Despite
the sanctions handed out to Putin and Russia by the EU and US in the aftermath of
Russia's occupation of Crimea with over 30,000 foot soldiers, Putin seems to
be have a sound sleep and no qualms whatsoever.
In
fact, he may have written his own demands too and would hand it
out at the appropriate time when the dust settles, if it ever does.
Putin,
is keeping close to heart, this list of demands and being a master sly in the game of diplomacy, the fear is that Crimea and Ukraine at large will be the
main player that will suffer at the long run.
How
much of a game should super power countries play with smaller nations; their integrity
and sovereignty? Time will tell.
Russia
has said it is drafting counterproposals to a US plan for a negotiated solution
to the Ukraine crisis. The Kremlin denounced the new western-backed government
as an unacceptable “fait accompli” and claimed Russian-leaning parts of the
country had been plunged into lawlessness.
In
a televised briefing with President Vladimir Putin, the Russian foreign
minister, Sergey Lavrov, said proposals made by John Kerry, the US secretary of
state, were “not suitable” because they took the situation created by the coup
as a starting point, referring to the ouster of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin
president, Viktor Yanukovych.
But
in Washington state department officials said it was Russia’s refusal to
discuss the American proposals that was hurting prospects for a negotiated
solution, in particular the idea of direct talks between Russian officials and
those of the new Ukrainian government.
“We
are still awaiting a Russian response to the concrete questions that Secretary
Kerry sent Foreign Minister Lavrov on Saturday in this regard,” Jen Psaki, a
state department spokeswoman, said in a statement.
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