Fears have grown that the entire country is moving closer to widespread civil violence after a televised warning by Oleksandr Yakimenko, head of the state security service, the SBU. "In many regions of the country, municipal buildings, offices of the interior ministry, state security and the prosecutor general, army units and arms depots are being seized," he said.
The SBU said 1,500 guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition had been seized in the last few days, though the figures could not be independently confirmed. Some opposition activists denied that weapons had been taken.
Scary thought - if the pro-EU opposition was winning, at what point might Russia send troops in? And would other countries send troops too?
This could just be the start:
[url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/ukraine-protests-spread-from-kiev[/url] ([url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/ukraine-protests-spread-from-kiev[/url])QuoteFears have grown that the entire country is moving closer to widespread civil violence after a televised warning by Oleksandr Yakimenko, head of the state security service, the SBU. "In many regions of the country, municipal buildings, offices of the interior ministry, state security and the prosecutor general, army units and arms depots are being seized," he said.
The SBU said 1,500 guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition had been seized in the last few days, though the figures could not be independently confirmed. Some opposition activists denied that weapons had been taken.
Scary thought - if the pro-EU opposition was winning, at what point might Russia send troops in? And would other countries send troops too?
Also this is the arch rival:
Sure pays to be in Russia's pocket. That is the most opulent shit I've ever seen.
Sure pays to be in Russia's pocket. That is the most opulent shit I've ever seen.
Not sure what this is about.
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Viktor Yanukovich’s whereabouts remained unknown for a third day on Monday, as rumours swirled that Ukraine’s deposed president was hiding out in Crimea, a pro-Moscow stronghold with easy water access to Russia via the Black Sea.
While a few Ukrainian news outlets reported on Sunday night that Mr Yanukovich had succeeded in fleeing the country on his private yacht – the Bandido – by late Monday there were no reports of his arrival at a foreign destination. His options for escape, meanwhile, appeared to be narrowing.
Yeh she looks fit, but can be scorpian tailed I hear.
Plus the Princess Leia look never really did anything for me, personally.
I liked Timoshekno, thought she was jailed out of some bullshit corruption charges, but more importantly by corrupt folks angling for a look in, which they succeeded at. Now the country is how it is. So we'll see how this goes now.
picture of some rubbish game
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There's a fuckload of misinformation flying around, and information that's also true, but well out of context.Unfortunately I also believe in Ukraine for Ukrainians, and we've got several recent examples of self-determination for countries, notably: Yugoslavia (now Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo) and Czechslovakia (Czech Republic and Slovak Republic)
It angers me.
The hypocracy angers me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKsLlK52ss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKsLlK52ss)Jeeze there are some complete thickies in those YouTube comments
(there are 5 of these dispatch videos, this is the first)
alex kuzmenko2 days ago
+CoronelSteiner
nobody is invading your country dip shit. Russia and Ukraine have a contract where Russia can have a certain amount of troops present in Crimea. Why are you so aggressive? The recent conflict arised from recent political/economical issues and not act of aggression from Russia. It is true that Russia does not want EU presence in Ukraine that is why it keep close ties with Ukraine economically as an incentive for Ukrainians not to turn to EU. You sound so trigger happy, but it is for the wrong reasons.
We only get stories from the EU supported side here. We only see one side, and one slant. The fact is that half the country are either Russian or of Russian descent. Removing Russian as an official language when about 40% or more of the country speak it as a first language is basically saying "fuck you, you're not Ukranian, get out of our country". It's kinda akin to "fuck you, you're not the master race, have a shower and clean yourself up you filthy bastard." (actually nothing like that at all, but that's the kinda extremist rhetoric we're seeing in the news).
Fistfights in Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, have been a common sight in recent years, certainly before the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovich. A return to brawling on the parliament floor, instead of in the streets outside, might be a sign that the situation in the country is finally stabilizing. On Tuesday, the scuffle occurred toward the end of a speech by Communist Party leader Pyotr Simonenko, who blamed the current crisis on the nationalists.I didnt think that Communists still existed. This is 2014 right?
The MP accused the Kiev government of being passive in the southeastern regions, where people demand that authorities address their social problems and make Russian a second official language.
Simonenko said that the new government is describing the activists seizing administrative buildings in the eastern cities of Donetsk, Lugansk and Kharkov as “separatists.” And that is while those who were doing exactly the same in western Ukraine before the February coup were referred to as “patriots,” Simonenko said.
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McDonald’s has closed its restaurants in Crimea, citing logistical problems after the region was annexed by Russia. Credit James Hill for The New York Times
Russian laws leave some groups out in the cold. Russia bans methadone to treat heroin addiction, for example. As local supplies dwindle, the daily dosage for 200 patients at the clinic here has been halved.
“It is our death,” said Alexander, 40, declining to identify himself publicly as a recovering addict. Unaware that methadone was illegal in Russia, he voted for annexation.
Unaware that methadone was illegal in Russia, he voted for annexation.