The news is currently filled with Tillerson and Volker's 3 hour stop-over in Ukraine immediately after the end of the G20 summit in Germany.
During his stop-over, Tillerson stated that,
"It is necessary for Russia to take the first steps to de-escalate
the situation in the eastern part of Ukraine," Tillerson told reporters
at a joint news conference in Kiev with Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko. "This is necessary for us to make any movement."
...
"We do call on Russia to honor its commitments that were made under the Minsk accords and to exercise influence over the separatists in the region that they have complete control over," he said, adding later:
"The U.S. and E.U. sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered these particular sanctions." (Fox News (Associated Press): July 09, 2017) (my emphasis)
Now recall that just over 3 weeks ago,
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled the U.S. could ease off
demands that Russia abide by the Minsk agreement to end the conflict in
Ukraine, telling lawmakers that the administration doesn’t want to be
“handcuffed” if Moscow and Kiev can settle their dispute another way.
Tillerson made the comment Wednesday to House lawmakers who may soon be weighing tougher sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Ukraine conflict" (Nick Wadhams: Bloomberg : 14 June 2017) (my emphasis)
What has changed since Tillerson made these comments to US House lawmakers, besides the fact that Kurt Volker has been appointed the US special representative to Ukraine, an appointment made at the request of President (Vladimir) Putin himself? (Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu : Reuters :
The
meeting was also attended by his campaign chairman at the time, Paul J.
Manafort, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Mr. Manafort and Mr.
Kushner recently disclosed the meeting, though not its content, in
confidential government documents described to The New York Times." (July 9, 2017) (my emphasis) (right: Trump Jnr., Manafort, & Kushner)
In 2014, Karen Dawisha's book, "Putin's Kleptocracy ... Who Owns Russia" was published.
It it she methodically outlines,
"Putin's rapid rise to power, the cabal he brought with him, the oligarchs they have created, the billions they have looted, and Putin's ambition to restore Russia to greatness"
Trump is not looting billions from the American public. Instead, he seems to be using the US Office of the Presidency as a powerful 'trademark' to enhance the 'money-making' of the labyrinthine companies that he owns.
Trump now desperately needs to avert the eyes of the American public from both the mounting evidence of collusion between himself and Putin during the 2016 US Presidential elections, as well as the bubbling to the surface of just how his accolytes are trying to conceal the use of the US Presidency as a 'trademark' for his many companies.
Has Tillerson hinted that, yet again, Putin will come to Trump's rescue, when he stated that,
""It is necessary for Russia to take the first steps to de-escalate the situation in the eastern part of Ukraine," Tillerson told reporters at a joint news conference in Kiev with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. "This is necessary for us to make any movement." (ibid Fox News)
(to be continued)
During his stop-over, Tillerson stated that,
"It is necessary for Russia to take the first steps to de-escalate
the situation in the eastern part of Ukraine," Tillerson told reporters
at a joint news conference in Kiev with Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko. "This is necessary for us to make any movement."...
"We do call on Russia to honor its commitments that were made under the Minsk accords and to exercise influence over the separatists in the region that they have complete control over," he said, adding later:
"The U.S. and E.U. sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered these particular sanctions." (Fox News (Associated Press): July 09, 2017) (my emphasis)
Now recall that just over 3 weeks ago,
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled the U.S. could ease off
demands that Russia abide by the Minsk agreement to end the conflict in
Ukraine, telling lawmakers that the administration doesn’t want to be
“handcuffed” if Moscow and Kiev can settle their dispute another way.Tillerson made the comment Wednesday to House lawmakers who may soon be weighing tougher sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Ukraine conflict" (Nick Wadhams: Bloomberg : 14 June 2017) (my emphasis)
What has changed since Tillerson made these comments to US House lawmakers, besides the fact that Kurt Volker has been appointed the US special representative to Ukraine, an appointment made at the request of President (Vladimir) Putin himself? (Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu : Reuters :
President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton
before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during
the 2016 campaign, according to three advisers to the White House
briefed on the meeting and two others with knowledge of it.
The
meeting was also attended by his campaign chairman at the time, Paul J.
Manafort, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Mr. Manafort and Mr.
Kushner recently disclosed the meeting, though not its content, in
confidential government documents described to The New York Times." (July 9, 2017) (my emphasis) (right: Trump Jnr., Manafort, & Kushner)
Furthermore, even US Senator Lindsey Graham is beginning to slightly waver in his 'unflinching' support of Donald Trump.
Added to which, as
In 2014, Karen Dawisha's book, "Putin's Kleptocracy ... Who Owns Russia" was published.
It it she methodically outlines,
"Putin's rapid rise to power, the cabal he brought with him, the oligarchs they have created, the billions they have looted, and Putin's ambition to restore Russia to greatness"
Trump is not looting billions from the American public. Instead, he seems to be using the US Office of the Presidency as a powerful 'trademark' to enhance the 'money-making' of the labyrinthine companies that he owns.Trump now desperately needs to avert the eyes of the American public from both the mounting evidence of collusion between himself and Putin during the 2016 US Presidential elections, as well as the bubbling to the surface of just how his accolytes are trying to conceal the use of the US Presidency as a 'trademark' for his many companies.
Has Tillerson hinted that, yet again, Putin will come to Trump's rescue, when he stated that,
""It is necessary for Russia to take the first steps to de-escalate the situation in the eastern part of Ukraine," Tillerson told reporters at a joint news conference in Kiev with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. "This is necessary for us to make any movement." (ibid Fox News)
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