so down goes ukraine ?
On Mar 1, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Francine Ponomarenko <[email protected]> wrote:
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> But the politicos and experts are saying that Ukraine is just not militarily ready
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> From: Michael Kulyk
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 11:01 AM
> To: [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
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> Reuters | by Pavel Polityuk and Alissa de Carbonnel
> Posted: 03/01/2014 10:15 am EST Updated: 03/01/2014 10:31 am EST
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> It said the decision took effect immediately.
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