WASHINGTON: The top US diplomat for Europe declared Tuesday that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine were subject to a “reign of terror”, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives.
“Even as Ukraine is building a peaceful, democratic, independent nation across 93% of its territory, Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine are suffering a reign of terror,” Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“Today Crimea remains under illegal occupation and human rights abuses are the norm, not the exception, for many at risk groups there,” she said of the Black Sea peninsula …read more
Source: theSun
