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Kerry Accuses Russia of Exerting 'Pressure on Moldova'

2014-03-04

[An Nahar] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
took another swipe at Russia on Monday, saying that Moscow "has put pressure on Moldova," as he backed the former Soviet state in seeking closer ties with the West.

Jahwn coming out to defend Moldova? They're doomed, doomed...

Kerry, who has lambasted Russia over its military actions in Ukraine, another former Soviet state and neighbor, was speaking after meeting in Washington Moldovan Prime Minister Lurie Leanca, who is seeking closer ties with the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
"I regret to say that Russia, in some of the challenges we're seeing right now in Ukraine, has put pressure on Moldova," said Kerry. "There are challenges with respect to their energy sources and also their ability to trade. We are committed firmly to the direction that Moldova has chosen for itself."

Russia has strong ties with separatist movements in Moldova's Russian-speaking region of Transdniestr and has not met long-standing pledges to withdraw its soldiers from the country, which it committed to do in 1999. Russia also keeps a large amount of armaments there.

Pledging additional funding to Moldova, the top U.S. diplomat added: "The prime minister is leading a transformation effort in Moldova. We are very pleased with the fact that they continue their efforts to move towards their association agreement with Europe."

The new U.S. funding will help support the Swiss and Cayman banking industries...

Leanca said: "Moldova is keen to build an energy interconnection with the European Union and American support is critical in this perspective."

So the EU, dependent on Russian natural gas, can help the Moldovans become less dependent on Russian natural gas. Shrewd, these Europeans...

"Same about the security cooperation. We see right now in the region some very negative developments unfolding," Leanca added, referring to Ukraine, which has accused Russia of pouring troops into Crimea, in Europe's worst standoff since the Cold War.

Posted by:Fred

#7 that's not the Falklands, Jahn

Posted by: Frank G 2014-03-04 22:02

#6 Once is a tragedy, twice is a farce.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-03-04 19:38

#5 Moldvia has a large Russian population but they are pretty far removed from Russian Territory. If I were Ukraine that would make me nervous because it indicates that maybe Putin is looking at swallowing all of Ukraine rather than just Crimea.

Wonder what other Russian enclaves are sitting out there waiting.

Reminds me of one of Hitler's excuses for going into the Ukraine, to protect ethnic Germnas.

Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-03-04 15:25

#4 Recall Kerry, it'l hurt Obama.

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-03-04 11:20

#3 so he's moved on to the next shiny object

uit jou mond die oor van God

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-03-04 05:09

#2 Kerry is spreading trouble. He failed to produce even a hint of any Israeli - Palestinian solution, so he's moved on to the next shiny object and populist neo-con diversion. There is absolutely no strategic threat to the security of the U.S. in any of these Ukrainian events.

The Germans and the British see it for what it is, an internal struggle on the Russian buffer zone. Let the rabid McShame rant on and stay the hell out of it !

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-03-04 02:33

#1 No one evar! suspects the Moldavians.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-03-04 01:56

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