Comments | ontd_political: Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine

evilnel in ontd_political

Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine

Mar 01, 2014 10:26

Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine.

He had asked that Russian forces be used "until the normalisation of the political situation in the country".

Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, where many ethnic Russians live.
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ukraine, russia, vladimir putin, fuck this guy

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evilnel March 4 2014, 15:13:49 UTC

Just because you're being paid by the KGB doesn't mean you can come in here spewing lies. The Ukrainian government has not made any move against ethnic Russians or anybody else, and has responded with great restraint to an enemy dictator INVADING THEIR COUNTRY. I know you're Russian because of your lack of articles in your writing, so don't even play with me.

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evilnel March 4 2014, 15:29:04 UTC

1.) They are chanting "Revolution" not anything fascist. My husband is Ukrainian, so nice try. Care to explain what's "fascist" or violent about this ( ... )

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clevermanka March 4 2014, 15:16:50 UTC

Thank you for the link to the petition.

evilnel March 4 2014, 15:17:59 UTC

This article was posted on Saturday and is very out of date. Check the bottom for updates. Things are loosening up a bit, it seems. I'm still praying!

clevermanka March 4 2014, 15:26:52 UTC

Thank you!

yamamanama March 4 2014, 15:30:05 UTC

I don't think I can bring myself to support either side.

evilnel March 4 2014, 15:31:33 UTC

Why? Ukraine overthrew a dictator who was in the pocket of a worse dictator, and as retaliation, said worse dictator invaded their country.

yamamanama March 4 2014, 16:03:52 UTC

I fear the revolution will be hijacked, much like the one in Iran.

evilnel March 4 2014, 17:07:18 UTC

Hopefully the closeness of Poland and Germany's relations with the new government will keep it in check as they attempt to turn it more democratic. I'm hopeful.

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bnmc2005 March 4 2014, 16:07:21 UTC

I wonder what to make of the article in the New York Times about how Russia is bringing over 'protest tourists'?

DONETSK, Ukraine - Around the south and east of Ukraine, in vital cities in the country’s industrial heartland, ethnic Russians have staged demonstrations and stormed buildings demanding a wider invasion of their country by Moscow ( ... )

mareen March 4 2014, 16:50:03 UTC

I wouldn't be surprised. I was already wondering about that exact thing...

evilnel March 4 2014, 17:05:34 UTC

Oh yeah, evidently in Eastern Ukraine there were so many Russians taking taxis that the drivers just started giving change in Rubles, lol.

Also here's a picture of a "Ukrainian" protesting in favor of Russia. He's wearing a Ukrainian flag to denote that he's supposedly Ukrainian and plants a Russian flag. His facebook page, however, says that he's from Moscow.

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moonshaz March 4 2014, 19:54:43 UTC

LOL!

alexvdl March 5 2014, 05:45:47 UTC

I think it's pretty obvious that there's a helluva lot more going on in Ukraine/Russia than we in America are privy to, or that the news feels like discussing. Narratives are never that cut and dry and I'm leery to believer anything other than this entire situation is a giant shitshow, and has the capability of getting lot worse.

""Quand les riches se font la guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui meurent."