"I do not agree with the argument that the US did something wrong. I categorically dismiss allegations that the events on Majdan led to a coup in Ukraine ", - he said.
Comment: Tefft is a categorical liar. But at least he's telling the truth in his first sentence: U.S. ambassadors tend to see nothing wrong with the U.S. instigating coups all over the world.
"We believe that the violence is fueled by people in the Donbass, who penetrate the border from Russia. We do not believe in the story of the civil confrontation. You will, I am sure, remember the famous 'little green men'? "- Says Tefft.
Comment: There would be no violence if Kiev weren't encamped on the borders of DPR and LPR, firing on towns daily. Tefft is a pathological liar.
To the question of the journalist as to why the US turned a blind eye to the killing of civilians by the shelling of the cities of Donbass by Ukrainian army, the ambassador said that the children in the Lugansk and Donetsk could have been killed by the D/LPR militia, not the UAF.
"How can you be sure that these people were killed by the Ukrainian army, not the separatists? How do you know? Were you personally present for this? "- He said.
Comment: Can Tefft be sure it was really Germans bombing London during WWII? No. But that doesn't change the fact: the Ukrainians are bombing Donbass and killing civilians almost daily. His lies do not change that fact.
Tefft expressed clear confidence that the Boeing passenger plane in the Donbass was hit by Russia or its agents.
"We know. We just know that. I can not talk about the details. But we do know who shot down the plane. We are all very clear. And I think that most of the world also knows who shot down the plane. But now we are waiting for the end of the investigation, in which every aspect of this tragedy is being carefully studied, "- said the US ambassador.
Translated by Joaquin Flores
Comment: Typical American hubris. "Everyone knows" it because they say so. No evidence required. People like Tefft create their own reality.
. . . it becomes more and more obvious that one must be a warmongering psychopath, a pathological liar, and/or a complete moron to hold a senior position in the US State Department.
From this interview, it is apparent that John Tefft is obviously one (or both) of the latter, but it is also possible that he meets all three of the criteria.