Interessantes Snippet heute via fefe. Er verlinkt RT als Quelle - die sich auf das Transkript von whitehouse.gov beziehen. Hier die Wortfolge im O-Ton:
Throughout we’ve given Putin a simple choice: Respect Ukraine’s sovereignty or face increasing consequences. That has allowed us to rally the world’s major developed countries to impose real cost on Russia.
It is true they did not want to do that. But again, it was America’s leadership and the President of the United States insisting, oft times almost having to embarrass Europe to stand up and take economic hits to impose costs. And the results have been massive capital flight from Russia, a virtual freeze on foreign direct investment, a ruble at an all-time low against the dollar, and the Russian economy teetering on the brink of recession.
Etwas mehr Kontext aus der selben Rede:
And this brings me to the Western Hemisphere, a vital part of the Pacific equation, but where there’s another great opportunity. The President asked me to oversee our hemispheric relations. And for the first time in history, you can truly envision a Western Hemisphere that is secure, democratic and middle class, from northern Canada to southern Chile, and everywhere in between. But we have to overcome centuries of distrust. We can no longer look at the region in terms of what we can do for it. The question is what can we do together in this hemisphere. And the possibilities are endless.
Nachtrag: ecfr Position vom Juli.
