Delegation of U.S. Senators to visit Kyiv on March 14 – Ukraine's foreign ministry

[Catherina]

Source: Interfax Ukraine

Delegation of U.S. Senators to visit Kyiv on March 14 – Ukraine's foreign ministry

11.03.2014 (March 11) A delegation of U.S. Senators will arrive to Kyiv by the end of this week, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has reported.

"On March 14-16 a delegation of U.S. Senators led by John McCain is to come to Ukraine," director of the information policy department of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Yevhen Perebyinis said at the briefing on Tuesday.

According to him, the delegation will consist of five senators, who will meet with Verkhovna Rada Chairman and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, as well as with the leadership of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Finance Ministry and Security Service of Ukraine.




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There's that name again. McCain. Popping up everywhere like a bad case of warts. You'd think he was the Secretary of State or something. Maybe he could bring PNAC Robert Kagan along and they could pop into Crimea along with Kagan's wife, the Assistant "Fuck the EU" Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, and hand out doughnuts or something.

[cosmicone]

1. Our fascists meeting their fascists ... sweet. n/t

[jakeXT]

2. McCain: ‘It’s Tragic’ There’s No U.S. Military Option In Ukraine

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Friday lamented the lack of a military option for the United States in Ukraine against Russia and criticized President Obama for thinking the Cold War is over.

During a segment on MSNBC, McCain said that the Obama administration does’t understand Russian President Vladimir Putin. “They have been near delusional in thinking that the Cold War was over,” McCain said referring to Obama officials. “Maybe the president thinks the Cold War is over but Vladimir Putin doesn’t and that’s what this is all about.”

Later in the interview, when host Andrea Mitchell asked if there is a military option for the U.S. in Ukraine, the Arizona Republican sounded despondent. “I’d love to tell you that there is Andrea, but frankly I do not see it,” he said, adding, “I wish that there were. … I do not see a military option and it’s tragic.”

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/03/07/3378371/mccain-military-option-ukraine/

[Catherina]

8. Awful. And awful in its similarity to some posts here

If ever a time Obama needs the antiwar Left that put him in office, it's now while the neocons, neolibs and that runaway wreck of a Nuland State Department are pushing him to "get tough". They didn't like it one bit when he snuck in a few minutes with Putin, away from all those assholesl, at the G20 and they hammered out an understanding. It's time to get all these clowns off the airwaves and out of the way because they want to escalate this. The tragedy is them.

Thanks for this awful clip.

[geardaddy]

3. He was spewing his shit on Letterman last night.

I don't know why Dave had him on. It just made me mad.

[Catherina]

9. I don't get it either

If McCain were drowning, I'd throw him a dumbbell.

[geardaddy]

15. ...

[ctsnowman]

4. What's a few billion $

we can always cut food stamps some more.

[quadrature]

5. Obama will visit Sochi,Russia, in June ...

kinda evens out

[Catherina]

6. I think that's off/ They already canceled the prep meetings. Sochi G8 would need a miracle now

U.S., U.K. Skipping G-8 Prep Meetings in Sochi Because of Russian Intervention in Ukraine

By Gillian Mohney
Mar 2, 2014 12:23pm

After Russian troops took control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea, a move Secretary of State John Kerry called “an incredible act of aggression,” the U.S. and U.K. say they won’t participate in preparatory meetings for the G-8 summit that is scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia, in June.

The U.S.’s decision comes after President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a lengthy phone call Saturday.

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U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague told ABC News today that the country will also skip the preparatory meetings. Canada recalled its ambassador from Moscow on Saturday.

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Kerry told George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” there is a distinct possibility that the U.S. will end up boycotting the actual summit because of Russia’s actions.


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/u-s-u-k-skipping-g-8-prep-meetings-in-sochi-because-of-russian-intervention-in-ukraine/

Obama Consults Merkel On Ukraine, Will Not Participate In G8 Summit In Sochi

Reuters
Posted: 03/04/2014 7:57 pm EST

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday about the situation in Ukraine and discussed a potential resolution to the crisis, a senior Obama administration official said.

The officials also said Obama would not attend a G8 summit scheduled for Sochi, Russia, in June unless there is a Russian reversal in the Ukraine crisis.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/us-g8-sochi_n_4899663.html

[olddad56]

7. As soon as I read the name McCain, I knew this was not a good thing unless..

He and a group of GOP Senators are going there looking of employment.

[Catherina]

10. +1 and long-term employment at that n/t

[olddad56]

11. Asshole McCain will do anything he can to undermine the President.

[warrant46]

12. Any Guesses on who is going W/GrandPa ??

Lindsey Graham is my pick

[Catherina]

13. For sure. Marco Rubio too I'll bet n/t

[warrant46]

14. +1

More than likely !! He needs to get Foreign Relations Experience (LOL)