Ukrainians rally outside U.S. embassy in Kiev to urge Trump to continue support for the country

Record ID: 165278

  • Title: Ukrainians rally outside U.S. embassy in Kiev to urge Trump to continue support for the country
  • Date: 20th January 2017
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) RALLY PARTICIPANT MAXIM, SAYING: "We hold this rally here in order to congratulate the people of the United States, we are waiting for Trump to visit Kiev, we want peace and believe he can help us to reach peace in our country." MAN ADDRESSING RALLY PARTICIPANTS THROUGH LOUDSPEAKER (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RALLY PARTICIPANT YURIY KLEINOS, SAYING: We expect from the President Trump the following: first - to provide support to help to modernize the Ukrainian army, and in such a way that this support is allocated for concrete purposes, not in a way when it is sent here and stolen." EMBASSY GUARD OUTSIDE BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RALLY PARTICIPANT YURIY KLEINOS, SAYING: "We expect from the President Trump that bank accounts of Ukrainian state officials - both current and retired - who have stolen money and deposited them abroad - that all these accounts will be blocked and tough sanctions (against these people) introduced. And in regards to Russia - it is obvious - (we want) stronger pressure on Russia in a just way, to force Russia to switch from using military methods to using peaceful methods." 21. VARIOUS OF RALLY OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN KIEV
  • Embargoed: 3rd February 2017 12:24
  • Keywords: Ukraine Trump foreign policy
  • Location: KIEV, UKRAINE
  • City: KIEV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0035ZVYQ7T
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:About twenty people gathered outside the US embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Friday (January 20) to call on Donald Trump to continue supporting Ukraine.
    The rally participants who timed the event to coincide with Trump's inauguration, held Ukrainian and US flags and posters reading "Trump, welcome to Ukraine" and "Trump - peace for Ukraine".
    "We hold this rally here in order to congratulate the people of the United States, we are waiting for Trump to visit Kiev, we want peace and believe he can help us to reach peace in our country," said Maxim, the rally participant.
    U.S. support for Ukraine has contributed to a deterioration in relations with Russia to their worst since the Cold War.
    Under President Barack Obama, Washington has invested heavily in helping Kiev make a success of a 2013-2014 uprising which forced a Kremlin-backed leader to flee and installed the pro-Western opposition in power.
    Republican Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Friday, has promised to thaw relations with Moscow and is widely expected to push to dismantle sanctions imposed in 2014 over Russia's annexation of Crimea and its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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