{"id":59188,"date":"2025-04-05T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59188"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:10:47","slug":"shameful-message-from-the-us-embassy-about-the-russian-attack-on-a-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/04\/05\/shameful-message-from-the-us-embassy-about-the-russian-attack-on-a-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"Shameful message from the US Embassy about the Russian attack on a playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new US administration's about-face regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine is leading to truly shameful events.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/04\/05\/bloody-russian-attack-on-playground-tens-of-children-among-the-victims\/\">Bloody Russian attack on playground: tens of children among the victims<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/03\/04\/this-is-not-a-peace-process-it-is-favoring-russia-and-will-not-only-have-effects-for-ukraine\/\">This is not a peace process: it is favoring Russia and will not only have effects for Ukraine<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><big>Condemnations from other countries of Russia for the attack on a playground<\/big><\/p>\n<p>As you could read here this morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/04\/05\/bloody-russian-attack-on-playground-tens-of-children-among-the-victims\/\">yesterday Russia attacked a playground in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine<\/a>, <strong>killing 9 children and wounding 12<\/strong>. This perverse attack, which is part of the Kremlin's systematic practice of attacking civilian targets with no military value, <strong>has provoked indignation in many countries<\/strong>. Diplomatic representatives in Ukraine have issued statements condemning the attack and pointing the finger at the Russian invaders: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PLinUkraine\/status\/1908501635296297203\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MartinHarrisOBE\/status\/1908220375697100921\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Kingdom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MJaegerT\/status\/1908257631661109511\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Germany<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IrlEmbUkraine\/status\/1908480822253887992\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BMeinl\/status\/1908422310522147161\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwissUA\/status\/1908252756126650614\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switzerland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JPEmbUA\/status\/1908224762670703043\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan<\/a>... But There has been a strange and regrettable exception.<\/p>\n<p><big>The US Embassy comments on the attack without mentioning Russia.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has shared <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbKyiv\/status\/1908240767040315559\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a message from U.S. Ambassador Bridget A. Brink<\/a>, stating the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Horrified that tonight a ballistic missile struck near a playground and restaurant in Kryvyi Rih.<\/strong> More than 50 people injured and 16 killed, including 6 children. This is why the war must end.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The message, published in English and Ukrainian, <strong>has drawn a barrage of criticism because it does not even mention Russia, the perpetrator of the attack<\/strong>. It should be recalled that on March 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbKyiv\/status\/1898324849107292594\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the US ambassador had already done the same about a Russian attack on Dobropillia<\/a>. Similarly, on March 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbKyiv\/status\/1906807775734137307\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brink published a message about drone attacks against Ukraine also without mentioning Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><big>Zelensky: \u201cThey are afraid to even say the word 'Russian' when speaking about the missile that murdered children\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n<p>The US ambassador's message has sparked outrage in Ukraine. Today, at 1:02 PM CET, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1908475439657398284\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>It is critically important not to leave this Russian strike on civilians, on the city \u2013 every such strike \u2013 without a response from the world.<\/strong> Kryvyi Rih and all of Ukraine have already been supported by many yesterday and today. I am grateful for the principled stance of the foreign ministers of the <strong>Czech Republic, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Austria<\/strong>. I thank the High Representative of the <strong>European Union<\/strong> for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for her position and support. We value the principled statements made by the Embassies of Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Germany. <strong>Unfortunately, the response from the U.S. Embassy is surprisingly disappointing<\/strong> \u2013 such a strong country, such a strong people, and yet such a weak reaction. <strong>They are afraid to even say the word \u201cRussian\u201d when speaking about the missile that murdered children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Es crucial no dejar este ataque ruso contra civiles, contra la ciudad \u2014cada ataque similar\u2014 sin una respuesta internacional.<\/strong> Kriv\u00f3i Rog y toda Ucrania ya han recibido el apoyo de muchos ayer y hoy. Agradezco la postura de principios de los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de la <strong>Rep\u00fablica Checa, Finlandia, Lituania, Letonia, Estonia y Austria<\/strong>. Agradezco a la Alta Representante de la <strong>Uni\u00f3n Europea<\/strong> para Asuntos Exteriores y Pol\u00edtica de Seguridad su postura y apoyo. Valoramos las declaraciones de principios de las Embajadas de Jap\u00f3n, el Reino Unido, Suiza y Alemania. <strong>Lamentablemente, la respuesta de la Embajada de Estados Unidos es sorprendentemente decepcionante:<\/strong> un pa\u00eds tan fuerte, un pueblo tan fuerte, y sin embargo, una reacci\u00f3n tan d\u00e9bil. <strong>Temen incluso pronunciar la palabra \"ruso\" al referirse al misil que asesin\u00f3 a ni\u00f1os.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><big>The Trump administration's pro-Russian turn<\/big><\/p>\n<p>The embarrassing message from the US ambassador to Ukraine is part of the Trump administration's regrettable about-turn on this invasion, with facts such as the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/feb\/13\/ukraine-nato-hegseth-trump-putin-zelenskyy-europe-news-live\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saying that \"Putin wants peace\"<\/a>, words uttered by Trump in mid-February as the Russian dictator continued attacking Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/19\/trump-offers-putin-a-clumsy-excuse-to-regain-the-former-russian-territory-of-alaska\/\">Trump's words blaming Ukraine for the Russian invasion<\/a> that was ordered by Putin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/20\/a-ukrainian-parliamentary-opposition-deputy-defends-zelensky-against-trump\/\">Trump's words calling Zelensky a \"dictator\" but not Putin<\/a>, whose regime is a full-fledged dictatorship.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/mundo\/articles\/cg70z5vpg4jo\">The scandalous act of voting alongside Russia and North Korea at the UN<\/a> against a resolution rejecting the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 25.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1896629789785825624\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Repeating Russian propaganda slogans about Ukraine<\/a>, as Trump's director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, did in early March, without uttering even the slightest criticism of Putin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this is also against the backdrop of <strong>the alignment of prominent members of the Republican Party with Russian propaganda<\/strong> for some time, following the instructions of influential pro-Russian propagandists in the US such as Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/United24media\/status\/1908421496180978146\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNITED24 Media<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new US administration&#8217;s about-face regarding Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine is leading to truly shameful events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10373],"tags":[24165,9189,24166,10731,16153,15307,10431,24167,16074],"class_list":["post-59188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","tag-bridget-a-brink","tag-donald-trump","tag-kryvyi-rih","tag-russia","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-of-2022","tag-ukraine","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-embassy-in-ukraine","tag-volodimir-zelenski"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}