War is Peace: US State Department says Kiev has right to use airstrikes against civilians

War is Peace: US State Department says Kiev has right to use airstrikes against civilians
2014 07 09

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US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said to reporters at a press briefing that the Ukrainian government has every right to conduct attacks on civilians, as this upholds the country’s unity.

According to US State Department spokesman Jen Psaki, the Ukrainian government defends the country, inflicting air strikes on civilians in the east of the country. She stated this today at a regular meeting with reporters. Psaki justified Kiev’s actions in relation to the militia.

Asked by the RT reporter Gayane Chichakyan of civilians who are suffering from the bombing, which is conducted exclusively by the Ukrainian army, and not by the anti-Kiev militia, Jen Psaki said that Kiev had the right to do it, so it protects the integrity of the country. "The Ukrainian authorities are protecting the country. I think they have to have every right to do it, it is the same way to act in the international community," she said.

 In addition, Psaki commented recent statement of US State Department’s spokesperson Marie Harf that Ukrainians do not leave the country because of the crisis, but just go to visit their grandparents in Russia. She explained that the US cannot believe the sources that report on increase of migrants’ flow. After representative RT referred to a number of American media who write about the numerous Ukrainian refugees, State Department spokesman responded that the source of these messages is the Federal Migration Service of Russia, which is not an international organization, so it the data provided by it should to be verified. The fighting in the south-east of Ukraine continues. The authorities in Kiev use artillery and tanks to combat militias. All this caused the flight of the population in the east of the country. People move to other cities inside Ukraine, to relatives and to camps of temporary residence in Russia. The UN estimates that about 100 thousand people have crossed the Russian border, but Russian Federal Migration Service states that the figure may be four times higher. <a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_07_03/US-considers-Ukrainian-military-operations-in-the-east-of-the-country-to-be-adequate-3178/" target="_blank">US describes Kiev’s punitive operations in eastern Ukraine as ’adeq...</a> The US Department of State believes that the Ukrainian military operations in the east of the country are adequate, spokesperson Jen Psaki said at a briefing in Washington. According to US opinion, operations of the Ukrainian security forces have a moderate and restrained character. "In terms of events of what’s happening on the ground, our view is that the Ukrainian security forces’ operations have been moderate and measured; they’ve been taking steps to maintain calm within their own country," Psaki supposes. [...] Read the full article at: <a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_07_08/The-US-State-Department-recognizes-right-of-Kiev-to-apply-airstrikes-on-civilians-5548/" target="_blank">voiceofrussia.com</a>