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发帖数: 10330 | 1 U.S. considers sanctions on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it is
considering all options, including sanctions, toward Ukraine, where riot
police moved against demonstrators overnight after weeks of protests against
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich.
"All policy options, including sanctions, are on the table, in our view, but
obviously that still is being evaluated," State Department spokeswoman Jen
Psaki told reporters, declining to specify what kinds of sanctions may be
under consideration.
"We're considering policy options. There obviously hasn't been a decision
made. Sanctions are included. But I am not going to outline more specifics,"
Psaki said.
The United States criticized Ukrainian authorities for sending in riot
police, who have since withdrawn, against demonstrators angry at Yanukovich
for having bowed to pressure from Moscow and spurned a free trade deal with
the European Union.
The authorities overnight made their most forceful attempt so far to reclaim
the streets, sending in battalions of riot police with bulldozers to clear
Independence Square in Kiev. There were scuffles and arrests, but police did
not enter the nearby City Hall and by morning they withdrew from the
streets.
(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Vicki Allen) | T*******a
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