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At the time the call leaked, media were quick to pounce on Nuland's saying “F**k the EU” when Pyatt asked if the EU should be advised.  Member states of the EU, particularly [[France]] and [[Germany]], were deeply involved in negotiating a peaceful resolution to the civil strife.  But the United States acted alone without consultation of its allies, presenting them with a ''fait accompli''.  The comment dominated the headlines (Daily Beast,  2/6/14; BuzzFeed, 2/6/14; Atlantic, 2/6/14; Guardian, 2/6/14), while the evidence of US regime change efforts was downplayed. With the headline “Russia Claims US Is Meddling Over Ukraine,” the ''New York Times'' (2/6/14) put the facts of US involvement in the mouth of an official enemy, blunting their impact on the audience. ''The Times'' (2/6/14) later described the two officials as benignly “talking about the political crisis in Kiev” and sharing “their views of how it might be resolved.”

At the time the call leaked, media were quick to pounce on Nuland's saying “F**k the EU” when Pyatt asked if the EU should be advised.  Member states of the EU, particularly [[France]] and [[Germany]], were deeply involved in negotiating a peaceful resolution to the civil strife.  But the United States acted alone without consultation of its allies, presenting them with a ''fait accompli''.  The comment dominated the headlines (Daily Beast,  2/6/14; BuzzFeed, 2/6/14; Atlantic, 2/6/14; Guardian, 2/6/14), while the evidence of US regime change efforts was downplayed. With the headline “Russia Claims US Is Meddling Over Ukraine,” the ''New York Times'' (2/6/14) put the facts of US involvement in the mouth of an official enemy, blunting their impact on the audience. ''The Times'' (2/6/14) later described the two officials as benignly “talking about the political crisis in Kiev” and sharing “their views of how it might be resolved.”

 

''[[The Washington Post]]'' (2/6/14) acknowledged that the call showed “a deep degree of US involvement in affairs that Washington officially says are Ukraine’s to resolve,” but that fact rarely factored into future coverage of the US/Ukraine/Russia relationship.<ref>https://fair.org/home/what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/</ref>

''[[The Washington Post]]'' (2/6/14) acknowledged that the call showed “a deep degree of US involvement in affairs that Washington officially says are Ukraine’s to resolve,” but that fact rarely factored into future coverage of the US/Ukraine/Russia relationship.<ref>https://fair.org/home/what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/</ref>