The U.S. ambassador to NATO warned after Russia’s invasion of Georgia
six years ago that President Vladimir Putin could encroach on Ukrainian
territory next, according to a 2008 cable published by Wikileaks.
Putin publicly challenged Ukraine’s claim to Crimea in a speech at the Russia-NATO summit in April 2008, according to an Aug. 14, 2008 telegram signed by then-U.S. NATO ambassador Kurt Volker.
The Russian leader’s threats took on greater significance after Russia’s invasion of Georgia in early August 2008, according to the Volker memo.
“President Putin challenged Ukraine’s territorial integrity rhetorically at the Bucharest Summit,” the telegram said. “Those words are now cause for greater concern as we look at Russia’s actions in Georgia.”
http://freebeacon.com/warning-signs-ignored/
Putin publicly challenged Ukraine’s claim to Crimea in a speech at the Russia-NATO summit in April 2008, according to an Aug. 14, 2008 telegram signed by then-U.S. NATO ambassador Kurt Volker.
The Russian leader’s threats took on greater significance after Russia’s invasion of Georgia in early August 2008, according to the Volker memo.
“President Putin challenged Ukraine’s territorial integrity rhetorically at the Bucharest Summit,” the telegram said. “Those words are now cause for greater concern as we look at Russia’s actions in Georgia.”
http://freebeacon.com/warning-signs-ignored/
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