07-26-2014, 01:42 PM
HILLARY CLINTON WEIGHS-IN ON POST-MH17 SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
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"I think if there were any doubt it should be gone by now, that Vladimir Putin, certainly indirectly -- through his support of the insurgents in eastern Ukraine and the supply of advanced weapons and, frankly, the presence of Russian Special Forces and intelligence agents -- bears responsibility for what happened," she told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview that will air Sunday.
Clinton's comments come just over a week since Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. Pro-Russian militants have been accused of downing the plane using Russia-supplied armaments and of interfering with the subsequent investigation at the crash site.
U.S. President Barack Obama last week called the crash a "wake-up call for Europe and the world that there are consequences to an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine," a view Clinton echoed in urging Europe to go further.
"We have to up the sanctions that are required. The United States has continued to move forward on that, Europe has been reluctant," Clinton told. "They need to understand they must stand up to Vladimir Putin."
Her comments came as the Pentagon warned that Russia is preparing to transfer more powerful weaponry into Ukraine, a move it said could happen at any time.
Full piece: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/...?hpt=hp_t2
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Hillary doesn't like or trust Putin -- she doesn't mince any words there. She calls him arrogant and egotistical.
If he's still in power in 2016 and she runs and wins the US Presidency, I wonder if her candor about him as a person will be a plus or minus in terms of "re-setting" the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Right now, I don't think Putin cares much about anything Obama says and considers Obama weak, while Obama seems to consider Putin completely full of shit and untrustworthy.
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"I think if there were any doubt it should be gone by now, that Vladimir Putin, certainly indirectly -- through his support of the insurgents in eastern Ukraine and the supply of advanced weapons and, frankly, the presence of Russian Special Forces and intelligence agents -- bears responsibility for what happened," she told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview that will air Sunday.
Clinton's comments come just over a week since Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. Pro-Russian militants have been accused of downing the plane using Russia-supplied armaments and of interfering with the subsequent investigation at the crash site.
U.S. President Barack Obama last week called the crash a "wake-up call for Europe and the world that there are consequences to an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine," a view Clinton echoed in urging Europe to go further.
"We have to up the sanctions that are required. The United States has continued to move forward on that, Europe has been reluctant," Clinton told. "They need to understand they must stand up to Vladimir Putin."
Her comments came as the Pentagon warned that Russia is preparing to transfer more powerful weaponry into Ukraine, a move it said could happen at any time.
Full piece: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/25/world/...?hpt=hp_t2
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Hillary doesn't like or trust Putin -- she doesn't mince any words there. She calls him arrogant and egotistical.
If he's still in power in 2016 and she runs and wins the US Presidency, I wonder if her candor about him as a person will be a plus or minus in terms of "re-setting" the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Right now, I don't think Putin cares much about anything Obama says and considers Obama weak, while Obama seems to consider Putin completely full of shit and untrustworthy.
(HOTD edit)