Day: March 17, 2014

Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the So-called Referendum in Crimea, March 17, 2014

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—17 March 2014. We consider the so-called referendum held on 16 March in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea to be both illegal and illegitimate. The referendum violated the Ukrainian Constitution and international law, and Allies do not recognise its results. Furthermore, the circumstances under which it was held were deeply[Read More…]

DoD Statement on Boarding of Commercial Tanker Morning Glory

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby provided the following statement: “No one was hurt tonight when U.S. forces, at the request of both the Libyan and Cypriot governments, boarded and took control of the commercial tanker Morning Glory, a stateless vessel seized earlier this month[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Putin, March 16, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2014. President Obama spoke this afternoon with President Putin of Russia. President Obama emphasized that the Crimean “referendum,” which violates the Ukrainian constitution and occurred under duress of Russian military intervention, would never be recognized by the United States and the international community.  He emphasized that Russia’s[Read More…]

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