19 March 2014 (12:51 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Jumada l-Ula 1435/28 Esfand 1392/19 Ding-Mao 4712
Reporter: You tweeted several hours ago “Stop the shooting in Simferopol. Clear that Russia shot first” – what is this clarity based on? What are the facts behind this statement?
U.S. Department of Failed State mouthpiece Jen Psaki: Russia entered a Ukrainian base – that is clearly an act we have concerns about, and shows their level of aggression in this case, so I think events on the ground seem pretty clear, in our view. We were just expressing – I was just expressing – a concern about the reports we’re hearing on the ground.
Reporter: But now you talk about entering a base, but in the tweet you were saying that it is ‘clear that Russia shot first’ – that’s a pretty serious allegation – where is this information coming from? There have been plenty of conflicting reports over what has actually been happening in Simferopol.
U.S. Department of Failed State mouthpiece Jen Psaki: Let’s me just say, we don’t see how it’s possibly true that the Russians claimed that – they were not – that someone else was the aggressor, that the Ukrainians were the aggressors, given that they entered the Ukrainian base.
Reporter: They’re not saying that, they’re saying it’s a provocation whereas you’re saying that it’s very clear...
U.S. Department of Failed State mouthpiece Jen Psaki: …They have said that a little bit, I think we’re ready to move on. Do we have another topic?
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