BBG Watch Commentary
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is speaking in Sunday American TV interview programs about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
There is no reporting yet on his new comments by Voice of America (VOA). But Voice of Russia has already reported on Kerry’s Sunday morning comments.
UPDATE: After Voice of Russia, Al Jazeera and other media have already reported on Kerry’s Sunday morning TV comments, VOA mentioned them briefly by inserting a paragraph, fourth from the top, into an old news report about Ukraine. VOA posted no separate report on Kerry’s comments, as Voice of Russia did, and offered no online video.
VOA put a sentence (one) about Kerry on its main English news homepage only after 11:00 AM EST, but the link was not to a separate report about Kerry.
VOICE OF RUSSIA: “Russia risks losing its place in the G8 in case its stance on the Crimea remains unchanged, the US Secretary of State John Kerry said. The US Secretary of State John Kerry stated this in an interview to the American TV channels,” Voice of Russia (not Voice of America) reported. Russia may lose its place in G8 if doesn’t change its stance on Crimea – Kerry, Voice of Russia
It took VOA many hours to report on Kerry’s Saturday statement on Ukraine.
A first VOA report on his Saturday statement did not appear until Sunday morning.
Here are some tweets from the U.S. State Department on Kerry’s comments today.
Military brazen act of aggression in violation of international law & UN charter.19th century act of aggression in 21st century @ThisWeekABC
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
There are many options available to #Russia. Pres. Putin needs to think about Russia's interests. There will be costs to military action.
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
This is not East-West, #US & Europe versus #Russia. This is about people of #Ukraine fighting against tyranny. @ThisWeekABC
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
This is not East-West, #US & Europe versus #Russia. This is about people of #Ukraine fighting against tyranny. @ThisWeekABC
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
Unified view by G8 & more that they will not engage with #Russia as business as normal. Russia inviting trade isolation. @meetthepress
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
President Obama made it clear we are prepared to work with #Russia to help people of #Ukraine. There are many alternatives to invasion.
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014
This can be resolved according to the standard of the 21st century. @FaceTheNation
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 2, 2014