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(29,876 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2014, 04:10 PM Mar 2014

US Demands Russian Troops Withdraw From Crimea [View all]

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Source: Associated Press

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says more than 20,000 Russian troops are in Crimea before a referendum on Sunday that could separate the peninsula from Ukraine and merge it with Russia.

Ambassador Samantha Power said the United States and other nations "call for the suspension of this referendum, which cannot be regarded as legitimate, especially against the background of foreign military intervention."

Power said "Russian forces must return to their bases."

She said the United States is proposing a Security Council resolution on the Crimea crisis and that "Russia has to want a diplomatic solution."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-demands-russian-troops-withdraw-crimea-22901682

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US Demands Russian Troops Withdraw From Crimea [View all] Purveyor Mar 2014 OP

Putin does not acknowledge that those are Russian troops seizing Ukrainian bases KeepItReal Mar 2014 #1

Who else could they be? Adrahil Mar 2014 #6

Hey I'm just catapulting the Putin propaganda ;-) KeepItReal Mar 2014 #16

Dreaming RedFury Mar 2014 #44

Russian military plates on the vehicles. Igel Mar 2014 #38

Enough!!! No more wars for oil (or gas). Fix America before we screw up the Ukraine. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #2

Be sure to forward that graphic and message to the Kremlin too. penultimate Mar 2014 #10

No, Don't need to be a nation of self-righteous assholes going after people who are doing nothing jtuck004 Mar 2014 #18

So you support it when the US or other 'western' countries invade countries to protect penultimate Mar 2014 #20

Nope. And that's exactly the reason I think we should be the last to be telling other countries jtuck004 Mar 2014 #24

The US is telling Russia what its strategic interests are. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #25

You couldn't be more wrong. The American people have no strategic interests over there. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #28

No, we are telling Russia what Russia's strategic interests are. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #30

Really? Who made us king of the world to decide what Russia's strategic interests are? grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #32

No, I'm talking about economic sanctions on Russia. Enacted by the United States, the European geek tragedy Mar 2014 #34

Disagree. Too many problems here at home, like fracking, which the sanctions will be used to promote grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #35

At a minimum, the G7 plus the rest of the EU. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #36

Disagree again. The real game is cutting off Russia's gas exports to Europe and replacing grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #37

Maybe We Can Vacation in Grenada? Upward Mar 2014 #46

Or else what, Samantha? You want us to invade Crimea/Ukraine to kick some Russian ass? eh? 2banon Mar 2014 #3

Russia isn't playing their silly games and they can't stand it. Purveyor Mar 2014 #7

Perhaps.... Adrahil Mar 2014 #22

...and Crimea wants Russia.... grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #33

That assumption hasn't been proved. If Crimea wanted to be annexed by Russia, there wouldn't be a okaawhatever Mar 2014 #39

Now Proven: grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #45

have you ever heard of "economic and diplomatic sanctions?" nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #9

Yeah right cosmicone Mar 2014 #12

Given that it's spring, and it was a mild winter in Europe geek tragedy Mar 2014 #17

They think Putin is a kindergartener cosmicone Mar 2014 #14

how the fuck do we have a leg to stand on?! frylock Mar 2014 #4

We don't and we shouldn't care. cosmicone Mar 2014 #13

Sure... Russia is just an innocent puppy! NT Adrahil Mar 2014 #23

"exceptionalism" is dog whistle for "imperialism" grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #29

It is a prime example of American exceptionalism Mnpaul Mar 2014 #42

Russia is allowed 25,000 troops per 1999 agreement with Ukraine: snappyturtle Mar 2014 #5

not allowed to leave their bases nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #8

they always forget that part Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #26

Amazing how Putin's supporters at rt.com and elsewhere refuse to acknowledge that minor geek tragedy Mar 2014 #31

They know to overlook it. Igel Mar 2014 #40

Thanks for posting this. I posted the article in GD for discussion. Purveyor Mar 2014 #11

what about the other parts Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 Mar 2014 #15

lol, or jtuck004 Mar 2014 #19

Gawd. And I thought I was embarrassed by our State Dept during the Iraq war Catherina Mar 2014 #21

It's not fully autonomous. Igel Mar 2014 #41

Powers is, without a doubt, THE WORST. arewenotdemo Mar 2014 #43