On Thursday morning, Russian riot police seized a factory in the city of Lipetsk, south-west Russia, operated by the Ukrainian confectionary company Roshen and stopped production, Ukraine's foreign and economic ministries said in a joint statement, calling the move the "continuation of a politically motivated campaign" against the company.
Other reports said police had also taken control of a Roshen warehouse in Lipetsk, essentially derailing the company's extensive Russian distribution network. According to the company's website, the Lipetsk plant is its only factory in Russia.
Looks like IMF reforms incoming. Generally I would be wary, but in the case of Ukraine, the golden straight jacket might be exactly what the doctor ordered:
On Thursday morning, Russian riot police seized a factory in the city of Lipetsk, south-west Russia, operated by the Ukrainian confectionary company Roshen and stopped production, Ukraine's foreign and economic ministries said in a joint statement, calling the move the "continuation of a politically motivated campaign" against the company.
Other reports said police had also taken control of a Roshen warehouse in Lipetsk, essentially derailing the company's extensive Russian distribution network. According to the company's website, the Lipetsk plant is its only factory in Russia.
On March 20 2014 21:44 Saumure wrote: So... how many people did Russia kill in Ukraine up until now?
But General Secre-...President Putin and Comrade Lavrov say those "polite people" definitely aren't Russians, so we have to believe them!
On March 20 2014 20:25 whiteLotus wrote: See ya Baltics , hope you havent forgot russian language :\
He would have to really lose all of his marbles if he tried that rubbish with Estonia. I'm pretty sure even Putin wouldn't dare to take a NATO member head-on like that. As for the rest of Ukraine however...
Well since Obama said USA does not want a military conflict with Russia, Putin just might try it.
Not over the Ukraine but over NATO members its a given.
Truthfully I don't believe they will. They and UK also signed an agreement (and Russia) to protect Ukraine and they didn't do shit while Russia did opposite. When push comes to shove, USA interests trump all others and war with Russia is a big NO-NO.
America will act if anyone attacks NATO. There's really no room for discussion.
Unless you are secretary of defense for USA or the president, there is a lot of room for discussion. Also while USA might help with logistics and military equipment, they would not be required to use full military might.
And I am sure Ukraine thought others would honor the agreement they had about their territorial integrity.
Umm, if you don't understand the difference between attacking a NATO country and attacking Ukraine, you probably are disqualified from commenting here. NATO would immediately dissolve if the US didn't defend a member under attack and honor its treaty obligations. America simply won't let that happen. Hell, no president would survive such a fuckup.
Yep. There is absolutely no doubt that the U.S. (and other NATO members, especially the UK and France) would intervene if a NATO member was attacked. The entire credibility of the alliance and of its members would be at stake.
It would be mildly amusing to see what happens in the years to come, to say the least.
The same could be said on the EU sanctions against Russian citizens, including parliamentarians and women, which have been introduced on a shaky legal foundation and betray discriminatory and even misogynist attitude of the EU establishment, bent on meting out extrajudicial punishment to people for speaking up their mind.
On Thursday morning, Russian riot police seized a factory in the city of Lipetsk, south-west Russia, operated by the Ukrainian confectionary company Roshen and stopped production, Ukraine's foreign and economic ministries said in a joint statement, calling the move the "continuation of a politically motivated campaign" against the company.
Other reports said police had also taken control of a Roshen warehouse in Lipetsk, essentially derailing the company's extensive Russian distribution network. According to the company's website, the Lipetsk plant is its only factory in Russia.
They did the same thing to a Nemiroff distillery yesterday.
On Thursday morning, Russian riot police seized a factory in the city of Lipetsk, south-west Russia, operated by the Ukrainian confectionary company Roshen and stopped production, Ukraine's foreign and economic ministries said in a joint statement, calling the move the "continuation of a politically motivated campaign" against the company.
Other reports said police had also taken control of a Roshen warehouse in Lipetsk, essentially derailing the company's extensive Russian distribution network. According to the company's website, the Lipetsk plant is its only factory in Russia.
They did the same thing to a Nemiroff distillery yesterday.
Mm its not quite the same thing since it appears that the majority holders -- who are Russian and wanted to move the production to Moscow-- were the ones who attacked the plant because its current occupants were loyal to the minority holder -- who wanted to keep where it is in central Ukraine. In the case of Roshen, you had actual Russian riot police take over a chocolate plant for unknown reasons.
Now, of course I get that you in the international community had to issue some sort of response. After all, you had to at least look like you were trying to fight for the people of Ukraine as we rolled armed vehicles into their country, made it clear that any dissent would be punished, and essentially rendered an entire people totally and utterly powerless in the face of a bigger, stronger country’s national interests. I totally get that. But I’m just relieved that you decided on a response as harmless as humanly possible, with no real and tangible repercussions on myself or my government. You really have no idea how much stress that lifted off my shoulders. It was a real lifesaver.
I also understand that moving forward, you’ll feel pressure to call a lot of high-profile NATO meetings, make statements to the UN, suspend this summer’s G8 summit, that sort of thing. I also get that all that kind of stuff is just a formal procedure you have to follow, because really, at this point you’ve laid your cards on the table. So I just want to thank you ahead of time—honestly, from the bottom of my heart—for ensuring that I can just concentrate on doing whatever I want in any formerly Soviet region that is of geopolitical, military, or economic value to Russia without having to worry one iota about suffering any consequences. Thanks for making that 100-percent clear to me.
There is one thing I want to say though, and I feel a little silly admitting this, but there was actually a moment earlier when I did feel a little dread. For one unnerving second there, I thought you imposed sanctions on Russia’s broad national economy, but then I saw the sanctions were just directed at a few of my advisers and some bank I don’t care about. Boy, talk about a major relief!
Really, this whole thing has gone so smoothly that my only real regret is that I just wish I had known earlier that you guys were this mellow about hostile military takeovers. It makes me wonder what took me so long to get around to this.
KIEV, Ukraine — In an effort to stabilize Ukraine and extend its authority, the interim government has set a deadline of Friday for turning in the illegal firearms that are now carried openly by so-called self-defense groups in Independence Square, the politically important plaza in the center of the capital.
“For those who want to defend their country with an assault rifle in their hands, welcome to the National Guard or the Army,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said in a speech this week.
“It’s not normal to ask people to hand in their weapons in the situation we have now,” Dmytro Yarosh, the leader of a right-wing paramilitary group, Right Sector, said in an interview this week. His organization opposes the request to surrender its weapons, but will comply with the law, he said.
Pistols that fire nonlethal plastic or rubber bullets are also legal for citizens who can demonstrate a risk of assault because of their profession, which in Ukraine can include law enforcement officers for off-duty use, civil servants and journalists.
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