Note the Russian threat: Lavrov says if their demands are not met, they
have the right " to take appropriate action."
So do as we say, and shut up. And we will continue inside Ukraine with our
fifth column anyhow, goes without saying.
And the Muscovites will work from inside to break Ukraine apart, while the
west will wring its hands, and business as usual.
On Sunday, 30 March 2014, Ivan Kravchenko <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The Kerry-Lavrov meeting in Paris has been under way for more than 5
> hours already. Will fate of Ukraine be decided by someone else again?
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/30/russia-
> ukraine-john-kerry-sergei-lavrov-paris
>
> "Frankly speaking, we don't see any other way for the steady development
> of the Ukrainian state apart from as a federation," he added. Under the
> Russian plan, which Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin reportedly discussed in
> a phone call initiated by Moscow on Friday, each region would have control
> of its economy, taxes, culture, language, education and "external economic
> and cultural connections with neighbouring countries or regions," Lavrov
> said.
>
> Lavrov made no mention of the Ukraine elections or any possible withdrawal
> from Crimea. Many analysts now predict that in any deal, the US and its
> western allies, and thus Kiev, will be forced to accept the annexation as a
> fait accompli
>
> The Obama administration has insisted Russia withdraw its forces from
> Crimea, reduce its military build-up on the eastern border, respect the
> territorial integrity of Ukraine and support national polls due in May to
> elect a new president and government.
>
> The Russian proposal to radically alter the way Ukraine is governed and
> administered is certain to arouse strong opposition in Kiev, where it will
> be viewed by critics of Moscow's intervention in Crimea as a roundabout way
> of breaking up or partitioning the country.
>
>
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