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Showing posts with label Ultimatum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ultimatum. Show all posts
10/19/22
Ukraine war: It is time to stop pussy footing - if Putin wants to play hard ball, so can the West.
Ukraine war: Let us be honest - Putin started this war, and he can end it, If he doesn't, the West should give him an "offer" (ultimatum) he can not refuse. It is time to stop this cruel war and the principal instigator, whatever it takes.
5/5/22
Russia Ukraine invasion: Nato and US (give Putin the middle finger) and say No to Putin's ultimatum
The US and Nato have formally rejected Russia's demands to withdraw Western forces from eastern Europe and abandon Ukraine.
"We cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which the security of our alliance and security in Europe and North America rest," Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (26 January).
"This includes the right of each nation to choose its own security arrangements. Russia should refrain from coercive force posturing, aggressive rhetoric, and malign activities directed against allies and other nations," he added.
Nato, the same day, "in parallel" with the US, conveyed "written proposals" to Russia for new security arrangements in Europe, Stoltenberg said.
The Western proposals included reopening Russia-Nato embassies in Brussels and Moscow and making more use of "military-to-military channels of communications" to reduce the risk of an accidental clash. They also included nuclear arms control and greater "transparency" on military exercises. But they fell far short of Russian president Vladimir Putin's demands, issued last December, and they underlined that Ukraine was free to seek Nato membership whether Putin liked it or not.
And Nato was sending more troops, fighter jets, and warships to the east in reaction to Russia's aggressive posture, Stoltenberg added, instead of withdrawing from the region, as Putin had demanded.
"We are removing any question about our ability to defend and protect all allies by increasing the presence in the eastern part of the alliance," Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg nodded to the outlandish nature of Russia's earlier demands, which many Western commentators saw as a propaganda hoax. "There's no secret that we are far apart," Stoltenberg said. "Tensions are increasing. Russia continues its military build-up. And we see also more troops not only in and around Ukraine, but also now in Belarus ... and this takes place under the disguise of an exercise," he added.
"We are not naïve," Stoltenberg said.
"We are hoping for, and working for, a good solution, de-escalation, we are also prepared for the worst," he said.
Meanwhile, the US version of the Western proposals were personally handed over by the US ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, at the Russian foreign ministry on Wednesday for greater effect. "Putting things in writing is ... a good way to make sure we're as precise as possible," US secretary of state Antony Blinken said. "It remains up to Russia to decide how to respond ... We're ready either way", he said. The West had offered Russia "a serious diplomatic path forward, should Russia choose it", he noted. "There should be no doubt about our seriousness of purpose when it comes to diplomacy, and we're acting with equal focus and force to bolster Ukraine's defences and prepare a swift united response to further Russian aggression," Blinken said.
"This is about respecting the right for self-determination," Stoltenberg said.
Read more at: Nato and US say No to Putin's ultimatum
"We cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which the security of our alliance and security in Europe and North America rest," Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (26 January).
"This includes the right of each nation to choose its own security arrangements. Russia should refrain from coercive force posturing, aggressive rhetoric, and malign activities directed against allies and other nations," he added.
Nato, the same day, "in parallel" with the US, conveyed "written proposals" to Russia for new security arrangements in Europe, Stoltenberg said.
The Western proposals included reopening Russia-Nato embassies in Brussels and Moscow and making more use of "military-to-military channels of communications" to reduce the risk of an accidental clash. They also included nuclear arms control and greater "transparency" on military exercises. But they fell far short of Russian president Vladimir Putin's demands, issued last December, and they underlined that Ukraine was free to seek Nato membership whether Putin liked it or not.
And Nato was sending more troops, fighter jets, and warships to the east in reaction to Russia's aggressive posture, Stoltenberg added, instead of withdrawing from the region, as Putin had demanded.
"We are removing any question about our ability to defend and protect all allies by increasing the presence in the eastern part of the alliance," Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg nodded to the outlandish nature of Russia's earlier demands, which many Western commentators saw as a propaganda hoax. "There's no secret that we are far apart," Stoltenberg said. "Tensions are increasing. Russia continues its military build-up. And we see also more troops not only in and around Ukraine, but also now in Belarus ... and this takes place under the disguise of an exercise," he added.
"We are not naïve," Stoltenberg said.
"We are hoping for, and working for, a good solution, de-escalation, we are also prepared for the worst," he said.
Meanwhile, the US version of the Western proposals were personally handed over by the US ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, at the Russian foreign ministry on Wednesday for greater effect. "Putting things in writing is ... a good way to make sure we're as precise as possible," US secretary of state Antony Blinken said. "It remains up to Russia to decide how to respond ... We're ready either way", he said. The West had offered Russia "a serious diplomatic path forward, should Russia choose it", he noted. "There should be no doubt about our seriousness of purpose when it comes to diplomacy, and we're acting with equal focus and force to bolster Ukraine's defences and prepare a swift united response to further Russian aggression," Blinken said.
"This is about respecting the right for self-determination," Stoltenberg said.
Read more at: Nato and US say No to Putin's ultimatum
4/23/22
Ukraine US Relations - is US preparing an ultimatum to Russia- Stop hostilities and negotiate or else ? As top level US officials to meet with Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy at a press conference on Saturday said he plans to meet with Blinken and Austin but did not share any details.
The White House declined to comment Saturday. A State Department spokesperson also declined to comment.
The trip would mark the highest-ranking U.S. officials to visit Ukraine since Russia launched the war.
Biden said on April 14 that he was working with his foreign policy team to determine whether he should send a senior member of his administration to Ukraine in what would be a potentially dramatic show of support.
Read more at: Top US officials to meet with Zelenskyy: Live Russia-Ukraine updates
The White House declined to comment Saturday. A State Department spokesperson also declined to comment.
The trip would mark the highest-ranking U.S. officials to visit Ukraine since Russia launched the war.
Biden said on April 14 that he was working with his foreign policy team to determine whether he should send a senior member of his administration to Ukraine in what would be a potentially dramatic show of support.
Read more at: Top US officials to meet with Zelenskyy: Live Russia-Ukraine updates
3/21/22
Ukraine war: Time to shift strategies: We must do more to aid Ukraine - "give terrorist Putin an ultimatum to declare cease-fire or else"
War is dynamic, a contest of wills between warring parties, each of which is fighting to achieve its political objectives and thwart its enemy. War reveals vulnerabilities not apparent when it begins, and opportunities absent at the start. Momentum shifts. Strategies should shift accordingly. This is where we are with the war in Ukraine today.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin started his illegal war to conquer and subjugate Ukraine, in his mind, Russia would quickly defeat the Ukrainian military and, thereby, the nation’s will to fight. That didn’t happen. Ukraine resisted, showing weaknesses in the Russian military machine. And global sanctions reduced Russia’s ability to fund the war. The result: stalemate. Russia has lost tactical momentum. Now Ukraine must seize it.
Two opportunities emerged. The stalemate allowed Ukraine to go on the offensive — local counterattacks and maybe a more general counter-offensive. And it provided an opportunity for the Allies to shift strategy.
Read more at: https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/598908-time-to-shift-strategies-we-must-do-more-to-aid-ukraine
When Russian President Vladimir Putin started his illegal war to conquer and subjugate Ukraine, in his mind, Russia would quickly defeat the Ukrainian military and, thereby, the nation’s will to fight. That didn’t happen. Ukraine resisted, showing weaknesses in the Russian military machine. And global sanctions reduced Russia’s ability to fund the war. The result: stalemate. Russia has lost tactical momentum. Now Ukraine must seize it.
Two opportunities emerged. The stalemate allowed Ukraine to go on the offensive — local counterattacks and maybe a more general counter-offensive. And it provided an opportunity for the Allies to shift strategy.
Read more at: https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/598908-time-to-shift-strategies-we-must-do-more-to-aid-ukraine
1/30/22
The Ukraine Crises: Nato and US say No to Putin's ultimatum
The US and Nato have formally rejected Russia's demands to withdraw Western forces from eastern Europe and abandon Ukraine.
" We cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which the security of our alliance and security in Europe and North America rest," Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (26 January).
Read more at: Nato and US say No to Putin's ultimatum
" We cannot and will not compromise on the principles on which the security of our alliance and security in Europe and North America rest," Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday (26 January).
Read more at: Nato and US say No to Putin's ultimatum
12/28/20
Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail
Russia’s prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report at a Moscow office early on Tuesday morning, or be jailed if you return after that deadline.
Read more at: Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail | Reuters
Read more at: Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail | Reuters
11/4/20
Hungary: EU commission warns Hungary on 'foreign-funded' NGO law - by Eszter Zalan
The EU Commission has told Hungary to bring its domestic legislation on civil organisations into line with EU rules, after a Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs was struck down by the EU's top court in June.
Despite the ruling, civil organisations say Hungary continues to apply the legislation deemed as breaking EU rules.
"The EU Commission on 29 October sent a second letter to urge them [Hungarian authorities] to inform the commission of the measures taken, to ensure that the law is not applied, and to share also the draft modifications to the existing law and provide a clear timeline when they would adopt the necessary legal modifications," commission spokesman Chirstian Wigand said on Tuesday (3 November).
Hungary now has one month to respond.
Read more at: EU commission warns Hungary on 'foreign-funded' NGO law
Despite the ruling, civil organisations say Hungary continues to apply the legislation deemed as breaking EU rules.
"The EU Commission on 29 October sent a second letter to urge them [Hungarian authorities] to inform the commission of the measures taken, to ensure that the law is not applied, and to share also the draft modifications to the existing law and provide a clear timeline when they would adopt the necessary legal modifications," commission spokesman Chirstian Wigand said on Tuesday (3 November).
Hungary now has one month to respond.
Read more at: EU commission warns Hungary on 'foreign-funded' NGO law
10/20/20
EU-Britain Negotiations-Stalemate: No more trade talks unless EU changes position, Johnson says
There will be no more trade talks with the European Union unless the bloc fundamentally changes its stance on the discussions, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Greek counterpart in a call on Tuesday.
Read more at: No more trade talks unless EU changes position, Johnson says | Reuters
Read more at: No more trade talks unless EU changes position, Johnson says | Reuters
1/26/19
Venezuela: Maduro given ultimatum by EU leaders
Venezuela crisis: Maduro given ultimatum by European leaders
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10/19/17
Spain: Catalonia Rebels Ignore Spanish Government Ultimatrum: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy
The Spanish government on Thursday vowed to go ahead with taking
direct control of Catalonia after accusing regional President Carles
Puigdemont of failing to comply with its ultimatum to clarify whether he
had declared independence.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a statement that he will convene a cabinet meeting on Saturday to propose a series of measures under the framework of Article 155 of the Constitution — which allows “all measures necessary to compel” a region to abide by the law— and send them to the Senate for approval.
“The Spanish government has noted … the refusal of the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia [the regional executive] to comply with the requirement … to report in a clear and precise way if any authority of Catalonia had proceeded to declare independence,” the statement said.
Read more: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy – POLITICO
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a statement that he will convene a cabinet meeting on Saturday to propose a series of measures under the framework of Article 155 of the Constitution — which allows “all measures necessary to compel” a region to abide by the law— and send them to the Senate for approval.
“The Spanish government has noted … the refusal of the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia [the regional executive] to comply with the requirement … to report in a clear and precise way if any authority of Catalonia had proceeded to declare independence,” the statement said.
Read more: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy – POLITICO
3/19/14
Ukraine leader issues 'three hour' Crimea ultimatum
Ukraine announced plans Wednesday to drop out of a key post-Soviet
alliance and slap entry visas on Russians while also preparing for a
possible Crimean withdrawal following the Kremlin's absorption of the
peninsula.
Read more: Ukraine leader issues 'three hour' Crimea ultimatum - Yahoo News
Kiev's first firm response to
Russia's claim to the strategic Black Sea peninsula came as a deadline
expired on an ultimatum set by the acting president for Crimea's
separatist leaders to release the captured head of the Ukrainian navy.
The
spiralling crisis prompted the White House to warn Russia it was
"creating a dangerous situation" and the NATO commander to call the
Kremlin's seizure of Crimea "the gravest threat to European security and
stability since the end of the Cold War".
Germany
said it was suspending a major arms deal with Moscow -- a signal that
Washington's EU allies were willing to take more serious punitive steps
against the Kremlin despite their heavy dependence on Russian energy
supplies.
But Moscow appeared
ready to up the diplomatic stakes, warning Washington it was preparing a
"wide range" of countermeasures should the United States follow through
on threats to impose broad economic sanctions.
Pro-Russian forces earlier seized
two Crimean navy bases and detained Ukraine's naval chief as Moscow
tightened its grip on the flashpoint peninsula despite Western warnings
that its "annexation" would not go unpunished.
Dozens
of despondent Ukrainian soldiers -- one of them in tears -- filed out
of Ukraine's main navy headquarters in the historic Black Sea port city
of Sevastopol after it was stormed by hundreds of pro-Kremlin protesters
and masked Russian troops.
The local prosecutor's office
said Ukraine's navy commander Sergiy Gayduk -- appointed after his
predecessor switched allegiance in favour of Crimea's pro-Kremlin
authorities at the start of the month -- had been detained.
Russian
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu later urged Crimea's pro-Russian leaders
to free Gayduk, but only after the expiry of a 9:00 pm (1900 GMT)
deadline set by Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov for the
Crimean authorities to release the commander.
Read more: Ukraine leader issues 'three hour' Crimea ultimatum - Yahoo News
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