WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through “land grabs,” warning Moscow and the rebels had failed to meet the terms of a tattered ceasefire.
Putin had put in place policies which “violate all the international norms with respect to territory and behavior,” Kerry told lawmakers.
“In Luhansk, and Donetsk, and now in Debaltseve, he has empowered, encouraged, and facilitated directly land grabs in order to try to destabilize Ukraine itself.”
For a long time “the respect for international boundaries, and lines, and not taking territory by force, and subterfuge has been the standard for …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
