{"id":18143,"date":"2016-08-19T20:50:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T20:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2016\/08\/19\/ukraine-ambassador-russia-trying-to-blackmail-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:43:12","slug":"ukraine-ambassador-russia-trying-to-blackmail-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/budget\/2016\/08\/19\/ukraine-ambassador-russia-trying-to-blackmail-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Ambassador: Russia Trying to &#8216;Blackmail&#8217; Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Russia is trying to drive a wedge between Ukraine and its Western allies with false claims of a Ukrainian plot to attack Crimea, Ukraine&#8217;s top diplomat\u00a0to the US believes. <br\/><br\/> Valeriy Chaly, Ukraine&#8217;s ambassador to the United States, told Executive Editor Jill Aitoro during an interview for Defense News TV that Russia is using a &#8220;continuous information war&#8221; in order to &#8220;blackmail&#8221; European nations to turn against his country, potentially with an eye on ending sanctions tied to the Minsk peace process. <br\/><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=43457850-a4c6-4b81-b40d-da0bfb44f48c\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valerly Chaly, ambassador of Ukraine to the US, discusses what he thinks motivated Russia to accuse Ukraine of a terrorist attack in Crimea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Russia planned to use terror and pay for terror in the Ukrainian territory. That&#8217;s a problem. [This accusation] is an attempt to make another side responsible. But it&#8217;s impossible,&#8221; Chaly said. &#8220;And we see and appreciate a very firm and clear response by [the US] State Department, European partners. So [Russia has] failed in this situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Russian president Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of plotting a terrorist attack in Crimea \u2013 the territory that Russia invaded and took over in 2014, and which Ukraine still claims as its own. Ukrainian officials have denied such a plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I would like to turn to our American and European partners,&#8221; Putin was quoted by the New York Times as saying during an\u00a0Aug. 10 address. &#8220;I think it is clear now that today\u2019s Kiev government is not looking for ways to solve problems by negotiations, but is resorting to terror. This is a very worrying thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That phrasing has led to speculation\u00a0that Putin\u2019s government is trying a bit of gamesmanship. If Ukraine was to make a military move on Crimea, it would represent a violation of the Minsk peace agreements. Russia\u00a0is the foundation of a series of European sanctions against Putin\u2019s government \u2013 sanctions experts believe many nations are growing tired of and may drop if given a reasonable excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To deter Russia\u2019s information war, Chaly said, requires greater cooperation and coordination with partner nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We need stronger coordination with exchange of intelligence for example because it\u2019s very easy to understand this is blackmail, this failed attempt to accuse Ukraine,&#8221; the ambassador said. &#8220;So everybody understands we need this coordination, we need to exchange information, we need to be prepared for any development of the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaly also raised concerns over Russia\u2019s ability to move nuclear weapons into Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Now, unfortunately we have some information, some messages that Russia planned and did some things to have the possibility to use nuclear weapons in this peninsula,&#8221; the ambassador said. &#8220;I want to remind you, this is very close to European countries. 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