Onlooker UK (Medienpräsenz)

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This is Nelson Mandela's first television interview from 1961 when he was a young activist in the African National Congress. Mr Mandela joined the ANC in 1943 where he campaigned against apartheid. Initially the campaigns were peaceful, but in the 1960s the ANC began to advocate violence. Mr Mandela was arrested for sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. He was released in 1990 as South Africa began to move away from racial segregation leading to the first multi-racial elections in 1994. Mr Mandela served a single term as president before stepping down in 1999. After leaving office, he became a high-profile ambassador for South Africa, campaigning against HIV and Aids, promoting peace around the world and helping to secure the country's right to host the 2010 football World Cup. After months of poor health, Nelson Mandela died peacefully at home on the 5th December 2013, aged 95.

Ein peinliches Telefongespräch über die Politik in der Ukraine zwischen zwei hochrangigen US-Diplomaten ist im Internet aufgetaucht. Der Audio-Mitschnitt einer Frau und eines Mannes stammt angeblich von der stellvertretenden US-Außenministerin Victoria Nuland und dem US-Botschafter in der Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. Die beiden diskutieren Strategien für die Zusammenarbeit mit den drei wichtigsten Oppositionspolitikern. Sie sagt ihm, dass sie nicht glaube, dass der Boxer und Politiker Vitali Klitschko in einer neuen Regierung sein sollte, und sagt außerdem „Fuck the EU“. Das Datum des Gesprächs wurde nicht genannt, aber die darin beschriebenen Ereignisse scheinen sich in den letzten Januartagen zugetragen zu haben. Es ist nicht bekannt, wer den Audio-Clip hochgeladen hat, und Berichte, wonach es sich um den russischen Vize-Premierminister Dmitri Rogosin handelt, wurden nicht bestätigt. Diese Episode dürfte für die USA peinlich sein, da Präsident Barack Obama bestritten hat, dass die Regierung die ukrainische Opposition manipuliert.

An embarassing phone conversation about Ukraine politics between two high profile US diplomats has surfaced online. The audio clip of a woman and man is purportedly between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. The two people are heard discussing strategies to work with the three main opposition figures. She is heard telling him that she doesn't think boxer-turned-politician Vitaly Klitschko should be in a new government and also saying "f**k the EU." The date of the conversation was not specified but the events it describes appeared to have taken place in the last days of January. It is not known who uploaded the audio clip and reports that it was the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin have not been confirmed. This episode will be embarassing for the US as President Barack Obama has denied the administration is manipulating the Ukrainian opposition.