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It gets better, read some of the comments below
Kiev nazi just announced that they decide to build a a concentartion camps similar to Hitler's Osvencim, Maidanek, Treblinka to burn Russians and anti-Kiev Ukrainians in stoves just like German nazi did with 6 million jews in 1941-1945
U S Congress approved $1B for this purposes and IMF is planning for addituonal $15B loan for the same.
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On April 14 2014 05:49 Cheerio wrote:Show nested quote +Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said a "large-scale counterterrorist operation" involving the army will be launched in the country's east after pro-Russia militants seized government buildings.
Russia called the planned military operation a "criminal order."
Speaking in a live televised address from parliament on April 13, Turchynov accused Russia of waging "war" against Ukraine by sowing disorder in the country's east.
Turchynov said authorities in Kyiv will not allow the "repetition of the Crimean scenario."
Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in March after local residents voted to secede from Ukraine and seek to join Russia in a referendum.
In a decree, Turchynov offered not to prosecute any militants who gave up their weapons by 9 a.m. (0600 GMT/UTC) on April 14.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Kyiv's decision to use the armed forces against protesters was "outrageous," and demanded that the authorities "immediately stop waging war again their own people."
"It is now the West's responsibility to prevent civil war in Ukraine," it said in a statement.
The ministry also said it would put an urgent discussion of the situation in eastern Ukraine on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-turchynov-response-east/25331783.html Dear god, Lavrov and Putin should go f*** themselves. Greater economical sanctions should be put in place along with military and economical support to Ukraine (no intervention but still US and EU should send some weapons and money there). It's the biggest crisis involving Russia since the end of USSR. It's funny how lust for an ancient and strange glory leads to that kind of shit. Mindless nationalisms seems to be as harmful as mindless religions. The end of history is not near and on the contrary pretty far away it seems
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So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck.
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On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck. How does saying "yes you should deal with those soldiers taking over your buildings" equal sending said soldiers?
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On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck. I don't know about "the US condoning violence against the protesters" in eastern Ukrainian cities (I haven't heard about this being the case), but overall, if you haven't noticed yet, Ukraine is the rope in a political tug-of-war. My condolences to the Ukrainian people, but no one involved gives an actual fuck about them, except maybe some regular Russian and Slavic people because of the many cultural, religious, historical, family, etc. ties that exist. A very sad situation.
On April 14 2014 06:43 Gorsameth wrote:Show nested quote +On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck. How does saying "yes you should deal with those soldiers taking over your buildings" equal sending said soldiers? When the hell did random armed protesters become rank-and-file Russian soldiers?
EDIT: Some clarification before there's arguments over what proper word to use. I use the term "protesters" in light of the fact they're technically protesting (and considering there are many unarmed protesters who aren't causing trouble). "Armed" explicitly means they have weapons, and implicitly that they're causing insurrection (which they are). Call them insurrectionsts, insurgents, etc. Such terms all apply.
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On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck.
Protesters? Is that what russia would call armed militia groups taking over government buildings in russia?
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On April 14 2014 06:45 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:Show nested quote +On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck. I don't know about "the US condoning violence against the protesters" in eastern Ukrainian cities (I haven't heard about this being the case), but overall, if you haven't noticed yet, Ukraine is the rope in a political tug-of-war. My condolences to the Ukrainian people, but no one involved gives an actual fuck about them, except maybe some regular Russian and Slavic people because of the many cultural, religious, historical, family, etc. ties that exist. A very sad situation. Show nested quote +On April 14 2014 06:43 Gorsameth wrote:On April 14 2014 06:40 Random() wrote: So the US blames Russia for inciting unrest, which is probably true. Russia blames the US for condoning violence against the protesters, which is probably also true. Meanwhile Ukraine is falling into a civil war thanks to both sides. Humans suck. How does saying "yes you should deal with those soldiers taking over your buildings" equal sending said soldiers? When the hell did random armed protesters become rank-and-file Russian soldiers?
Better get ready for ukrainian refugees :/
P.S. I hope it not gonna happen anytime tho
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edit: Oops misunderstood something. I'm happy to see Ukraine is finally doing something to stop Russian aggression, if you never use force they will keep taking over regions. I hope the West and Europe supports them!
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You want us to invade Kaliningrad or what? There is no magic way to say 'enough is enough' other than declaring war and we all know it's not going to happen.
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On April 14 2014 06:54 Sent. wrote: You want us to invade Kaliningrad or what? There is no magic way to say 'enough is enough' other than declaring war and we all know it's not going to happen.
Don't have to declare war, but at least use your military to help protect these communities under attack by militants. It just seems like until now, Ukraine just rolls over whenever a militant group appears in a city. If you keep doing that, it'll keep getting worse. That level of impotence is just sad to see
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On April 14 2014 06:52 radscorpion9 wrote: Ukraine is just getting rolled over, its so sad to watch. Its like they have no army at all to maintain order, and the best response its allies have are sanctions, though not too heavy because our economy is more important than someone being slowly invaded. This level of impotence is just so depressing. Lets hope heavier sanctions actually do something, but I don't think Putin and Co. really care. I don't quite think Russia's leadership is very rational at this point (or has ever been). Trapped in a cold war mentality, making outrageous claims (as posted above).
If you never say 'enough is enough' and start using force, they're just going to keep bringing in Russian militants until every region with Russian-linked ethnic groups belongs to Russia. The problem is the moment they do use force Russia comes in to "save there people".
Not much you can do when armed men take over your buildings and there backed up by several millions more waiting for any excuse to stroll in.
Was the same problem in Crimea. They couldn't stop the military invading them without shooting but the moment they do that the Russian army marshes in and they cannot win that fight without help from the West which they are unwilling to give.
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The interesting question is why UN haven't send in peace-keeping forces? That would seem like the only reasonable way to avoid a civil war escalating as Russia is claiming. Oh Russia your credibility is falling to a new low...
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On April 14 2014 07:32 radiatoren wrote:The interesting question is why UN haven't send in peace-keeping forces? That would seem like the only reasonable way to avoid a civil war escalating as Russia is claiming. Oh Russia your credibility is falling to a new low... Because Russia holds a veto and will just vote down any resolution.
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But its' still good politics; if you call for peacekeepers, and Russia refuses to allow un peacekeepers; then it hurts Russia's positioning, as it makes it harder for Russia to claim there's a problem.
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On April 14 2014 07:59 zlefin wrote: But its' still good politics; if you call for peacekeepers, and Russia refuses to allow un peacekeepers; then it hurts Russia's positioning, as it makes it harder for Russia to claim there's a problem. There have already been several similar votes and it hasn't changed a thing. How does it hurt Russia? Everyone knows what is going on. No one except fringe country's have supported them. Even China has expressed there disapproval while they are normally an ally against the west.
Simple fact is that no one is willing to start WW3 over the Ukraine so they are on there own and powerless to stop a vastly superior Russia.
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I haven't heard of any prior votes on peacekeepers specifically, which votes are you referring to?
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On April 14 2014 08:07 Gorsameth wrote:Show nested quote +On April 14 2014 07:59 zlefin wrote: But its' still good politics; if you call for peacekeepers, and Russia refuses to allow un peacekeepers; then it hurts Russia's positioning, as it makes it harder for Russia to claim there's a problem. There have already been several similar votes and it hasn't changed a thing. How does it hurt Russia? Everyone knows what is going on. No one except fringe country's have supported them. Even China has expressed there disapproval while they are normally an ally against the west. Simple fact is that no one is willing to start WW3 over the Ukraine so they are on there own and powerless to stop a vastly superior Russia. I will give him that it can work for russians defending Putins selfless caring for his race living abroads well-being. They will have to go into relativism, supercilious interpretations and whataboutism to defend it.
I expect "This is just the people doing what is needed to get attention. If peacekeeping wasn't needed on Maidan, it is not needed now.", "UN is not what the eastern ukrainian people want!" and "This is an issue the ukrainian government must deal with without bloodshed - like the west called for on Maidan!".
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On April 14 2014 08:16 zlefin wrote: I haven't heard of any prior votes on peacekeepers specifically, which votes are you referring to?
Peacekeepers no but again it does nothing. Everyone knows whats going. No one of any importance supports Russia. We're just not willing to start WW3 over this.
Sending a message is useless if you have already send several and they have all been ignored.
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On April 14 2014 08:33 radiatoren wrote:Show nested quote +On April 14 2014 08:07 Gorsameth wrote:On April 14 2014 07:59 zlefin wrote: But its' still good politics; if you call for peacekeepers, and Russia refuses to allow un peacekeepers; then it hurts Russia's positioning, as it makes it harder for Russia to claim there's a problem. There have already been several similar votes and it hasn't changed a thing. How does it hurt Russia? Everyone knows what is going on. No one except fringe country's have supported them. Even China has expressed there disapproval while they are normally an ally against the west. Simple fact is that no one is willing to start WW3 over the Ukraine so they are on there own and powerless to stop a vastly superior Russia. I will give him that it can work for russians defending Putins selfless caring for his race living abroads well-being. They will have to go into relativism, supercilious interpretations and whataboutism to defend it. I expect "This is just the people doing what is needed to get attention. If peacekeeping wasn't needed on Maidan, it is not needed now.", "UN is not what the eastern ukrainian people want!" and "This is an issue the ukrainian government must deal with without bloodshed - like the west called for on Maidan!".
Pff, you need to practice your propagandaspeak. My guess is: "Fascist UN Soldiers oppressing russian speaking people in the Ukraine". "Western Gay Steelhelmet Nazis fighting innocent protesters."
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Gorsameth; it may not make a large difference, but it does make a difference; these subtle matters of issues positioning do matter at the margins, and there's always margins; and the cost of doing so is very low. It's like plausible deniability; limiting their plausible deniability does make it harder on them.
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