Re: [politics] Putin plays his joker?

From: [email protected]
Date: Mon Mar 10 2014 - 11:55:07 EST


I couldn't listen to the whole thing. All I really have are the news
reports. Like this:

http://zik.ua/ua/news/2014/03/10/hodorkovskyy_vlada_rosii_boitsya_prykladu_ukrainskogo_maydanu_469085

and this:

http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/03/10/7018306/

plus:
http://gazeta.ua/articles/life/_problemu-krimu-vi-budete-virishuvati-dovgo-hodorkovskij-bilshe-godini-chitav-lekciyu-studentam/546371

Quoting Francine Ponomarenko <[email protected]>:

> In a sentence or two, are you able to give us khodorkovskys thesis
> position.
> I tried to listen to the radio Svoboda link and it was so bad I couldn't
> hear what he was saying. I believe much earlier he came out and stated in a
> video that the Severnyj Kavkaz should be part of Russia.what about Krym,
> what did he say. Some of the commentators on hromadske Facebook page, are
> calling him a Putin Rupor. I don't believe this.
>
> On Monday, 10 March 2014, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://www.unian.ua/politics/894788-zavtra-yanukovich-
>> vistupit-iz-zayavoyu-zmi.html
>>
>> Yanuk to make a statement tomorrow at Rostov.
>>
>> Some surmises (could be completely off): Putin sees that most of his plan
>> will not pass. So he will give instructions to Aksyonov to have the
>> referendum approve option 2: The Crimea as a near (but not quite) sovereign
>> entity under its 1992 constitution (renewed) BUT STILL PART OF UKRAINE.
>> This will eliminate the "annexation" issue and pacify the UK and the US.
>> Remember that in early days Aksyonov recognized the continuing legitimacy
>> of Yanuk. This will be revived and "President" Yanuk will continue his
>> struggle for "legitimacy". The titushky etc. in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv
>> will receive instructions to shift focus away from Russia to "Yanuk
>> legitimacy". This will render the 25 May election very difficult (with
>> promoted disorders wherever possible).
>>
>> What can stop this or nullify it? A quick dissolution of the Crimean
>> Parliament, and confirmation of the nullity of the 16 March referendum by
>> the Venetian commission (whose decision is expected this Friday March 14).
>>
>> And so the game will continue. For "a long time" as Khodorkovskyj just
>> predicted in today's Kyiv lecture to students...
>>
>>
>



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