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Criticism of the Russian government has been common due to thoughts of Russia abusing human rights. Most of the criticism is targeted due to the 2014 Ukraine crisis or Russia's support for Syria during the Syrian Civil War.
Soviet Union period
[edit]Putin Government
[edit]Chechen Wars
[edit]Wars with Georgia
[edit]Support for Syria in the Syrian Civil War
[edit]On August 7, 2012, opponents of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria (which is strongly supported by Russia) protested outside the embassy in London, allegedly damaging it[1]
Intervention in Ukraine
[edit]Annexation of Crimea
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Crimea_reaction_clean.svg/300px-Crimea_reaction_clean.svg.png)
Reports and statements by the US State Department repeatedly accused Russia of orchestrating the April unrest across eastern and southern Ukraine.[2][3] Russia denied these reports.[4]
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
[edit]Accusations of Discrimination
[edit]Against Blacks
[edit]Against the Jews
[edit]Against homosexuals
[edit]On July 1, 2011, Peter Tatchell and his supporters protested outside the Russian embassy of London about the allegedly poor state of gay rights in Russia[5]
Relations with NATO
[edit]Relations between Russia and NATO became strained in summer 2008 due to Russia's war with Georgia. Later the North Atlantic Council condemned Russia for recognizing the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states.[6] The Secretary General of NATO claimed that Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia violated numerous UN Security Council resolutions, including resolutions endorsed by Russia. Russia, in turn, insisted the recognition was taken basing on the situation on the ground, and was in line with the UN Charter, the CSCE Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and other fundamental international law;[7]
In the beginning of March 2014, NATO condemned Russia's annexation of Crimea as a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.[8] On April 1, 2014, NATO decided to suspend practical co-operation with Russia, in response to the Ukraine crisis.[9]
The Russian government's decision to send a truck convoy into Luhansk on 22 August 2014 without Ukrainian consent was condemned by NATO and several NATO member states, including the United States.[10] NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called it "a blatant breach of Russia's international commitments" and "a further violation of Ukraine's sovereignty by Russia".[11]
Criticisms by country
[edit]Afghanistan
[edit]In October 2010, the Afghan President Hamid Karzai reprimanded Russia after its forces entered the country without permission during the Afghan war. He also stated that Russia has "violate Afghan sovereignty" in a joint mission with United States agents.[12]
Albanien
[edit]On 3 March 2014, in a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania condemned the military intervention of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, in defiance of the norms of international law and in violation of territorial sovereignty and integrity of the country.[13]
Australien
[edit]On 19 March 2014, Australia imposed sanctions on Russia after annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The Australian government also imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on those who have been instrumental in the Russian threat to Ukraine's sovereignty.[14]
On 8 August 2014, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia is "working towards" tougher sanctions against Russia, which should be implemented in the coming weeks.[15][16]
Kanada
[edit]On 24 July 2014, Canada announced sanctions targeting Russian arms, energy and financial entities.[17]
China
[edit]Georgien
[edit]Israel
[edit]Japan
[edit]In March 2014, following Russia's annexation of Crimea, Japan introduced several sanctions against Russia, which included halting consultations on easing visa regime between the two countries and suspension of talks on investment cooperation, joint space exploration and prevention of dangerous military activity.[18][19]
According to a 2012 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey, 72% of Japanese people view Russia unfavorably, compared with 22% who viewed it favorably, making Japan the most Russophobic country surveyed.[20]
Norwegen
[edit]On 12 August 2014, Norway decided to adopt the tougher sanctions against Russia that were imposed by the European Union and the United States. Although Norway is not a part of the EU, the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende said that it would impose restrictions similar to the EU's 1 August sanctions. Russian state-owned banks will be banned from taking long-term and mid-term loans, arms exports will be banned and supplies of equipment, technology and assistance to the Russian oil sector will be prohibited.[21]
Ukraine
[edit]Interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov accused Russia of "provoking a conflict" by backing the seizure of the Crimean parliament building and other government offices on the Crimean peninsula. He compared Russia's military actions to the 2008 Russia–Georgia war, when Russian troops occupied parts of the Republic of Georgia and the breakaway enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were established under the control of Russian-backed administrations. He called on Putin to withdraw Russian troops from Crimea and stated that Ukraine will "preserve its territory" and "defend its independence".[22] On 1 March, he warned, "Military intervention would be the beginning of war and the end of any relations between Ukraine and Russia."[23] Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov placed the Armed Forces of Ukraine on full alert and combat readiness.[24]
On September 1, 2014, Valeriy Heletey, Ukraine's Defence Minister, accuses Russia of launching a "great war".[25]
Vereinigtes Königreich
[edit]Vereinigte Staaten
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As unrest spread into eastern Ukraine in the spring of 2014, relations between the United States and Russia began to sour. Russian support for separatists fighting Ukrainian forces attracted U.S. sanctions against Russia. After one bout of sanctions announced by American President Barrack Obama on July 16, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions were driving Russia into a corner that could bring relations between the two countries to a "dead-end."[26]
On July 17, 2014, relations between the two countries deteriorated further when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down by a suspected surface-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. Obama said the missile was fired from an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists, who he said were being supplied by Russia with sophisticated weapons, training, heavy arms, and anti-aircraft equipment; though no evidence backing these claims has been released.[27] America's top military officer Martin Dempsey said that in response the United States was "looking inside our own readiness models to look at things that we haven’t had to look at for 20 years, frankly, about basing and lines of communication and sea lanes."[28]
In August 2014, Obama stated: "We had a very productive relationship with President Medvedev. ... I think President Putin represents a deep strain in Russia that is probably harmful to Russia over the long term..." Obama also verbally attacked Russia, saying: "Russia doesn't make anything. Immigrants aren't rushing to Moscow in search of opportunity. The life expectancy of the Russian male is around 60 years old. The population is shrinking."[29]
The end of 2014 saw the passage by the US of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014,[30][31] aimed at depriving certain Russian state firms from Western financing and technology while also providing $350 million in arms and military equipment to Ukraine, and the imposition by the US President's executive order of yet another round of sanctions focussed on stifling the economy of the Russian Crimea.[32]
The unrest in Ukraine has affect relations between Russia and the United States and some speculate a Cold War II.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Russia protests to Britain regarding attack on Russian Embassy in London". 7 August 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ Office of the Spokesperson (13 April 2014). "Evidence of Russian Support for Destabilization of Ukraine". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Nicolas Miletitch; Dmitry Zaks (15 April 2014). "Ukraine pushes tanks toward flashpoint separatist city". The Daily Star. Lebanon. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Russia blasts US assessment of events in Ukraine's southeast". Russia. Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "London protest against Russia ban on Moscow Gay Pride". 1 July 2011.
- ^ "NATO Press Release (2008)108 – 27 Aug 2008". Nato.int. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "NATO Press Release (2008)107 – 26 Aug 2008". Nato.int. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "NATO warns Russia to cease and desist in Ukraine". Euronews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Nato suspends Russia co-operation". BBC News. Russia: BBC News. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Russian artillery units in Ukraine, NATO says". Boston Globe. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "NATO: Russia Just Significantly Escalated The Crisis In Ukraine". Business Insider. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Los Angeles Times - Karzai denounces drug raid in Afghanistan
- ^ Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the latest developments in Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2014-03-03
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-19/australia-sanctions-russia-ukraine/5331826
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/australia-working-towards-tougher-sanctions-against-russia-abbott/story-fn59niix-1227017779308 The Australian: Australia ‘working towards’ tougher sanctions against Russia: Abbott, 8 August 2014
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-11/abbott-in-netherlands-flags-tougher-sanctions-against-russia/5661586 ABC: Prime Minister Tony Abbott arrives in Netherlands, flags tougher sanctions against Russia over MH17, 11 August 2014
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-u-s-eu-canada-announce-new-sanctions-against-russia-1.2721836 Ukraine crisis: CBC: U.S., EU, Canada announce new sanctions against Russia, 30 July 2014
- ^ Japan halts consultations on easing visa regime with Russia
- ^ "Japan breaks several Ties with Russia over Crimea crisis". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Opinion of Russia". Pew Research Center. 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-12/norway-ready-to-act-as-russian-sanctions-trigger-fallout-probe.html Bloomberg: Norway ‘Ready to Act’ as Putin Sanctions Spark Fallout Probe, 12 August 2014
- ^ "Turchynov: Russia starts aggression in Crimea". Kyiv Post. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine live: Prime Minister of Ukraine says Russian military intervention would lead to war". The Daily Telegraph. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine Puts Military on Full Alert After Russian Intervention Threat".
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: 'Russia has launched a great war'". BBC News. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Russia warns new US sanctions will return ties to Cold War era". Russia News.Net. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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(help) - ^ Ferran, Lee (July 25, 2014). "Dempsey: US Military Dusting Off Decades-Old 'Readiness' Plans for Russia". abcnews.go.com. Yahoo!-ABC News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Obama: 'Russia doesn't make anything,' West must be firm with China". Reuters. August 3, 2014.
- ^ Statement by the President on the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Obama Signals Support for New U.S. Sanctions to Pressure Russian Economy". New York Times. 16 December 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Russia defies fresh Western sanctions". BBC. 20 December 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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