Russia blames Sweden for Ukraine crisis

[uhnope]

Source: The Local (Sweden)

Russia’s embassy in Sweden has pointed the finger of blame at its host country for causing Ukraine's woes, in a furious response to comments made about the crisis by Foreign Minister Margot Wallström. Writing on Facebook, the embassy lambasted the “honoured minister” for the “one-sided” view of the Ukraine conflict she put forward in an opinion piece published on Friday in the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.

In the article, Wallström said Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its military support for separatists in eastern Ukraine posed the greatest threat to peace in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

In its response, the Russian embassy suggested Sweden and others had provoked Russia into seizing part of its neighbour’s territory by offering Ukraine a pathway to membership of the European Union. “The main tool turned out to be a state coup, a violent power takeover, which pushed Ukraine into the abyss of civil war,” the embassy wrote.

Carl Bergqvist, a Swedish air force major who tweets under the name Wiseman, likened the Russian embassy's rhetoric to blaming a rape victim for her choice of clothing.

Read more: http://www.thelocal.se/20150309/russia-blames-sweden-for-ukraine-crisis

---

[NuclearDem]

1. Who the hell blames Sweden for anything?

[awoke_in_2003]

23. I blame them

for ABBA

[Cha]

24. Russia.. when they're looking for more scapegoats.

[msanthrope]

25. James Blond, who's doomed to the Ladies' Loo in the Ecudorian Embassy in London. nt

[ck4829]

2. Attacked by the Saudi royal family and the Kremlin?

She must be doing something right.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. What next? Blame Liechtenstein?

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

4. I'd go with Luxemburg!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. I'm related to about half of Luxembourg (at least by marriage!)

So I went with the other small country whose name begins with "L".

[neverforget]

14. Part of my family is from Oberdonven, Luxembourg which is a small village on the Moselle River.

Someday, I am going to visit it. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. It's beautiful. You should go.

Looks like it's near Grevenmacher, so I likely have been there. A cousin-in-law came from Grevenmacher; it's a beautiful part of the country. Lots of vineyards!

[neverforget]

19. It looks beautiful and I can't wait to go! I looked at in Google Maps a few times before

and it looks awesome.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. You don't say if you have family there that you know.

Only my grandfather, his brother and a cousin left. All my greataunts stayed so we've always been in contact with them. A few years ago, however, one of my Luxembourgisch cousins went to Mertzig and researched both civic and church records. She found a treasure trove of written documents dating back to 1580. When you go, it might be something to look into , though the documents are in either Latin or Luxembourgisch.

[neverforget]

21. I don't know if I do, but I wouldn't be surprised that I'm related to someone there as it's a such

a small town.

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Absolutely.

I hope that you're able to make the trip soon.

[MRadtke]

17. I'm going with the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.

[blackspade]

6. Montenegro?

How about Tahiti?

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Or Tristan da Cunha!

[FrodosPet]

10. Or Tiera Del Fuego?

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. That'd work!

[JonLP24]

8. An opinion piece specifically was mentioned

Last edited Mon Mar 9, 2015, 03:15 PM - Edit history (2)

I'd have to go through a trouble of translated The Russian Embassy in Sweden released a response to that opinion which I'd have to translate to read for myself the few points mentioned are some good points worth pointing out but from the opinion piece Russia is singled out & blamed for peace being threatened but the "west" pays a remarkable amount of attention & blames Russia in the meantime.

Ah, I'm committing mass typos again.

[Adrahil]

9. Admit nothing, deny everything, make gross counter-accusations.

Last edited Mon Mar 9, 2015, 03:37 PM - Edit history (1)

You see, a sovereign nation acting on sovreignty is a threat to Russia. Isn't that obvious?

[uhnope]

11. they remind me of Scientologists

or vice versa

[doxyluv13]

13. RE: Admit nothing, deny everything, make gross counter-accusations. If we're honest…..

RE: Admit nothing, deny everything, make gross counter-accusations.

if we're honest both sides are doing exactly this.

Remember Yats' crazy pants interview in Germany where he accused the U.S.S.R. of starting WWII?

This may remind you:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6071314

[allan01]

12. hem. mr . putin , you are the problem in Ukraine and no one else , so please leave .

[Bossy Monkey]

18. I can see that. I've felt that way about ABBA for decades. n/t