Flip Flop Diplomacy – US response to Crimea


Published on Mar 20, 2014 by Lewin Kim

After a shooting on a Simferopol, Crimea military base on Tuesday, the US State Department was quick to cast the blame on Russia. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tweeted, “Stop the shooting in #Simferopol. Clear that #Russia shot first, and now must show restraint. #Ukraine @UkrProgress,” even though there are conflicting reports on the specifics surrounding the incident. RT’s Anastasia Churkina went to the US State Department to ask questions of Psaki herself.

After a shooting on a Simferopol, Crimea military base on Tuesday, the US State Department was quick to cast the blame on Russia. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tweeted, “Stop the shooting in #Simferopol. Clear that #Russia shot first, and now must show restraint. #Ukraine @UkrProgress,” even though there are conflicting reports on the specifics surrounding the incident. RT’s Anastasia Churkina went to the US State Department to ask questions of Psaki herself.

After a shooting on a Simferopol, Crimea military base on Tuesday, the US State Department was quick to cast the blame on Russia. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tweeted, “Stop the shooting in #Simferopol. Clear that #Russia shot first, and now must show restraint. #Ukraine @UkrProgress,” even though there are conflicting reports on the specifics surrounding the incident. RT’s Anastasia Churkina went to the US State Department to ask questions of Psaki herself.

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