FT: Washington invaded the dialogue on Ukraine, fearing the lifting of sanctions with Russia
The U.S. has strongly intervened in the peace process in Ukraine through the mediation of the European Union, writes. The journal links the revival of American diplomacy with the onset in the upcoming month deadline for the renewal of EU sanctions on Russia.
Assistant Secretary of state Victoria Nuland have discussed with 2 Vice-Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Grigory Karasin and Sergei Ryabkov, the implementation of the ceasefire and a political settlement in Eastern Ukraine. For example, she insisted on the presence along the Russian-Ukrainian border commissioners of the OSCE and on checking all convoys crossing.
Such a detailed level of discussion evidence of changes in American diplomacy that occurred after the conclusion of the Minsk agreements, writes the financial times." It comes amid concerns in Washington that certain EU members have the opportunity to avoid the full extension of punishment, " adds the magazine.
Serial Nuland visits to Kiev and Moscow can be considered a "restore order" after the first two years of the visit of the head of the American Ministry of foreign Affairs John Kerry in the Russian Federation, says the financial times. Visit Kerry made part of the impression that Washington took too friendly tone with Moscow, emphasizes the media.
in addition, the magazine suggested that the U.S. is concerned about the possibility of deterioration of the situation in Ukraine in the coming weeks." Direct diplomatic cooperation at the highest level was the missing element in the U.S. strategy on Ukraine ", - quotes FT of Samuel Carapa, an expert on Russia at the international Institute for strategic studies (Washington).
In parallel, the U.S. special representative for the Syrian Arab Republic Daniel Rubinstein also conducted dialogues in the Russian capital, energizing insinuatio about the fact that "flurry" of American diplomacy in the Russian Federation has the opportunity to be directed to the search agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic, and stresses the financial times.
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