Archive for the ‘Ukraine War’ Category
Posted by seumasach on April 14, 2014
“The western sponsors of the Maidan government, especially those who witnessed the Agreement [of 21 February] and are backed by the US, have to curb their out of control wards, they have to make them break away from the neo-Nazis and other extremists…”
Moscow slams Kiev’s military op order as ‘criminal’, calls for UNSC meeting
RT
13th April, 2014
Russia has called on the UNSC and OSCE to urgently consider the crisis in Ukraine, saying that the announcement made by the Kiev authorities on Sunday to mobilize military forces to put down protests in the south-east of the country is a ‘criminal order.’
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Posted by seumasach on April 14, 2014
Voltairenet
Source: Oriental Review
12th April, 2014
The situation of human rights in Ukraine has deteriorated markedly since the pro-NATO coup. While the Western media turn a blind eye to this every day reality,Oriental Review highlights thirty particularly significant incidents, revealing that the street is in the hands of Nazi thugs who beat up and kill people with complete impunity.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2014
The Atlanticist Spiegel magazine laments widespread German support for Russia over the Ukraine crisis and puzzles over why they wouldn’t wish to support a neo-nazi coup in Kiev.
Is Germany a Country of Russia Apologists?
Spiegel
31st March, 2014
Should the West chart a course of confrontation with Russia following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea? Many prominent Germans aren’t so sure. Sympathy for Russia is alive and well in the country.
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Posted by seumasach on April 9, 2014
“Instead they want to bring Ukraine under the NATO control,” retired serviceman told RT, stressing that he supports Putin’s proposal to build a “common European House,” united under “a common economic zone from Lisbon to Vladivostok.”
US wants to destroy Ukrainian ‘bridge’ between EU and Russia
RT
9th April, 2014
Members of German civil society have written an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, condemning Russophobia in mass media and German political establishment while showing support for Moscow’s actions in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.
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Posted by seumasach on April 8, 2014
New Europe
6th April, 2014
Not long ago, the Ukraine was on the brink of a new economic meltdown. Its debt was roughly €140 billion or approximately 80% of its nominal Gross Domestic Product.
However, the Ukrainian economy was largely supported by loans from Russian Banks, which injected Kiev with almost €28 billion. In addition to that, the European Union, also injected €11 billion last week without any conditions attached.
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Posted by seumasach on April 6, 2014
Seattle Times
5th April, 2014
U.S. officials have distanced themselves from the Budapest Memorandum in light of Russia’s takeover of Crimea, calling promises made in Budapest “nonbinding.”
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Posted by seumasach on April 5, 2014
“But, it’s not waving, it’s not even the ‘sieg heil‘ beloved of many of their members, all the signs are that Svoboda are drowning.”
Graham Phillips
4th April, 2014
They seemed, at one point back there, the most likely party to benefit from the post-Euromaidan fallout. Charismatic leader Oleg Tyagnibok broke bread with US Senator John McCain in December as their banners hung in Kiev’s occupied City Hall, their flags and activists by far the most visible down on Maidan. Svoboda were central in keynote moments of Euromaidan – the December 8th toppling of Kiev’s Lenin was powered by Svoboda, then with the fall of Yanukovych on February 22nd, the toppling of Lenins all over the country was fuelled by them, with boyish Svoboda senior member, and social media spokesman Oleksandr Aronets having championed the mobilising of Svoboda activists, who went from town to town organising, assisting in the demolitions.
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Posted by seumasach on April 4, 2014
Reuters
1st April, 2014
(Reuters) – Bulgaria’s nationalist Attack party will work to topple the government if Sofia backs a new round of Western sanctions against Russia over its annexation of Crimea, the party’s leader told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on April 2, 2014
Ukraine NATO Membership Is Denied as Germany Seeks Easing
Bloomberg
1st April, 2014
Germany’s top diplomat said Ukraine won’t join NATO and urgedRussia to move troops away from the Ukrainian border, saying it would be a “small signal” that the crisis is easing.
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Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2014
Ukraine urges Right Sector to vacate its Kiev HQ after downtown shootout injures 3
RT
31st March, 2014
Ukraine’s acting interior minister urged the far-right group Right Sector to vacate its HQ in Kiev after a downtown shootout instigated by one of its members injured three, including deputy mayor Bogdan Dubas.
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Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2014
BRICS Support For Russia’s Invasion Of Crimea Signals A New International Era
Business Insider
31st March, 2014
There’s been no shortage of reports and commentaries on the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea, and Russia’s role in it. Yet one of the more notable recent developments in the crisis has received surprisingly little attention.
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