the military op in southeast as a prerequisite for national dialogue and elections.
Ukraine presidential hopeful Pyotr Poroshenko (UDAR Party) has welcomed President Vladimir Putin's statements, saying that the situation significantly improved following the news from Moscow. "We have an appeal to stop an illegal referendum, Russia accepting presidential elections. I think this is great news for stabilizing the situation in eastern Ukraine," Poroshenko told reporters in Berlin.
On Wednesday, Putin called the presidential election in Ukraine, now scheduled for May 25, "a move in the right direction" adding however it would mean nothing unless all citizens of Ukraine have a full understanding of how their rights would be guaranteed afterwards.
The direct dialogue between Kiev and representatives of the southeastern regions is the "key element" of settling the conflict, Putin said, supported on this by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter. In order to "create the necessary conditions for this dialogue," Putin urged rescheduling of the referendum planned by anti-government protesters to determine the future of southeastern Ukraine.
However, for a dialogue to succeed, a ceasefire and halt of any violence should take place by all the military, paramilitary and illegal radical armed groups, Putin added. "Russia urgently appeals to the authorities in Kiev to cease immediately all military and punitive operations in southeast Ukraine," he said.
Armed men in Ukrainian military uniforms stand guard beside an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine May 7, 2014. (Reuters/Marko Djuric)
Armed men in Ukrainian military uniforms stand guard beside an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine May 7, 2014. (Reuters/Marko Djuric)
Russia is not responsible for the deepening crisis in Ukraine, Putin reiterated, reciting concrete steps it made to de-escalate tensions.
"We have been told that our troops by the Ukrainian border are a concern – we have withdrawn them. They are now not near the border, but at locations where they conduct regular drills at ranges," he said. "This can be easily verified using modern intelligence techniques, including from space, where everything can be seen."
"We helped to secure the OSCE military observers' release and I think also made a contribution to defusing the situation," he added.
The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, noted on Wednesday evening that a "genuine national dialogue and the cessation of acts of violence and provocations are essential elements in advancing towards a political solution."
"I take note of President Putin's recent statements signalling a willingness to de-escalate the situation, including his call to refrain from holding a referendum in the Eastern part of Ukraine and the stated withdrawal of Russian troops from the borders of Ukraine," Rompuy said.
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