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G-7 Warns Russia Of “Grave Consequences” If Crimea Annexed
Zero Hedge
The G-8(-1) is clearly concerned about the fall-out from this weekend’s referendum in Crimea and in its strongest language yet is condemning (and threatening) Russia:
- *G-7 CALLS ON RUSSIA TO ‘DE-ESCALATE THE CONFLICT IN CRIMEA’
- *RUSSIA ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA WOULD VIOLATE UN CHARTER: G-7
- *G-7 CALLS ON RUSSIA TO HALT SUPPORT FOR CRIMEA REFERENDUM
- *G-7 SAYS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE RESULT OF CRIMEA REFERENDUM
- *’CEASE EFFORTS TO CHANGE’ STATUS OF CRIMEA, G-7 TELLS RUSSIA
- *G-7 SAYS ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA WOULD HAVE ‘GRAVE CONSEQUENCES’
Then, after the threats, calls on Russia to let observers into the country and enter into talks with the Ukrainian government (which has already appeared to give up on Crimea). This comes as Ukraine’s PM visits Obama in D.C.
Via PTI:
The Group of Seven most developed economies is calling on Russia to stop all efforts to “annex” Ukraine’s Crimea region, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said today.
G7 leaders, European Council head Hermann Van Rompuy “and I will in a new declaration call on Russia to cease all efforts to annex Ukraine’s autonomous republic of Crimea,” Barroso said in a tweeted message.
“Together with other G7 leaders, Van Rompuy and myself have strongly and unequivocally condemned this action on behalf of the EU,” Barroso said.
To the G-7, Putin probably says ‘Gee whiz!”