Russian UN Ambassador Churkia had mentioned Yanukovych was
the only legitimate President of Ukraine -- paving the way
for Yanukovych's return as puppet Govenor of Ukraine?
They are giving their speeches in the UN -- being covered by
Espresso TV
[email protected] wrote:
>
> Just watched a very interesting interview with expert Semyvolos on
> Espreso. He adds a number of perspectives: (1) The Transdnistria
> advance is highly unlikely. The Russian army there is just not
> prepared for anything except a "helping hand" towards Odesa, if local
> separatists are successful. This is now impossible. (2) A break north
> from the Crimea is also unlikely because Ukraine's forces are pretty
> strongly dug in at the Perekop isthmus and in Kherson. This would be a
> very bloody and uncertain operation. And for Putin anything short of a
> successful blitzkrieg is disaster. But a combination "swift push"
> against Kyiv and into Donetsk is still possible. And here also
> decisive will be the first few days. If Ukraine holds, or yields very
> slowly and with much interfire, Putin will be in big trouble.
>
> Semyvolos also raised other interesting points as to Putin's dire
> present situation, and the interrelation of the US attitude towards
> the Syrians (Putin's military clients) and his Ukraine gamble.. Sem.
> thinks that Putin was hoping for a quick and successful advance as of
> March 1, in all Ukraine. And the passive resistance of the Ukrainian
> military in the Crimea totally disrupted his timetable. At the moment
> he is improvising from an increasingly difficult situation.
>
> So the next two days will indeed be extremely important.
>
> Finally, Sem. mentioned the possibility that the Russian Army will not
> attack, but remain in a constant state of threatening readiness on the
> borders, so as to influence political events in Ukraine. The problem
> here is that Ukraine will strengthen day by day, while for Putin it is
> the reverse.
>
> So here we are....
>
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