No only Marshal Petains LOL which only confirms Putin's claim that Ukraine
is not even a country.
PI
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Ivan Kravchenko <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> That would be understandable for a leutenant, but, an Admiral? Are there
> any Charles de Gaulles left in Ukraine?
>
> On Sun, 2 Mar 2014, Francine Ponomarenko wrote:
>
> > There was some talk that he may have been forced to defect at gun point
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, 2 March 2014, Stefan Lemieszewski <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > "*You just don't in the 21st-Century behave in 19th-Century fashion *
> > > *by invading another country on completely trumped-up pretext*"
> > >
> > > --- spoken on the CBS program *Face the Nation* today by John Kerry,
> > > the Secretary of State of the country that invaded Iraq in the 21st
> > > century
> > > on a trumped-up pretext of non-existent "weapons of mass destruction"
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > I guess John has done his bit once again and can go back to
> > > preparing to watch the Red Carpet for the Oscars.
> > >
> > > Stefan Lemieszewski
> > >
> > >
> > > ==================
> > >
> > > http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26410431
> > > 2Mar2014
> > > *New head of Ukraine's navy defects in Crimea*
> > >
> > > [PICS - VIDEOS - Maps ]
> > >
> > > The newly appointed head of Ukraine's navy has sworn allegiance to the
> > > Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader.
> > >
> > > Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on
> Saturday,
> > > as the government in Kiev reacted to the threat of Russian invasion.
> > >
> > > Russia's troops have been consolidating their hold on Crimea, which is
> > > home to its Black Sea Fleet.
> > >
> > > Nato's chief has asked Russia to withdraw its forces to its bases.
> > >
> > > "We call on Russia to de-escalate tensions... to withdraw its forces to
> > > its bases and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine,"
> > > Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, speaking in Brussels.
> > >
> > > Ukraine was a "valued partner" for Nato and should be allowed to
> determine
> > > its own future, he said.
> > >
> > > The US has warned Moscow may be ejected from the G8 for its actions.
> > >
> > > US President Barack Obama called Russian troop deployments a
> "violation of
> > > Ukrainian sovereignty".
> > > 'Brink of disaster'
> > >
> > > Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to
> Russia's
> > > build-up of its forces on the Crimean peninsula. Prime Minister Arseniy
> > > Yatsenyuk has warned the country is "on the brink of disaster".
> > >
> > > In Crimea, Ukrainian soldiers faced off with Russian soldiers
> surrounding
> > > their bases on Sunday while the Russian army was said to be digging
> > > trenches on the border with mainland Ukraine.
> > >
> > > The UK has joined the US, France and Canada in suspending preparations
> for
> > > a summit of the G8 in Russia in June. Nato, of which Ukraine is not a
> > > member, is conducting emergency talks.
> > >
> > > Admiral Berezovsky appeared in Sevastopol before cameras alongside
> Sergiy
> > > Aksyonov, the pro-Russian politician elected by Crimea's regional
> > > parliament as local prime minister.
> > >
> > > Mr Aksyonov announced he had given orders to Ukrainian naval forces on
> the
> > > peninsula to disregard any orders from the "self-proclaimed"
> authorities in
> > > Kiev.
> > >
> > > Sunday, he said, would go down in history as the birthday of the "navy
> of
> > > the autonomous republic of Crimea".
> > >
> > > The admiral then pledged to "strictly obey the orders of the supreme
> > > commander of the autonomous republic of Crimea" and "defend the lives
> and
> > > freedom" of Crimea's people.
> > >
> > > Admiral Berezovsky was later sacked by interim Ukrainian Defence
> Minister
> > > Ihor Tenyukh and a treason case launched against him.
> > >
> > > Ukraine's Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reports that the admiral was
> speaking
> > > before the "numerous cameras of predominantly Russian TV channels".
> > >
> > > Earlier, Ukrainian naval officers found their headquarters in
> Sevastopol
> > > occupied by Russian troops and were unable to go to work.
> > >
> > > Admiral Yuriy Ilyn, who was until recently commander of the Ukrainian
> navy
> > > and served briefly as head of Ukraine's armed forces under ousted
> President
> > > Viktor Yanukovych, told the BBC's Christian Fraser at the scene that
> the
> > > armed forces were "hostages of the situation".
> > >
> > > Separately, Ukraine withdrew coast guard vessels from two ports in
> Crimea
> > > and moved them to other bases in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov on
> Sunday.
> > >
> > > Several Ukrainian army bases were surrounded by Russian troops on
> Sunday
> > > but there were no reports of clashes despite the refusal of Ukrainian
> > > soldiers to open their gates.
> > >
> > > John Kerry told US media Russia might "not even remain in the G8" and
> > > Russian President Vladimir Putin might "find himself with asset
> freezes".
> > >
> > > "You just don't in the 21st-Century behave in 19th-Century fashion by
> > > invading another country on completely trumped-up pretext," Mr Kerry
> told
> > > the CBS program Face the Nation.
> > >
> > > The Russian parliament authorised Mr Putin on Saturday to deploy
> troops in
> > > Ukraine to protect the lives of Russian citizens there.
> > >
> > > Moscow has not recognised the government which took power in Kiev last
> > > month after overthrowing the elected pro-Russian President, Viktor
> > > Yanukovych.
> > >
> > > Mr Yanukovych's decision in November to abandon closer ties with the
> EU in
> > > favour of Russia sparked massive protests in Kiev, which ended in a
> > > bloodbath, as dozens of protesters were shot dead in clashes with
> police.
> > >
> > > ====================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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