US recalls official memo that hammered nations for being ‘in Russia's camp’

New title:USDOS is filled with a bunch of stupid monkeys

The release of a strongly-worded instruction was an “error,” according to the State Department

The US has recalled a diplomatic cable that instructed its envoys to tell their Indian and UAE counterparts that their countries were “in Russia's camp” due to their neutral stance on the Ukrainian conflict.

The US State Department had on Monday forwarded the cable – labeled “sensitive, but unclassified” – to American embassies in almost 50 countries represented at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), according to an Axios website report.

The directive was distributed after last week's vote on the US-sponsored UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning the Russian “aggression” in Ukraine, in which India, the United Arab Emirates and China became the only abstaining parties.

Cables usually contain instructions to diplomats abroad on how best to relay Washington’s stance to the authorities in the countries where they’re stationed. This particular one suggested that they shouldn't mince words while trying to persuade India and the UAE to change their minds.

“Continuing to call for dialogue, as you have been doing in the Security Council, is not a stance of neutrality; it places you in Russia’s camp, the aggressor in this conflict,” the cable read, according to Axios, which saw parts of the document.

“We strongly encourage you to take the opportunity to support Ukraine in the HRC, an opportunity you failed to seize in the UNSC,” it added.

The Human Rights Council is set to meet in Geneva later on Thursday to discuss its own resolution on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

However, on Tuesday the not-so-diplomatic cable was recalled by Washington. The State Department spokesperson explained the move to Axios by saying that “the language in question was never intended for clearance and the cable was released in error.”

Washington’s apparent hopes to persuade India – which also has close relations with Russia, especially in the defense sector – to become its ally in countering China’s influence in Asia, while the oil-rich UAE has been one of America's key Arab partners for decades.

The US has been actively rallying the international community to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It had also imposed additional sanctions on Moscow and organized supplies of lethal arms to Kiev.

Russia insisted that sending its troops to Ukraine a week ago was the only way to end a “genocide” being perpetrated by Kiev in the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, and to prevent the Ukrainian government from attempting to reclaim those areas by force.

According to Moscow, it has no plans to occupy the neighboring state, the aim of the incursion being to “denazify” and “demilitarize” Ukrainian authorities.Kiev has denied masterminding a full-scale assault on the two south-eastern republics, and accused Moscow of waging an unprovoked war.

https://www.rt.com/news/551154-us-ukraine-india-uae/

https://twitter.com/thejamesonellis/status/1499263691170193411?s=20&t=eM2NlURhyquB36LscHnm4A

https://twitter.com/MerianneJensen/status/1499117531084251136?s=20&t=eM2NlURhyquB36LscHnm4A

>>15770938

Guaranteed more people WW are aware of this cats now and more will buy them. The sheet stupidity of this world beyond what anyone thought posdible

This is the extent of voluntary reaction to events in Ukraine.

By Joe Lauria

Special to Consortium New

The International Federation of Felines (FIFe) on Tuesday ordered a ban on the importation of Russian-bred cats, presumably anywhere in the world.

“No cat bred in Russia may be imported and registered in any FIFe pedigree book outside Russia, regardless of, which organization issued its pedigree,” the FIFe board said in a statement.

The board said the ban was imposed because of events in Ukraine:

“The FIFe Executive Board is shocked and horrified that the army of the Russian Federation invaded the Republic of Ukraine and started a war. Many innocent people died, many more are wounded and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are forced to flee their homes to save their lives. We can all witness the destruction and chaos caused by this unprecedented act of aggression.

On top of that our Ukrainian fellow feline fanciers are desperately trying to take care of their cats and other animals in these trying circumstances. We are extremely happy that many members of FIFe clubs bordering Ukraine, such as Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova, are lending a helping hand to their Ukrainian breeder friends.

The Board of FIFe feels it cannot just witness these atrocities and do nothing, so it decided that as of 01.03.2022:

No cat bred in Russia may be imported and registered in any FIFe pedigree book outside Russia, regardless of, which organization issued its pedigree.

No cat belonging to exhibitors living in Russia may be entered at any FIFe show outside Russia, regardless of, which organization these exhibitors hold their membership in.”

So far theInternational Canine Association has said nothing about Russian dogs.

Russian birds cannot be stopped from flying over the border.

Apparently taking no public position on Ukraine — no matter one’s walk in life — is making oneself an accomplice to Russia’s actions. It demonstrate the kind of pressure felt by ordinary people to not be seen as siding with Russia, even if that means not importing Russian cats.

It also highlights U.S. impunity for massive, unprovoked attacks on other nations, such as Iraq in 2003, that provoked no such public outcry in the West. On the contrary, dumping French wine and renaming French fries “Freedom Fries” was the outcry against France trying to stop that disastrous invasion….

Sporting and Cultural Bans

The cat ban follows voluntary actions against Russian cultural and sporting organizations and individuals that fall outside the scope of U.S. and European sanctions. On Monday Russian orchestra conductor Valery Gergiev was fired from his job at the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also been banned orchestras in Rotterdam, Vienna and at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Warner Brothers has delayed releases in Russia; Spotify has closed its office in Russia; the Glasgow Film Festival has dropped two Russian film and the Venice Biennale has removed Russia’s pavilion among other cultural bans.

A university in Italy even tried to ban a course on Fyodor Dostoevsky, but reversed itself after an outcry. “Not only is being a living Russian wrong in Italy today, but also being a dead Russian, who was sentenced to death in 1849 because he read a forbidden thing. That an Italian university would ban a course on an author like Dostoevsky is unbelievable,” said Paolo Nori, a writer who is teaching the course.

The North American-based National Hockey League, which has hundreds of Russian players, announced that it was severing its business ties to the Russian Federation:

“The National Hockey League condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible. Effective immediately, we are suspending our relationships with our business partners in Russia and we are pausing our Russian language social and digital media sites. In addition, we are discontinuing any consideration of Russia as a location for any future competitions involving the NHL.”

Russian-born NHL players have reported receiving threats. Dan Milstein, an agent who represents most of the Russians playing in the league, spoke of one of his players being verbally attacked on the street. “He was yelled at to, ‘Get back to your country,’ and was called a Nazi and other words,” Milstein told ESPN. “Clients are being called Nazis. People are wishing that they are dead. These are human beings. These are hockey players. These are guys contributing to our society, paying millions of dollars in taxes to support the U.S. and Canada and doing all kinds of charity work back home. Stop looking at them as aggressors. Stop being racist.”

…

https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/03/ban-on-russian-cats/

>>15771545

Getting rid of all Rinos and WEF members should be a priority for our country