Моя бывшая коллега по работе в Брюсселе В.Нуланд всегда занимала активную гражданскую позицию http://t.co/xD0foh7LoR Особенно в отношении ЕС
— Dmitry Rogozin (@Rogozin) February 6, 2014
Translation: My former colleague in Brussels V.Nuland always took an active civic stance especially in regard to the EU
#tcot Angela Merkel: Victoria Nuland's remarks on EU are unacceptable: German chancellor condemns co... http://t.co/nfcnHw8xbP #teaparty
— † Lex B † (@Mr_Lexington) February 7, 2014
"Fuck The EU" is now the new "Ich bin ein Berliner" - #Nuland, State Dept Official Caught on Tape http://t.co/Np2JybPw0M #Klitschko #EU #US — Lars Pellinat (@Lars9596) February 7, 2014
Two senior American diplomats, thinking their conversation about the Ukraine was secure and private, were caught disparaging the European Union in a phone call that was apparently bugged, and U.S. officials say they strongly suspect Russia of leaking the conversation. The suspicions were aired Thursday after audio of the call was posted to the Internet and amid continuing criticism of the United States in Europe and elsewhere over NSA spying on foreign leaders and U.S. They also came as the Russia-hosted Winter Olympics opened under tight security to prevent possible terrorist attacks and highlighted distrust between Washington and Moscow that has thrived despite the Obama administration's attempt to "reset" relations with the Kremlin.
The White House and State Department stopped just short of directly accusing Russia of surreptitiously recording the call between the top US diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, and the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt. But both took pains to point out that a Russian government official was the first or among the first to call attention to the audio of the conversation that was posted on YouTube. The State Department said the incident marked a "new low in Russian tradecraft." White House spokesman Jay Carney pointed to the Russian official's tweet and Russia's clear interest in what has become a struggle between pro-Moscow and pro-Western camps in the former Soviet Republic. (Source)
<3 that pomo diplomacy.. We all ought to say that much more often... #FuckTheEU