Re: [politics] Tensions Rise Between Ukraine And Russia Over Crimea

From: Francine Ponomarenko ([email protected])
Date: Sat Mar 01 2014 - 11:48:48 EST


But the politicos and experts are saying that Ukraine is just not
militarily ready

On Saturday, 1 March 2014, Mike Reshitnyk <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The longer before Ukraine reacts to this invastion - and this *IS* an
> invasion - the more Russia's actions are seemed to be legitimized (remember
> the old schoolyard saying: possession is two thrids of the law).
>
> Don't count on the United States - after all, ONE week ago they kept thier
> athletes in Sochi - as did Canada, Germany and everyone else - didn't
> they?! As I've said before, there was money to be made, gold to be won,
> empires to maintain. This is not cynicism, just realism.
>
>
>
> *From:* Michael Kulyk<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 01, 2014 11:01 AM
> *To:* [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>
> *Subject:* [politics] Tensions Rise Between Ukraine And Russia Over Crimea
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> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/01/ukraine-russia-crimea_n_4879935.html
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> Tensions Rise Between Ukraine And Russia Over Crimea
> Reuters | by Pavel Polityuk and Alissa de Carbonnel
> Posted: 03/01/2014 10:15 am EST Updated: 03/01/2014 10:31 am EST
> Print Article<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/01/ukraine-russia-crimea_n_4879935.html?view=print&comm_ref=false>
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> <http://www.reuters.com/>
>
> MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) - Russia's upper house of parliament on Saturday
> approved a proposal by President Vladimir Putin to deploy Russian armed
> forces in Ukraine's Crimea region.
>
> The Federation Council voted overwhelmingly to back a proposal to use "the
> armed forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine until
> the normalisation of the socio-political situation in that country."
>
> It said the decision took effect immediately.
>



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