UKRAINE/RUSSIA NEWS: Russian military drills begin near Ukraine day after militants announce 100k strong mobalisation!!!p.7387

Everyone should read above regardless of your view.

McDonalds speaks for itself.....................

Revealing indeed.

That's it....America will just ban All McRooskies Restaurants .....of we don't have any ...

What's Russia going to do next ban rock and roll?

Space plane. Money is no object with the US.Gov.

Euromaidan PR ‏@euromaidanpr 14m

Ukrainian military from #Crimea moving to Mykolaiv &Odesa. Today 1250 officers are already in #Ukraine mainland

natalia antelava‏@antelava·4h
Reports that Moscow has simplified procedures for issuing Russian passports to Russian speaking Georgians + military build up in Ossetia.

Juli Lugovska‏@asya_lugovska·4h
#USA and #EU officials: #Ukraine will receive #Polish gas throgh #Slovakia and #Hungary in order to lessen its energy dependece on #Russia.

Blake Hounshell‏@blakehounshell·1 hr
RT @neilsai: Not nice Putin. Syria govt now w Smerch & Uragan rockets & increased use of MiG-29s [link to bloom.bg]

Russia threatened Ukraine to punish it economically if it signs the free trade agreement with the EU. By placing trade restrictions. These threats/hints started in early and mid 2013, long before any Maidan.

Whatever happened in Maidan it had no impact on the Budapest Memorandum since it was Ukraine's internal problem.

Russia used the events in Maidan to activate and implement a long prepared plan to grab Crimea. It's clear even for kindergarden kids.

Russia violated Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity by moving troops outside their bases in Crimea, surrounding Ukraine army bases in Crimea, taking over ships, blockading naval bases and all sorts of other things. And ofcourse making it possible for Crimea to secede. Then by annexing Crimea.

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Putin already banned womens lingerie & lace underwear. stores cant sell them & no imports are allowed. it takes effect this coming june.

OSINT‏@osint_org·7 hrs
Latvia Blocks Russian-Language Station [link to on.wsj.com]

Maxim Eristavi‏@MaximEristavi·2h
US follows Europeans in suspending flights over Crimea, fears confusion & hazard after Russia controls ATC -@KiritRadia

Ukraine in 'emergency talks' with European neighbors on possibility of importing natural gas from the West, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says - @Reeuuters

VoiceOfRussia: Over 51% Ukrainians disagree with change of power in the country - poll

Title a bit misleading, should read only 49% support the change.

"According to the poll results, 31% of respondents said they wholeheartedly supported the change of power in Kiev in February, 18% would be likely to support it, 16% would be unlikely to support it, 18% of those interviewed strongly criticized these events, and 18% were undecided.

...

"GfK Ukraine said in a press release that 29% of Ukrainians believe their country is moving in the right direction today (7% in February), and 42% of those polled criticized the path recently chosen by Ukraine (70% in February)."

[link to voiceofrussia.com]

14:23 Yanukovych's political life in Ukraine is over - U.S. ambassador to Ukraine


14:32 Lavrov: Ukrainian crisis won't be resolved until Kyiv respects rights of all citizens


14:45 Reduction of trade and economic cooperation with Russia is serious challenge for Ukraine's economy - Yatsenyuk


14:51 Russian banks could withstand closure of external markets - CB


15:21 Banks reluctant to develop Crimea business over Western sanction concerns - Simanovsky


[link to www.interfax.com]

This could be significant. A US Army Brigade typically consists of 2500-4000 personnel


zerohedge‏@zerohedge·13m
Hagel Says U.S. Mulls Adding Brigade in Europe to Counter Russia

Even if I were to agree with you about "punishment", which is far from clear, refusing to do business with someone in no way violates international law, or the Budapest Memorandum. On the other hand, the sanctions US has against Iran and Cuba, I do think those are unlawful, since they also require other countries to impose sanctions, and they kill children.


Sorry, when foreigners sponsor, train and support violent mobs that overthrow the government - that violates international law. Of course it is also "Ukraine's internal problem".


Having contingency plans also does not violate international law. As you may recall, Crimea was taken from Russia by Communist dictate. Crimea has often wanted to return to Russia - just read up on Crimean history from 1991-2014 (and not just on Wikipedia, which is a joke when it comes to any controversial topic.)


Of course there is debate about who certain forces were. I have no doubt that not just Russia, but Crimean authorities, have long been preparing for that day. Already in 2008 a poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre determined 63.8 percent of Crimeans would like for Crimea to “secede from Ukraine and join Russia.” It has been a long-standing desire - one that dates back to the day in 1991 when Crimea unexpectedly found itself as part of Ukraine instead of Russia, where it belonged.

That's why, unlike you, I don't automatically disbelieve claims that these "self-defense forces" were not Russian. Did Russia supply their equipment? I don't know, I do know that I have been to many military supply stores where you can get basically everything they were wearing. Maybe Russia gave them equipment too - I don't know and I don't care.

In terms of blocking naval bases, yes, it was a brief blockade. Already on Feb. 27, shortly after the coup, the Crimean Parliament decided to declare independence from Ukraine, and asked Russia for assistance. Some assistance was provided to ensure the vote went smoothly and Ukraine did not prevent it. Once can argue whether technically this assistance violated international law, since Crimea was unable to take these defensive measures itself. The argument would be: the moment Crimea declared itself independent, on February 27, it was no longer part of Ukraine, and Ukraine's ships were trespassing on Crimean waters. Crimea asked them to leave; when they refused, Russia blockaded them at Crimea's request.

Instead of focusing on such small possible slights, which rectify a major and actual harm inflicted on the Crimean people when they were forced into Ukraine, why not focus on what US/NATO is doing in Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Somalia, etc.? Because what they do is infinitely worse, yet they are the most hypocritical ranters and hyperventilators ....

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for full pouches of banksters, according to Georgia stone slabs 500 millions people is enough to provide work and foods for khazar elite, the rest can be culled according to khazar planners. And robots can subsitute even majority of those 500 millions, perspectively only khazar banksters and robots will live on Earth.

I'd like to see them conducting something like Exercise Reforger 88 with 125,000 troops.

where, to Germany may be?

ITAR-TASS:

Crimea ready to lure six million tourists during season to be started May 1

[link to en.itar-tass.com]


More than 8,000 former Ukrainian military in Crimea requesting Russian passports

[link to en.itar-tass.com]


Two representatives of Crimean Tatars appointed to republic's government

[link to en.itar-tass.com]


Political repressions rule out civilized solution of Ukrainian crisis – MP

[link to en.itar-tass.com]


Moscow [did] not have anything to do with [investigation of] Maidain snipers case – Lavrov

[link to en.itar-tass.com]

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And I would like to add that the Republic of Crimea was already a "some independent entity" from Ukraine and now is gone. So, Polemarchos put your soul in pace.

Gone... that's it! End of story.

Actually by threatening economic punishment if Ukraine exercised its sovereign right to sign an economic agreement with the EU Russia broke Article 3 of the memorandum.

In Article 3 the signatories vowed to: "refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind".



A revolution, an overthrow of government or even a civil war doesn't cancel a state's sovereignty and border integrity. The Budapest Memorandum doesn't have any article or annex stating that its provisions become null if a Ukrainian president or government is overthrown in this or that manner.



Gun ownership is very limited/strict in Europe. There are no military supply stores where one can purchase latest AKs and kevlars. And those guys also had even heavy machineguns.



It sure broke Russia's signature/promise on the Budapest Memorandum.

Is John Hagee still pretending to be a Christian? He should just convert to Judaism and have done.

Ukrainean assassin Krustchew stole Crimea from Russia and now the Ukrainean unfairness was amended, and in a fair way, via free referendum. In 1954 Krustchew did not ask anybody, there was no referendum.
Btw If Moldova would be attached back to Romania by referendum, would your foul rhetorics be the same?

I am at peace. I know Putin will plunge the world in WW3.

Euromaidan PR‏@EuromaidanPR·3m
Part of Ukr military loyal to oath remain in #Crimea to help withdraw #Ukraine's military equipment to mainland. [link to mil.gov.ua]


Euromaidan PR‏@EuromaidanPR·11m
Border crossing in Novoazovsk, #Donetsk region was expecting separatists' rally today w/road blocking |PR news

Maxim Eristavi‏@MaximEristavi·1 min
Ukraine PM @Yatsenyuk_AP plans an Eastern Ukraine trip to calm down separatists+expanding Russian language & autonomy msgs - stmt


MFA Russia‏@mfa_russia·2 mins
#Lavrov: As for possible joint investigations involving Russia, I must point out that the crimes were committed in Ukraine, not Russia