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В понедельник воскресные протесты в России стали центральной новостью в американских СМИ.
Госдеп выпустил дежурное заявление от имени и.о. пресс-секретаря:
The United States will monitor this situation, and we call on the government of Russia to immediately release all peaceful protesters. The Russian people, like people everywhere, deserve a government that supports an open marketplace of ideas, transparent and accountable governance, equal treatment under the law, and the ability to exercise their rights without fear of retribution.
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/03/269160.htm
Оборот речи "the Russian people, like people every everywhere, deserve ..." явно отсылает к знаменитому высказыванию Хиллари Клинтон в декабре 2011:
The Russian people, like people everywhere, deserve the right to have their voices heard and their votes counted. And that means they deserve fair, free, transparent elections and leaders who are accountable to them.
https://vilnius.usembassy.gov/mobile//policy/us---lithuanian-relations/secretary-clintons-remarks-at-the-osce-first-plenary-session.html
Между тем и Трамп, и Тиллерсон хранят гордое молчание. Шон Спайсер на брифинге, предвидя вопросы потэтому поводу, зачитал заявление Госдепа, но не смог ответить на вопрос, разделяет ли эту позицию сам Трамп.
Q: Just a quick housekeeping note. At the beginning of the briefing, you read out that the State Department stated on the protests and arrests in Russia. Does that reflect the White House's views?
MR. SPICER: That reflects the view of the United States government.
Под "United States government" в данном случае следует очевидно понимать пресловутый "deep state".
Под шумок прекратился ежедневный брифинг в Госдепе https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/index.htm Возможно, там ищут нового пресс-секретаря.
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