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Liveblog Al Jazeeraquote:Tijdlijn van de ontwikkelingen in Oekrane
NOVEMBER
* Nov 21: Kiev suddenly announces suspension of trade and association talks with the EU and opts to revive economic ties with Moscow, triggering months of mass rallies in Kiev.
* Nov 30: Riot police try to break up the Kiev demonstration by force. Protest turns against Yanukovich and his government.
DECEMBER
Protests continue with crowds of up to 800,000. Some clashes with police. Opposition forms bloc called Maidan. Yanukovich and Putin meet, Putin agrees to buy $15 billion of Ukrainian debt and to slash by a third the price of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine.
JANUARY
* Jan 22: Three people die in protests in Kiev. EU threatens action over crisis. Talks between opposition, Yanukovich fail.
* Jan 23: Washington threatens sanctions over violence.
* Jan 26: Unrest spreads to pro-Yanukovich east.
FEBRUARY
Anti-government protests turn increasingly violent. At least 77 people killed in clashes between demonstrators and police.
* Feb 21: Opposition leaders sign EU-mediated peace pact with Yanukovich.
* Feb 22: Ukraine's parliament votes to remove Yanukovich, who flees. Arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko released from jail.
* Feb 26: Ukraine appoints new government. Angry Russia puts 150,000 troops on high alert.
* Feb 27-28: Armed men seize Crimea parliament, raise Russian flag. Militia take control of two airports in Crimea.
MARCH
* March 1: Putin wins parliamentary approval to invade Ukraine, angering the White House. Russian forces fan out in Crimea.
* March 6: Crimea's leadership votes to join Russia. U.S. President Barack Obama orders sanctions on those responsible for Moscow's actions in Ukraine.
EU leaders hold emergency summit to find ways to pressure Russia to back down and accept mediation.
* March 15: Two killed in clashes between pro-Russian demonstrators and Ukrainian nationalists.
* March 16: Referendum held in Crimea, shows overwhelming support for joining the Russian Federation.
* March 21: Putin signs laws completing annexation of Crimea. The U.S. imposes sanctions on Putin's close allies, EU follows with similar measures.
* March 23: NATO says Russia has amassed a large force at Ukraine's border.
* March 24: Ukraine pulls troops from Crimea.
APRIL
* April 2: NATO suspends cooperation with Russia.
* April 7: Pro-Russia activists in eastern Ukraine proclaim the creation of the "Donetsk People's Republic".
* April 12: Separatists take control of city of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine. Kiev prepares troops.
* April 13: One Ukrainian state security officer killed and five wounded in operation against separatists.
* April 14: Obama warns Putin in phone call that Moscow would face further costs for its actions in Ukraine.
* April 17: Pro-Russian separatists seize armored vehicles of Ukraine forces trying to recapture rebel-controlled town.
* April 18: The United States, Russia, Ukraine and the EU reach deal for illegal armed groups to disarm and end occupations of public buildings and spaces.
* April 19: Separatists say they will not sign deal until the Kiev government steps down.
* April 24: Ukraine sends in troops again to try to expel the separatists in Slaviansk, kill five rebels.
* April 25: Ukrainian forces mount full blockade of Slaviansk. Separatists detain group of international observers, say a Kiev "spy" among them.
* April 26: G7 leaders agree to impose extra sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. Yatsenyuk cuts short a Vatican trip to see Pope Francis, saying Russian warplanes violated Ukraine's airspace seven times overnight. Russia denies the claim.
* April 27: Rebels say the OSCE observers are "prisoners of war" and present them in front of the press, where they say they have not been mistreated.
* April 28: West imposes new sanctions on Moscow. Russia vows a "painful" response. Russia says troops have returned to barracks after conducting exercises on the border with Ukraine. The West says there is no sign of this pull-back. Russia assures the US it will not invade Ukraine.
* April 29: Russia accuses Washington of seeking to revive Iron Curtain policies. Putin warns sanctions could harm Western interests in Russia's lucrative energy sector, denies there are Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
* April 30: Kiev says its armed forces are on "full combat alert" against a possible Russian invasion. Interim president Oleksandr Turchynov admits Kiev is "helpless" to prevent rebels over-running towns. Rebels storm the regional police building and town hall in Gorlivka. The International Monetary Fund approves $17-billion aid deal for the beleaguered Ukrainian economy.
MAY
* May 1: Some 300 pro-Russian militants seize prosecutor's office in Donetsk amid violent clashes with police. Conscription reintroduced for all Ukrainian men aged 18-25.
* May 2: Ukrainian commandos launch pre-dawn raid to retake Slavyansk. Rebels shoot down two helicopters and two servicemen are killed.
* May 3: Slavyansk rebels free OSCE inspectors after Kremlin envoy intervenes. Two days of mourning proclaimed over Odessa deaths. Fierce firefights around Slavyansk and nearby towns as military seeks to retake control.
* May 4: Kiev vows to expand "anti-terrorism" operations. Yatsenyuk launches probe into security forces in Odessa over the deaths.
May 5: A fresh assault begins on Slovyansk. The interior minister says more than 30 rebels are killed. Four servicemen are also killed. Russia warns Europe's peace is at risk. UN chief Ban Ki-moon offers to mediate personally as the West launches new diplomatic push.
May 6: Russia rejects a German-led move for a new peace meeting. Germany says Ukraine is on the verge of war.
May 7: In a surprise announcement, Putin calls for rebel independence referendums to be pushed back and endorses Ukraine's planned presidential election. He says Russian troops pulled back from border. The new overall toll from Ukrainian military operations stands at 14 servicemen dead.
May 8: Rebels vow to press on with referendums despite Putin's call. Russia conducts military exercises, test-fires several missiles, and says nuclear capabilities are on "constant combat alert." NATO says there is no sign of a Russian troop pull-back.
May 9: Putin flies to annexed Crimea after overseeing a display of military might in the Red Square where he paid tribute to Russia's "all-conquering patriotic force." Clashes break out in Mariupol that the interior minister says leave 21 dead.
May 10: France and Germany threaten to step up sanctions against Russia if the May 25 election is disrupted and urge Kiev to cease "offensive" operations before the vote.
May 11: "Referendums" are held in the provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk. Fighting is reported around Slovyansk as rebels try to retake TV tower.
May 12: Pro-Russia activists declare resounding victory in a twin referendum on sovereignty for eastern Ukraine. The provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk voted on Sunday to secede from Ukraine. Russian gas giant Gazprom gives Ukraine until June 3 to pay $1.6bn for natural gas. The EU ramps up sanctions on Moscow.
May 13: Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel ambush in the deadliest single loss of life for the military since the start of the uprising.
May 14: Ukraine hosts "national unity" talks based on an OSCE roadmap but rebels are not invited.
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.quote:za 07 jun 2014, 20:13
VS steunen Oekrane met 35 miljoen
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De Verenigde Staten hebben een steunpakket van 48 miljoen dollar (ruim 35 miljoen euro) toegezegd aan Oekrane. De bijdrage moet onder meer democratische hervormingen en economische ontwikkelingen in het Oost-Europese land mogelijk maken, maakte het Witte Huis zaterdag bekend.
Het steunpakket is gevormd na gesprekken tussen de Amerikaanse president Barack Obama en zijn zaterdag genstalleerde Oekraense ambtgenoot Petro Porosjenko woensdag in het Poolse Warschau
Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkels
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Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkels
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quote:Putin orders tightening of border control with Ukraine
MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an order to the Federal Security Service to strengthen protection of the country's border with Ukraine to prevent people crossing illegally, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.
The order comes a day after Putin held talks with global leaders in France, where US President Barack Obama called on him to cease support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and stop the provision of arms and material across the border.
twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zaterdag 07-06-2014 om 16:21:41 Another column of Russian armored vehicles broke through Ukrainian border, 6 APC'S, 6 KAMAZ & tank with big gun @InfoResist #Ukraine reageer retweet
Another column of Russian armored vehicles broke through Ukrainian border, 6 APC'S, 6 KAMAZ & tank with big gun @quote:twitter:paulgypteau twitterde op zaterdag 07-06-2014 om 16:42:36 Shooting in Donetsk: Maxim Petrukhin -an official of the Donetsk People's Republic close to Pushilin- shot dead, DPR says. reageer retweetSPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.quote:twitter:MrKovalenko twitterde op zaterdag 07-06-2014 om 20:00:47 Key #Donetsk pro-Russian separatist Denis Pushilin was wounded in a street fight. http://t.co/Nt2LRiTSF1 http://t.co/BdgRFy4xxB @Ukrinform reageer retweetSPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.quote:Armed group in Artemivsk in the Donetsk region reportedly fired at the car of Ukrainian army officer Volodymyr Chobotok. Chobotok surived the attack.twitter:SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 07-06-2014 23:05:36 ]The view from nowhere.Slavianksquote:Rejecting Poroshenko, east Ukraine rebels say fight will go on
Pro-Russian separatists poured scorn on peace overtures from Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko on Saturday as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country.quote:http://www.kyivpost.com/c(...)loviansk-351057.html
Donetsk, June 7 (Interfax) - Three civilians were killed as Ukrainian government forces shelled the city of Sloviansk and its suburban neighborhood Cherevkivka late on Friday and early on Saturday, the headquarters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told Interfax.
"A howitzer round last night hit Svobody Street, which is the central street of Sloviansk. Two people who were at the place at the moment were killed and several others suffered fragmentation wounds," it said.
Another civilian was killed and 2 houses were destroyed as Cherevkivka was shelled early on Saturday, it said.
"The city's residential neighborhoods are being pounded, and therefore it's impossible to stay there. A lot of civilians have been injured," it said.
Information from the self-proclaimed republic's headquarters and local residents indicated that the Vostochny neighborhood and the village of Artem were currently being shelled from Mount Karachun, which was earlier taken up by the Ukrainian army.
Meanwhile, the chief of Kyiv-based Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, said on Facebook on Saturday morning that two Ukrainian servicemen had been wounded during a militia attack on a checkpoint near Bylbasivka in Sloviansk district.
He also said a government military convoy had come under fire from militia fighters. "No one was hurt among the [troops in the convoy], who returned fire," he wrote on Facebook. He mentioned no casualties among the attackers.Residents of Slovyanks, in Ukraine's eastern region, take water to drink from a city fountain.quote:Poroshenkos Promises of Safety and Peace Ring Hollow in Eastern Ukraine
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Sloviansk, has become an increasingly difficult area for journalists operate in.
Both the pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian military operating in the city have sought to limit press access in the area as part of a jostle to win what is seen as an informational war.
The result is an underreported humanitarian crisis.
Surrounded on all sides by the Ukrainian army, civilians trapped inside the city are subject to heavy daily shelling from both mortars and heavy artillery. The assaults appear increasingly indiscriminate with shells now often landing in areas with a dense civilian population.
More than 15,000 people are now thought to have fled Sloviansk, which has a population of just less than 130,000 many to nearby salt lake resort Sveta Gorsk.
But despite the efforts of non-governmental organizations, a lack of information and governmental support for those seeking to leave means many more remain inside the city too poor, too afraid or simply unwilling to leave behind a whole lifetime.
For those who have stayed, daily life is a constant and growing struggle.
Water supplies have been cut off to almost all areas of the city in some places for at least four days after shelling damaged water pipelines. On Friday, the city was plunged into darkness after the Ukrainian army took out the electricity hub supplying the city in Nikolaevka.
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Food is also becoming scarce, as supplies are increasingly difficult to get inside the city. Only one local shop in Mashchermet remains open. Its shelves are nearing empty, but people are no longer waiting to buy what remains, instead they are increasingly dependent on what they can get from the land.
We have nearly no money left, said Nelli as she chops homegrown onions from the allotment in her kitchen. Bread prices have risen by thirty percent, so we do what we can.
Many have stopped receiving wages as nearly all factories, shops and offices in the city are now closed. Pensions, benefits and payment to state employees, such as teachers and doctors, have also stopped after Kiev ceased making payments last month amid claims the money was being used to fund terrorism.
A father hugs his daughter as she prepares to board a bus to leave the fighting area in Slovyansk.
[ Bericht 15% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 08-06-2014 20:55:27 ]The view from nowhere.quote:http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Ukraine_liveblog/117917518
US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to support Ukraine's fragile democracy came soon after his youngest son was hired by a private Ukrainian company that promotes energy independence from Moscow.
Yet that company leases natural gas fields in the breakaway Russian-backed state of Crimea and is owned by a former government minister with ties to Ukraine's ousted pro-Russian president.
The hiring of Hunter Biden, 44, by Burisma Holdings Limited in April was approved by the company's owner, a former senior minister and political ally of Viktor Yanukovich, the exiled Ukrainian president.The view from nowhere.Het Oekraiense leger voert luchtaanval uit een basis van de separatisten in Dubrava, Lugansk.
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 08-06-2014 13:35:25 ]The view from nowhere.De rebellen
ANNA News rapporteert dagelijkse over de situatie in Oost-Oekraine, nu met Engelse ondertiteling.Het interview met Igor Strelkov in het Russischtwitter:gbazov twitterde op zaterdag 07-06-2014 om 19:20:18 #NOVOROSSIYA #UKRAINEWords why #Russia must intervene are "Humanitarian Catastrophe"#Strelkov Makes The Point @ http://t.co/QfkJBtVBO0 reageer retweet
Een Engelse vertaling van Igor Strelkov's laatste interview
.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 18:42:36 WANTED: #Russian citizen #GRU Spetsnaz Officer #Girkin @zerohedge https://t.co/kCqP9BbFCw http://t.co/8tOhREg1nI @Bubble__Popper | EMPR News reageer retweettwitter:gbazov twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 04:26:58 #NOVOROSSIYA - #Bolotov states that there're no longer any military detachments in #Lugansk under #Ukraine's control. http://t.co/TvbdLUOx6k reageer retweet
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 08-06-2014 19:52:45 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:gbazov twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 01:02:49 #NOVOROSSIYA #BREAKING - Significant explosions observed in #Lugansk airport. via @slavyansk2014s https://t.co/ntANWj0ZJ4 reageer retweet
http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Ukraine_liveblog/117925661
Pro-Russian rebels fighting Ukraine's Western-backed government have launched attacks on Luhansk International Airport in the east of the country, a military source said on Sunday.
The assaults, which took place on Saturday evening and Sunday morning in the immediate wake of the inauguration of Ukraine's new President Petro Poroshenko, did not result in any injuries among the defenders, he said.
"It was clear the rebels were trying to destroy the building which controls the power supply to the airport," said the source, one of the Ukrainian paratroopers guarding the airport, talking to AFP by telephone.
The soldier, who identified himself only as Sergiy said:When approached by AFP, a spokesman for the "Luhansk People's Republic" could not confirm the assaults on the airport, which has been closed for the past month because of the instability in the region.quote:It's the first time we have had an attack of this kind. Up till now, we've only had a few skirmishes.
[ Bericht 42% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 08-06-2014 19:49:54 ]The view from nowhere.Slaviansktwitter:gbazov twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 01:54:35 #SLAVYANSK #BREAKING - #Ukraine bombarding with use of #GRAD ag. #Semyonovka, #Vostochniy, #Artem - Civs in shelters, NAF responding with mortars. reageer retweettwitter:gbazov twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 04:09:48 #NOVOROSSIYA #NOW - #NAF Militia reported to have attacked #Ukraine checkpoints in #KrasniyLiman @ #Slavyansk. Fighting ongoing. reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 14:08:14 There are many injured with gunshot&shrapnel wounds in #Slavyansk, ambulances are working risking being shot by RU/proRU http://t.co/eDeynckPhM reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 14:20:05 Press-officer ATO: It's one of the most active shelling in city, RU/pro-RU militants hysterically trying to escape from dense ATO blockade. reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 15:38:10 #Slovyansk, there are a lot of destruction and fires: shell set fire to building Kupechesky dom (Merchant's house) http://t.co/39WD4niuHn reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 15:43:03 Another shell hit apartment house - 150 meters from #Slovyansk City Council occupied by Russian/pro-Russian militants http://t.co/z7578EDERm reageer retweet
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 08-06-2014 19:51:20 ]The view from nowhere.Russian terrorists preparing another stronghold in Donetsk Oblast
During the night of June 7, a convoy of six armored personnel carriers, six KAMAZ trucks, and an artillery tank crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border, reports ZN.UA, June 8, citing the commander of the Azov special battalion Yaroslav Honchar. The KAMAZ went to the city of Torez and the armored vehicles are in the city of Snizhne, where a new center of resistance to Ukrainian troops is being formed.
The militants are preparing Snizhne (Donetsk Oblast) as a stronghold, Honchar wrote on Facebook, Sunday, June 8.
“Fortification work is continuing for the second day now. On the roofs are positioned the MANPADS and snipers (on the former border complex, including Furshet and Lenin stores and other buildings). They are digging trenches between checkpoints. Skela machine guns and 120 mm self-propelled mortar carriers are being placed around the city,” he wrote.
Honchar added that “during the night 2 to 3 convoys with 4 KAMAZ of those that arrived yesterday went to the village of Novaya Nadezhda in the Russian Federation where they took some 100 people on board.”
“According to preliminary information, the 100 individuals are military personnel of the Russian Federation. Accompanied by two of our traitors, those 4 KAMAZ with Russian special forces came back to Snizhne. Their assignment is sabotage,” he concluded.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 08-06-2014 om 13:36:57 Video of reported earlier Chechens/Ossetians entered #Snizhne #Ukraine (near border with #Russia) https://t.co/YbHeQ2Zu4Y reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.
Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko said that the fighting in eastern Ukraine must be stopped this coming week.
"We must ensure ceasefire this week," Poroshenko told the trilateral contact group for implementing the peace plan for eastern Ukraine in Kiev on Sunday.
"The situation where people die each day and Ukraine is paying such a high price, is unacceptable," the Ukrainian president said.
"Therefore, first, the work of the Ukrainian state border must be restored in order to guarantee security for all Ukrainian citizen living in Donbass, irrespective of their political preferences," Poroshenko said, Interfax reports.
The presidential press service told Interfax that the meeting was attended by Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Pavel Klimkin, the OSCE secretary general's special envoy Heidi Tagliavini and Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov.
Poroshenko said that the parties must work to implement the agreements reached in Normandy in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He also proposed holding the group's meetings on a daily basis in order to assess what has been done and to coordinate further moves to implement the peace plan for eastern Ukraine.
Reports said earlier that Poroshenko unveiled his plan for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine in France on June 6.The view from nowhere.Pauze:quote:"Oekrane kondigt bestand af"
Toegevoegd: zondag 8 jun 2014, 19:45
De Oekraense president Porosjenko heeft voor het oosten van het land een eenzijdig staakt-het-vuren afgekondigd, meldt het Russische persbureau Interfax. "We moeten deze week de wapens neerleggen", zou het Oekraense staatshoofd hebben verklaard.
Porosjenko is gisteren in Kiev genstalleerd als nieuwe president. Hij liet bij die plechtigheid weten op korte termijn naar het onrustige Oost-Oekrane te willen afreizen.
Daar treedt het regeringsleger hard op tegen pro-Russische separatisten die de macht in enkele steden hebben overgenomen. De opstandelingen streven naar onafhankelijkheid of aansluiting bij Rusland.
Grenstroepen
Volgens Interfax heeft Porosjenko verklaard dat de grenswachten in Oost-Oekrane allereerst weer aan de slag moeten "om de veiligheid van de burgers in die regio, ongeacht hun politieke voorkeur, te garanderen". De grenzen met Rusland worden slecht bewaakt, waardoor Russische strijders zich makkelijk bij de separatisten kunnen voegen.
Vrijdag heeft Porosjenko kort gesproken met de Russische president Poetin tijdens de D-day-herdenking in Normandi. Daar zouden de twee zijn overeengekomen dat een staakt-het-vuren de eerste voorwaarde is voor overleg en de-escalatie van het conflict.Say what?How is the Ukraine crisis affecting Central Asia?
When Moscow threw its weight behind the 2008 war against Georgia under the pretext of protecting the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia, some commentators thought that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili had simply miscalculated and made the wrong move.
Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, by contrast, fuelled quite an outrage across the world. It also provoked growing uneasiness over the Kremlin's geopolitical ambitions in the former Soviet republics, sending shock waves throughout the Eurasian region, where President Vladimir Putin's seeming grand plan to create an exclusive "sphere of influence" for Russia has come under the spotlight once again.
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While the Kremlin has justified its actions in Ukraine, saying that it wants to to protect "threatened" Russian minorities there; Turkmenistan also has Russian minorities.
However, Turkmenistan enjoys multi-billion deals in natural gas supply with China. Beijing's presence is a decisive factor in Putins reluctance to meddle in the gas-rich country.
The Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov's personal relationship with state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) grabbed the world's attention in 2013 when the Chinese giant hired American singer Jennifer Lopez to perform on the Turkmen leader's birthday in the capital Ashgabat.
The Ukrainian crisis has sparked a reassessment of the regional dynamics by political elites in Central Asia, in view of Russias encroachments on its former Soviet backyard. Uzbekistan has been particularly worried about what the recent developments in Ukraine would mean for its own border disputes.
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At the same venue, Kazakh President Nazarbayev upped the ante on issues of regional security and development by proposing the creation of an Organisation for Security and Development in Asia, the Asian alternative to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Such declarations may offer a glimpse into Central Asias future dynamics, as leaders appear to develop a common understanding of current regional political realities in light of the changes emanating from the conflict in Ukraine.
If Russia has a master plan to restore its empire, its advancement ahead - easy as it may appear in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - may be met with serious hostility from some Central Asian leaders.
[ Bericht 10% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 09-06-2014 12:32:31 ]The view from nowhere.Ukraine: Human Rights Watch Letter to Acting President Turchynov and President-Elect Poroshenko
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to raise issues relating to the conduct of military operations in southeastern Ukraine in light of the growing number of credible reports regarding Ukrainian forces’ use of mortars and other weapons in and around populated areas, and the recent intensifying of hostilities between Ukrainian forces and armed insurgent groups.
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Human Rights Watch recognizes that the actions of the insurgents violate Ukrainian law and that the Ukrainian government is entitled to carry out law enforcement and military operations to counter the armed insurrection. We also recognize that the actions of the insurgents, operating in a populated residential area, setting up road blocks in residential areas, and moving in, around, or near to hospital grounds may endanger residents, patients, and healthcare workers at such facilities.
Nevertheless, criminal conduct by the insurgents does not relieve the Ukrainian forces of their obligations to act in accordance with international law in the conduct of their law enforcement and military operations. This is particularly the case with respect to use of lethal force. In Ukraine the obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), such as those which protect the right to life (article 2), bodily integrity (article 3), and liberty and security (article 5), as well as the inviolability of the home (article 8), remain in force during all law enforcement and military operations.
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In so far as the ongoing hostilities are governed by international humanitarian law, the government also has obligations never to direct attacks at civilians or civilian objects or to engage in indiscriminate attacks, to distinguish at all times between civilian objects and military objectives, and to adhere strictly to the principle of proportionality insofar as attacks that may cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, or damage to civilian objects, in excess of the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated, are prohibited. Under international humanitarian law the insurgents are bound by the same obligations, and under human rights standards, all parties must take all feasible measures to avoid, and in any event to minimize, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, and damage to civilian objects.
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We urge you to review all ongoing operations in Semyonovka, Sloviansk, and elsewhere to ensure that in carrying out counter-insurgency operations, Ukrainian forces are fully aware of all their obligations under international law and that the use of lethal force that may result in the death or injury of civilians or may cause unjustified harm to civilian property and infrastructure is strictly justified under international law.
Sincerely,
Hugh Williamson
Director
Europe and Central Asia Division
Human Rights WatchThe view from nowhere.Are the Cossacks Fleeing Slavyansk?
The Russian Cossacks who came to help their fellow Russians in southeastern Ukraine have been fleeing the shelling of Slavyansk, Igor Strelkov (Girkin), the commander of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" was quoted as saying in a blog said to be his, donbass.ua reported
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Strelkov has been quoted on social media recently as complaining about the failure to get more weapons and reinforcements from the Kremlin.
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The Cossacks are portrayed as volunteers who rallied to the cause of Donbass separatism on their own. But it is helpful to recall that Putin passed a law in 2005 recognizing the 600,000 Cossacks as an armed formation and officially authorizing them to guard Russia's borders, support law and order and even fight terrorism. He also decreed that they be funded from the state budget.The view from nowhere.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op maandag 09-06-2014 om 09:42:17 Last night border guards repelled terrorists' attack on Izvarine BCP in #Luhansk region. http://t.co/0H2I165DMz |EMPR http://t.co/jYW5vhXuyr reageer retweetDonbas Battalion Commander: Now, separatists will take as much as we allow them to taketwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op maandag 09-06-2014 om 10:09:27 Exercises of #Donbas battalion in Novi Petrivsti prior to leaving for mission to S.-E. #Ukraine: http://t.co/BXBWw7n31B |EMPR Video reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op maandag 09-06-2014 om 11:21:28 Locals spotted unidentified APCs in Khriaschevate not far from #Lugansk airport. http://t.co/9wWnAFLwdt |EMPR http://t.co/RjpEUyusrk reageer retweet
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 09-06-2014 19:14:18 ]The view from nowhere.Russia would react to NATO build-up near borders: minister
(Reuters) - Russia would consider any further expansion of NATO forces near its borders a "demonstration of hostile intentions" and would take political and military measures to ensure its own security, a senior diplomat was quoted on Monday as saying.Titov said.quote:It would be hard to see additional deployment of substantial NATO military forces in central-eastern Europe, even if on a rotational basis, as anything else but a direct violation of provisions of the 1997 Founding Act on relations between Russia and NATO.
We will be forced to undertake all necessary political and military measures to reliably safeguard our security.The view from nowhere.lol die Poetin is echt zo hypocriet als wat. Hij heeft het zelf veroorzaakt dat de NAVO meer troepen in dat gebied actief wil hebben.Ukraine sees 'understanding' with Russia on peace moves
(Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday it had reached a "mutual understanding" with Moscow on parts of a plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko for ending violence in the east of the country.
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement in Kiev that Russian and Ukrainian representatives had met three times in the past two days to discuss Poroshenko's plan to end an insurrection by pro-Russian separatists in the east.
"As a result of the work, the sides reached a mutual understanding on key stages of the implementation of the plan and on a list of priorities which will contribute to a de-escalation of the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine," it said.The view from nowhere.Strijders uit diverse plekken van Europa voegen zich bij het Azov Battalion, fascistische paramilitairen die ingezet worden tegen de pro-Russen in het oosten. Het battalion wordt geleid door de SNA, extreem rechtse nationaalsocialisten waaronder de Right Sector.
Say what?dit zijn de Russen die over tien jaar tegen Poetin vechtenquote:Op dinsdag 10 juni 2014 00:51 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Strijders uit diverse plekken van Europa voegen zich bij het Azov Battalion, fascistische paramilitairen die ingezet worden tegen de pro-Russen in het oosten. Het battalion wordt geleid door de SNA, extreem rechtse nationaalsocialisten waaronder de Right Sector.Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkels
http://www.ncpn.nl/manifest/2014/06/moskou.htm
Poetin: weigering van Westen om in dialoog te treden zal leiden tot het NAVO-lidmaatschap van OekraneBron: RIA Novosti, 23 mei, 2014. Vertaald uit het Engels: Ardengo Persijn.quote:Redactie buitenland
De Russische president Vladimir Poetin zei op vrijdag 21 mei jl., dat Rusland vreest dat de weigering van het Westen om tot een dialoog met Rusland te komen over Oekrane, ertoe zal kunnen leiden dat Kiev de NAVO wordt binnengeloodst en de Verenigde Staten installaties voor hun raketschild in dat land zullen plaatsen.
Poetin zei: "De staatsgreep (in Oekrane) heeft plaatsgevonden en ze willen niet met ons praten. Waarmee moeten we dan rekening houden? De volgende stap zal zijn dat Oekrane lid wordt van de NAVO. Ze vragen nooit aan ons wat we daarvan vinden, en ze zijn niet genteresseerd in een dialoog met ons. Dat zijn we de afgelopen 20 jaar wel al gewoon geworden. Ze zeggen: "Geen dialoog, het is niet jullie zaak, jullie hebben daar geen belang bij".
Op het jaarlijks Internationaal Economisch Forum in St. Petersburg, waar officile delegaties uit 62 landen en ceo's van 146 belangrijke multinationale ondernemingen vertegenwoordigd waren, maakte Poetin de volgende opmerking: "Morgen zou Oekrane lid van de NAVO kunnen zijn, en overmorgen kunnen er installaties voor het raketschild geplaatst zijn."
De Europese Unie, de Verenigde Staten en de NAVO weigerden om afgevaardigden naar dit Forum te sturen. De Russische diplomatiek vertegenwoordiger bij de NAVO, Alexander Grushko, zei afgelopen maandag dat Moskou eerder aangedrongen had op een onmiddellijke bijeenkomst van de NAVO-Rusland Raad vanwege de ernstige verslechtering van de crisissituatie in Oekrane.
Het bondgenootschap stelde toen voor om op 27 mei een bijeenkomst van ambassadeurs te beleggen, maar Moskou verzocht om deze top uit te stellen. Op 1 april jl. stopte de NAVO alle praktische samenwerking met Rusland betreffende Oekrane, alleen werd er nog contact gehouden op ambassadeursniveau of daarboven. De ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van de NAVO-lidstaten willen de relaties met Moskou op hun volgende bijeenkomst in juni opnieuw bekijken.
Al eerder beschuldigde Poetin de westerse landen ervan de ongrondwettelijke coup in Oekrane te steunen, juist op een moment dat Moskou een oproep deed om via dialoog te zoeken naar een oplossing voor de crisis in dat land. De oproep kwam op een moment van gespannen relaties tussen Rusland en de landen van de Europese Unie nadat die samen met de Verenigde Staten sancties oplegden aan Russische vertegenwoordigers wegens beweerde aanwakkering van de crisis in Oekrane.
In Oekrane had op 21 februari net een machtswisseling plaatsgevonden die veel weg had van een militaire staatsgreep, na maandenlange confrontaties tussen de Russisch georinteerde autoriteiten en aanhangers van aansluiting bij de EU. Het Oekraens parlement zette president Viktor Janoekovitsj af,veranderde de grondwet en schreef vervroegde presidentsverkiezingen uit voor 25 mei.
Sinds maart, toen het vroegere Oekraens schiereiland De Krim zich weer bij Rusland voegde, breidden in de zuid-oostelijke regio's van Oekrane, met voornamelijk Russischtalige bevolking, de antiregeringsprotesten zich uit. Eerder deze maand verklaarden de regio's Donetsk en Luhansk zich autonoom. De nieuwe interim-autoriteiten in Oekrane, die gesteund worden door radicale ultranationalistische groepen, begonnen half april met de uitvoering van speciale acties om de protesten neer te slaan, dit heeft inmiddels geresulteerd in vele tientallen doden en gewonden.
Moskou zal reageren als de Verenigde Staten het Europese raketschild versneld gaan invoerenBron: RIA Novosti, 23 mei 2014, vertaald uit het Engels: Ardengo Persijn.quote:Redactie buitenland
Op vrijdag 21 mei jl. zei de Russische viceminister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Sergei Ryabkov, dat Moskou hoopt dat Washington zal begrijpen dat Rusland zich gedwongen zal voelen om te reageren als de Verenigde Staten zullen overgaan tot een versnelde invoering van het raketschild in Europa.
Ryabkov zei: "Als er werkelijk andere plannen gemaakt worden betreffende het Europese Gefaseerde Invoeringsplan van het raketschild, en het opgeschaald wordt naar de fase waarin al daadwerkelijk het beton wordt gestort, betreuren we dat zeer, want we kunnen niet onverschillig blijven toekijken als er pogingen worden gedaan om de nationale aanwezige bereidheid voor Russische strategische nucleaire terughoudendheid negatief te benvloeden.
Eind vorige maand nam de marine van de Verenigde Staten voor het eerst een geavanceerde versie van een antiraketsysteem in gebruik als onderdeel van haar raketschild, en daarmee is de tweede fase ingeluid voor het plan van Washington voor de oprichting van het Europese raketschild.
Het raketschild in Europa, waarvan de NAVO en de Verenigde Staten beweren dat het bedoeld is om bedreigingen van Noord Korea en Iran af te slaan, is al gedurende vele jaren een bijzondere bron van wrijving in de betrekkingen tussen de Verenigde Staten en Rusland.
Op de NAVO-top in Lissabon van 2010 zijn Rusland en de NAVO formeel overeengekomen om op dit onderwerp samen te werken. Maar de besprekingen mislukten, vooral vanwege de Russische eisen dat er wettelijke garanties moeten komen dat het systeem niet gericht is op haar strategische nucleaire verdediging.http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Ukraine_liveblog/118028172
Eight hours of talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU have ended without a deal on resolving a natural gas pricing row between Moscow and Kiev, raising the risk of supply disruption to the EU member states.
Russia has threatened to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine early on Tuesday as the talks were cut-off, with possible knock-on effects for EU supplies, over Ukraine's failure to pay its gas bill.
A European Commission spokeswoman and Prodan said talks could resume either at 9pm on Tuesday or at 9am on Wednesday in Brussels, the Reuters news agency said.The view from nowhere.Vorige week heeft de grenscontrole aan de rand van de stad Lugansk 2 dagen standgehouden bij aanvallen door rebellen. Daarna hebben ze zich overgegeven. Zij zeggen geen enkele steun van Kiev te hebben gehad.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 09:44:27 Luhansk border guards who were under assault for 2 days said #Ukraine's Defense Minister abandoned them/lied about it http://t.co/XrBuFmPQOs reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 10:08:11 Poroshenko orders the creation of humanitarian corridors in east #Ukraine for civilians to flee war zone. Conflict may soon intensify. reageer retweetquote:Two children die from fragmentation wounds in Sloviansk - Donetsk region administration
A boy and a girl died presumably from fragmentation wounds in the city of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 10 Donetsk region administration spokesman Illia Suzdalev has said.
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 10-06-2014 14:54:42 ]The view from nowhere.Ukraine says repulses separatist mortar attacks
KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists attacked Ukrainian military checkpoints and other strategic points in eastern Ukraine overnight but they were beaten off with only minor casualties on the Ukrainian side, a government forces spokesman said on Tuesday.
In a three-hour battle near the airport of Kramatorsk, rebels attacked the army with mortars but government forces returned fire, destroying their position and killing 40 "mercenaries", said the spokesman, Vladyslav Seleznyov. This figure could not be independently confirmed and there was no immediate word from the side of the separatists.
In Slaviansk, just north of Kramatorsk, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded when rebels, who control the city, attacked an army position on the perimeter using grenade-launchers.
In Luhansk, on the border with Russia, separatist fighters opened fire on the airport and nearby Ukrainian army positions. "The attack of the (separatist) fighters was repelled by special force units. There are no losses on the Ukrainian side," said Seleznyov.
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Ukraine said on Monday it had reached a "mutual understanding" with Russia on parts of a peace plan proposed by Poroshenko, though it gave no details and Moscow made no direct comment on the issue.
However, the overnight clashes demonstrated the continuing high tensions in the hot spots of eastern Ukraine.
In a separate initiative, Poroshenko ordered security chiefs to establish a "safety corridor" to help civilians caught up in the fighting to leave the area if they wished, his press service said on Tuesday.
Poroshenko also told the government to organize medical assistance to civilians in areas at risk and to send in mobile units to deliver drinking water, food and medical supplies.
Kramatorsk vannacht
Een zware machine fabriek in puin.quote:No ordes to end anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine
The anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine is currently continuing, spokesman for the anti-terrorist operation Vladyslav Selezniov has said.
[ Bericht 10% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 10-06-2014 14:56:16 ]The view from nowhere.Oekrainse militairen zijn gisteren krijgsgevangen gemaakt door de rebellen.twitter:twitter:twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 13:52:32 Dolzhansky border crossing point is officially closed. De-facto militants on Ukr side "operate" bcp with Rus border guards, #Tymchuk FB |EMPR reageer retweet
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 10-06-2014 19:18:50 ]The view from nowhere.Footage of the aftermath of the battle in Semyonovka (kleine voorstad van Slaviansk):quote:Ukraine's President Pledges Peace While Shelling the East
On Sunday, at a three-way meeting of Ukrainian, Russian, and European representatives in Kiev, Poroshenko called for a halt to the hostilities. “We must ensure a ceasefire this week,” he told the group. “The situation where people die each day and Ukraine is paying such a high price is unacceptable,” he added.
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But the president’s unwillingness to sit down at the negotiating table with leaders of the pro-Russian forces may prove a sticking point in turning the talk of peace into a practical reality.
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On June 5, the town of Krasnyi Lyman, a 16-mile drive from Sloviansk, was cleaned of rebels and brought back under Ukrainian army control. The shelling hit a local hospital and several houses. Around half a dozen shot up and burnt out cars were abandoned in the streets as Ukrainian soldiers rolled in on APCs to reclaim the territory.
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 11-06-2014 02:07:53 ]The view from nowhere.grapjasquote:
lol die Poetin is echt zo hypocriet als wat. Hij heeft het zelf veroorzaakt dat de NAVO meer troepen in dat gebied actief wil hebben.ja NAVO moet wel , je weet niet wat hij van plan is.quote:
lol die Poetin is echt zo hypocriet als wat. Hij heeft het zelf veroorzaakt dat de NAVO meer troepen in dat gebied actief wil hebben.
Letland , Litauwen Estland Polen?Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkelsNee de overname van crimea en de troepenopbouw aan de grens van Oekrane voor lange tijd hebben totaal geen invloed gehad op dit besluit.quote:
Civilians take cover, flee Slaviansk as shells land
After a week of intensified shelling by government forces, windows of buildings on the outskirts of the city have been blown out, fires have gutted stores and the hulks of damaged Soviet-era cars lie abandoned in the road.
A few stores are still operating in the leafy town center, where the muffled sound of mortar fire drifts in from areas around the city edges, but life has been transformed even there.
A few days ago, residents were showing defiance by carrying on their lives as best they could. Now only a handful of people dare to walk in the open near the city hall, barricaded by sandbags and fenced off by the rebels. Others have fled.
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The transformation of Slaviansk in the past week is a result of the two-pronged policy being pursued by President Petro Poroshenko, the pro-Western leader elected last month and sworn in on Saturday with a pledge to end the insurrection.
Although he has started talks with Russia on a peace plan he has drawn up, he has also ordered Ukraine's armed forces to step up their "Anti-Terrorist Operation" to win back control of towns and cities held by rebels seeking unification with Russia.
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Residents estimate a third of the population of Slaviansk has fled hardships such as cuts in electricity and water supply.
Journalists enter and leave through an army checkpoint, at which there is a steady trickle of cars ferrying out residents, mainly women and children with their belongings and food.
Men were barred from leaving, turned back at a checkpoint by the Ukrainian army, fearing they could join rebel forces elsewhere. "We all tried to leave together last week, but the Ukrainian military wouldn't let me pass. They said I might be a terrorist," said a 34-year-old market trader who gave his name only as Alexei and had hoped to leave with his two daughters.The view from nowhere.quote:Crimean prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya will sit on the jury of the Five Stars song competition
The Crimean prosecutor who became an Internet sensation in March is expanding her career into showbiz, serving as a judge for Russia's answer to the Eurovision pop contest, media reported.The view from nowhere.Twee kopstukken van de rebellen worden worden juridisch vervolgd.quote:No Public Breakthrough at Ministers' Talks on Ukraine Crisis
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - The highest-level visit of European Union diplomats to Russia since the Ukraine crisis erupted produced no public breakthroughs, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov continued to send mixed signals of accommodation and confrontation over the continuing separatist violence in eastern Ukraine.Corruptie bestrijding.quote:Prosecutor General suspects DPR leaders of setting up terrorist organization, coup attempt
The head of the Supreme Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Denys Pushylin, and DPR prime minister Oleksandr Borodai are suspected of having committed a number of crimes, Ukraine's Acting Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnitsky said on June 10.quote:Lviv governor resigns
Head of Lviv Regional State Administration Iryna Sekh has submitted her resignation letter, the administration's press service told Interfax-Ukraine
Sekh Iryna Ihorivna
But while Mrs. Sekh deals with the natural resources of the country in terms of their protection, her closest relatives contact with the Ukrainian nature in a very different aspect. Enterprises, which they own, cut wood in protected areas of the Carpathians and send it to export.
[ Bericht 12% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 11-06-2014 02:04:26 ]The view from nowhere.quote:People’s mayor of Sloviansk dismissed and arrested — source
SLOVIANSK, June 10. /ITAR-TASS/. People’s mayor of the east-Ukrainian city of Sloviansk Vyacheslav Ponomaryov (Ponomarev) has been dismissed from his post and arrested, a representative of self-defense forces confirmed to ITAR-TASS on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, head of the presidium of the Supreme Council of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin commented that to date, he could neither confirm nor dismiss these reports.
According to sources in DPR’s government, the leadership of the republic had not made such a decision and at present, “communication with Sloviansk is poor, and the reports about the arrest may be a provocation”.quote:Strelkov sacks Slovyansk people's mayor Ponomariov
Vyacheslav Ponomaryov has been removed from the office of the "people's mayor" of Slovyansk, the defense minister for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Igor Strelkov, announced on June 10.quote:Sloviansk's 'People’s Mayor' Rumored to Be Detained By Own Forces in Ukraine
This morning, news agency ITAR-TASS reported that an unnamed member of the pro-Russia self-defense forces had said that Ponomaryov had been “dismissed from his post and arrested.”
In response to the report the fledgling rebel republic’s first deputy prime minister, Andrei Purgin, spoke with Interfax Ukraine on the rumors.
"I do not rule out that, under martial-law conditions, Igor Strelkov (the DPR defense minister based in Sloviansk) may have made a decision on some staff reshuffling, not least on the replacement of the people's mayor of Sloviansk,” Purgin said. “However, the leaders of the republic in Donetsk have yet to be notified of this decision."
Later in the day, another statement had been issued by the DPR denying the arrest.
"The information about Vyacheslav's arrest is a lie. At this moment he is at a meeting," the DPR spokesperson told Interfax.
But on Tuesday evening Ponomaryovs spokesperson Stella Khorosheva told VICE News that she was still been unable to make contact with him, and that he was last seen at 10PM on Monday night.
While she did not dismiss that he may be busy, she also said that his absence is shocking myself and the DPR. We don't know where he is.quote:Strelkov: Sloviansk 'people's mayor' Ponomarev dismissed
The "people's mayor of Sloviansk," Vyacheslav Ponomarev, has been dismissed, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's defense minister, Ihor Strelkov, said on Facebook on Tuesday.
"The so-called people's mayor Ponomarev has been dismissed for engaging in activities incompatible with the goals and tasks of the civil administration. I cannot provide further details for now," he writes.
Earlier on Tuesday, the press service of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic denied reports about Ponomarev's arrest.
Some media said on Tuesday morning that Ponomarev had been dismissed as "people's mayor" of Sloviansk. Reports about his arrest, citing a representative of local unlawful armed groups, emerged later.
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 11-06-2014 00:51:49 ]The view from nowhere.Het provoceren, het verschuiven van de NATO grenzen richting Rusland, het bouwen van een raketschild tegen rusland en het inmengen in de binnenlandse politiek van Oekrane om een pro-russische president weg te krijgen en een pro-NATO/EU president te krijgen... dat heeft allemaal geen invloed gehad denk je?quote:
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Nee de overname van crimea en de troepenopbouw aan de grens van Oekrane voor lange tijd hebben totaal geen invloed gehad op dit besluit.Schijnbaar vertaald ViceNews heel selectief als je bepaalde mensen moet geloven. Ben benieuwd wat er van waar is, jammer genoeg versta ik zelf helemaal niks van de talen daar.quote:natuurlijk heeft dat ook invloed gehad, beide machtsblokken reageren op elkaar. Het westen speelt het alleen wat geniepiger en annexeert niet hele gebieden maar zet er EU gezinde mensen voor in de plaats.quote:
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Het provoceren, het verschuiven van de NATO grenzen richting Rusland, het bouwen van een raketschild tegen rusland en het inmengen in de binnenlandse politiek van Oekrane om een pro-russische president weg te krijgen en een pro-NATO/EU president te krijgen... dat heeft allemaal geen invloed gehad denk je?
En ja het heeft zelf mijn voorkeur dat dit geweld zo snel mogelijk stopt en dat die gebieden gewoon bij Oekrane blijven maar dan moet natuurlijk wel de rechten van de minderheden worden gerespecteerd. De separatisten die daar ernstig geweld hebben gebruikt moeten uiteraard terechtstaan.Ik versta het ook nietquote:
Schijnbaar vertaald ViceNews heel selectief als je bepaalde mensen moet geloven. Ben benieuwd wat er van waar is, jammer genoeg versta ik zelf helemaal niks van de talen daar.
Rapportages zijn sowieso geen goed medium als je objectiviteit nastreeft. Het maakt uit wie je interviewt. Zo kunnen RT en Vice News compleet andere impressies geven van dezelfde situatie. Als je daarop uit bent dan is het knullig om te sjoemelen met de vertaling.
In de laatste video rapporteert Vice News over zaken die voor RT koren op hun molen is. Het westerse kamp heeft er geen belang bij, om aandacht te besteden aan het geweld waarmee de ATO gepaard gaat en de slachtoffers. Maar dat doet Vice News wel en dat siert ze.
Dat de Dolzhansky grenspost in handen is van de rebellen is een feit:Dat de grens op plekken gewoon open is, lijkt mij onbetwistbaar. Dat Rusland van zijn kant de grenzen niet sluit voor de rebellen is ook evident. Rebellen komen met zwaar materieel de grens over (bijvoorbeeld het materieel waarmee ze de Oekrainse grensposten aanvallen), maar dat leidt nooit tot strijd met de Russen.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 13:52:32 Dolzhansky border crossing point is officially closed. De-facto militants on Ukr side "operate" bcp with Rus border guards, #Tymchuk FB |EMPR reageer retweet
Dat er nog steeds beschietingen plaatsvinden, en deze geintensiveerd zijn, is ook een feit. Interfax Ukraine meldt:
No ordes to end anti terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine
De overheid probeert terrein te veroveren op de rebellen. De plaatsen waarin de rebellen zich hebben verschansd beginnen steeds meer te lijken op een oorloggebied, waarin het gewone leven van burgers onmogelijk wordt.The view from nowhere.Het drie partijen overleg (trialoog) mbt tot het vredesplan boekt weinig voortgang.twitter:GermanyinUSA twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 21:22:04 Amb #Wittig: #Trialogue of FM’s #Steinmeier, @SikorskiRadek + #Lavrov in St Peterburg on #Ukraine crisis today http://t.co/21y5kWglKg reageer retweettwitter:GermanyinUSA twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 21:44:43 FM #Steinmeier after #Trialogue: We are not facing pol. solution in #Ukraine crisis, but escalation has given way to changed atmosphere. 1/2 reageer retweetOok het overleg over de gasprijs heeft nog niet geleid tot een overeenkomst..twitter:GermanyinUSA twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 21:44:59 FM #Steinmeier cont'd: #Ukraine+#Russia must control common borders to stop flow of weapons+militants. 2/2 #Trialogue http://t.co/3hgbSnKS28 reageer retweetquote:http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Ukraine_liveblog/118100331
Ukraine has rejected a proposal by Moscow for what would amount to a $100 reduction in the price Kiev pays for Russian natural gas, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said.
Briefing his cabinet on talks on the pricing dispute with Moscow, he said Ukraine was holding out for changes in state gas company Naftogaz's contract with Russian producer Gazprom
and said it should pay the market price for gas.
Russia has floated the idea of scrapping its export duty for gas exports to Ukraine - $100 per 1,000 cubic metres, introduced after Moscow annexed Crimea - to reduce the price.The view from nowhere.Als ze toch bezig zijn.... dat ze de Russen dan Transnistri geven en de rest van Moldaviē weer teruggeven aan Roemeni.Een raketschild is een bescherming. Die massale nucleaire aanvalstraining van putin is een hele andere orde van wangedrag.quote:
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Het provoceren, het verschuiven van de NATO grenzen richting Rusland, het bouwen van een raketschild tegen rusland en het inmengen in de binnenlandse politiek van Oekrane om een pro-russische president weg te krijgen en een pro-NATO/EU president te krijgen... dat heeft allemaal geen invloed gehad denk je?Exponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.De grenzen van de NAVO ook
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door #ANONIEM op 11-06-2014 12:50:04 ]Pro-Russian Patrols Have Replaced Police As Enforcers of Law In Donetsk
While in places like Slavyansk the Russian-backed separatists may be in control, the situation in Donetsk, Ukraine's fifth largest city with a population of over one million, is far more complicated.
While the city is technically in the hands of Ukrainian authorities, parts of it are controlled by the separatists, and as a result there is a palpable power vacuum in parts of the city.
AFP reports that pro-Russian citizens have organized patrols, a make-shift law enforcement that lacks the kind of accountability and training that one would hope to see in a city this large.twitter:paulgypteau twitterde op maandag 09-06-2014 om 18:46:38 In #Donetsk, pro-Russian patrols keep order at night - our story is here http://t.co/YLrnbl16Oo #AFP reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.The Yanukovych Leaks - The Mission To Save The Ousted President's Dirty History
In the last few months a lot of stories have been lost amid the world-shattering headlines of revolution, regime change, the deaths of civilians, the intervention of outside powers, a Russian invasion, the annexation of Crimea, and the growing war in the east.
One of those stories is the documents that were recovered by Ukrainian journalists and citizens, documents that were dumped into the river by Ukraine's fleeing president, Victor Yanukovych. Those journalists and citizens sent divers into the water to rescue the documents -- more than 25,000 of them -- then they separated them, dried them, sorted them... and read them.
The true impact of their efforts is just beginning to be felt, as the secrets of the outgoing administration, secrets that Yanukovych wanted to destroy. The "Yanukovych Leaks" contain evidence of widespread government fraud, the scale of which is just starting to be understood.
The view from nowhere.een raketschild is net zo goed een offensief wapen als je het gebruikt om je aanvallende troepen en legerbassisen te verdedigen.quote:Op woensdag 11 juni 2014 12:15 schreef firefly3 het volgende:
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Een raketschild is een bescherming. Die massale nucleaire aanvalstraining van putin is een hele andere orde van wangedrag.oke wat vond je dan van het feit dat de VS transportschepen met kernkoppen naar Cuba blokkeerde, terwijl dat land zich vrijwillig aangesloten had bij het bondgenootschap Sovjet-Unie?quote:
De grenzen van de NAVO ook
Oekrane heeft gewoon niks te willen hierin.Toverwoord.quote:
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een raketschild is net zo goed een offensief wapen als je het gebruikt om je aanvallende troepen en legerbassisen te verdedigen.
Rusland wil gewoon de mogelijkheid behouden om half Europa uit te moorden. En jij vind dat kennelijk prima, andere mensen in Europa om begrijpelijke redenen wat minder.A clear plastic table and chairs are seen in a soundproof vault built into the heart of Kiev's tax ministry. Officials say that a massive tax fraud overseen by senior members of the previous government squeezed billions of dollars out of their country's budget — and that some of the corrupt deals may have been struck inside the supersecure vault.
Tax cheats siphoned billions from Ukraine
As Ukraine’s tax chief tells it, the billion-dollar theft was planned at a see-through plastic table in a vault of soundproof steel.
The table and six matching transparent chairs sit in a secret chamber on an upper story of the tax ministry in Kiev. It was the epicenter, he and other tax officials say, of a massive fraud suspected of squeezing 130 billion hryvnias ($11 billion) from Kiev’s coffers over the past three years — an amount equal to more than half a year’s tax revenue for the entire country.
Deputy Tax Minister Ihor Bilous, the country’s new tax boss, says his predecessor was in on the scam, helping to organize a wide network of phantom firms in return for a cut of the cash. The criminals, he says, operated with impunity.
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According to officials and insiders, here’s how it worked: A business pretended to buy goods or services from the phantom firm. Instead of delivering on the deal, the fake company secretly returned the money in cash, reducing the real company’s tax liability in return for a cut of the money.
Getting in on the scam slashed tax bills dramatically. One home appliance importer used phantom partners to whittle its tax obligations down to $85,000 a month, according to ministry figures. Once it dropped the tactic, its payments jumped tenfold.
Those behind the phantom firms stood to make huge amounts of money. One tax document reviewed by the AP showed that a Kiev company purporting to be a trading firm drew in $190,000 in sales per month — with only a single employee on a monthly salary of $110.
A businessman with nearly two decades’ experience in Ukraine told the AP about his own involvement in the scheme. He said $300,000 he owed in tax was instead split between his companies and the various phantom firms he dealt with. He said businesses signed up because of high taxes and erratic enforcement of the law. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared prosecution.
Phantom companies have long been a problem in Ukraine, which ranks 144th out of 177 in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. Exorcising them is a key challenge faced by the newly elected administration of Petro Poroshenko, who was sworn in Saturday as Ukrainian president.
Bilous is proposing a series of legal changes to fight corruption, and some 30 investigations are under way. But skeptics say the new government is not doing enough to end fraud.The view from nowhere.Separatists Reportedly Block National Guard Troops At Lugansk Airport
ITAR-TASS reports that separatists have confronted Ukrainian National Guard troops at the Lugansk International Airport:The strength of the rebel assault is unknown, but another Russian media report suggests that 2000 National Guard troops are surrounded and they have been unable to break out of the airport:quote:The self-defense forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic on Tuesday blocked Ukraine’s National Guard units stationed at the Luhansk international airport, the republic’s spokesperson Vladimir Inogorodsky told ITAR-TASS.
“We confirm this information. Negotiations are currently underway,” Inogorodsky said refusing to comment on conditions put up by the parties.
The Luhansk International Airport stopped dispatching and receiving passenger and charter flights on June 3 because of the need to repair the runway, Vasily Tatarinov, the hub’s Director General, said.Yesterday Ukrainian forces reported that the power and water lines to the airport had been cut, but there's little indication from pro-government sources of the scale of that rebel attack.quote:According to RIA Novosti, about two thousand servicemen of the National Guard and a large number of armored vehicles are staying on the territory of the airport. [Head of the Lugansk People's Republic, Valery Bolotov] noted that the militiamen were ready to let their opponents leave the airport only in case they laid down their arms.
"If they lay down arms, we will give them an opportunity to leave without weapons," said Bolotov.The view from nowhere.Neem bijvoorbeeld de Yom Kippur Oorlog, waarin Egypte met zijn stationaire anti-lucht verdedigings-systemen op eigen grondgebied zeer succesvol hun aanvalsleger tegen de luchtmacht van Israel verdedigde.quote:
Ministerie van defensie. Mooi toverwoord, wat is de laatste keer dat wij verdedigd moesten worden?Neehee, het verdedigings-systeem was toch tegen Iran gericht, omdat zij half Europa uit wilden moorden?quote:Rusland wil gewoon de mogelijkheid behouden om half Europa uit te moorden. En jij vind dat kennelijk prima, andere mensen in Europa om begrijpelijke redenen wat minder.quote:Health Minister: At least 210, including 14 children, killed during anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine
The bodies of 210 people, including 14 children, have been delivered to morgues in eastern Ukraine over the period of the anti-terrorist operation ongoing there, Ukrainian Health Minister Oleh Musiy said.
"The overall number of those killed is 210 people over the period of the anti-terrorist operation. These are those delivered to morgues," Musiy told journalists in Kyiv on Wednesday.
"Fourteen children, that is, those younger than 18, have been killed over the time of the antiterrorist operation," he said.
The bodies of 50 people were delivered to morgues in Luhansk and Donetsk regions on Tuesday alone, he said.quote:Donbas militants release 14 Ukrainian officers captured in Horlivka
Eight officers from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry and six border guards, who were held captive, have been released in the town of Horlivka, according to the 112 Ukraine channel.
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 11-06-2014 17:57:35 ]The view from nowhere.Ukraine’s Presence in CIS, EU Free Trade Zones Possible
MOSCOW, June 11 (RIA Novosti) - It is possible to try to combine Ukraine's presence in the free trade zones of both the CIS and EU, Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev said.
"I think we must always look for opportunities. Politics is the art of the possible. Yes, we should try to combine the logic of Ukraine's presence in the CIS free trade zone and its possible participation in a free trade zone with the European Union," Ulyukayev told journalists Wednesday.
"This is a great challenge and I would like to warn everyone against certain levity," the Russian minister added.
He recalled that the issue has a legal side - more than 400 agreements binding Ukraine with the CIS, "40 of which are of vital importance."
"We cannot pretend that these agreements do not exist or that they can be violated because the violation of agreements is a risk. And politicians should not assume this responsibility," the minister pointed out.
Ulyukayev also noted that all parties must "search for solutions" and negotiate to make balanced decisions. It takes time and patience, he added.
The political part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was signed in March and it is now expected that the economic part will be signed, which includes Ukraine's entry into the EU free trade zone. Both Kiev and Brussels announced their intention to sign an agreement before June 27.
Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev said that if the economic agreement between the EU and Ukraine is signed, Russia will have to protect its market from uncontrolled imports.The view from nowhere.Border Village of Dmitrovka Occupied by Separatists
Novosti Donbassa reports that the small town of Dmitrovka, near the border with Russia in the Donetsk region, is now under the control of separatist fighters. They report (translated by The Interpreter):quote:Militants from the Donetsk People's Republic control the Russo-Ukrainian border in Dmitrovka in the Shakhtersk district. The post office has been seized. Militants are using residential homes as their quarters and are demanding land maps (land registry data) from the local management, says the regional state administration's press service. According to the 2001 census, the population of Dmitrovka is 3,370.The view from nowhere.Omdat de Cubacrisis ontstond doordat de Sovjetunie kernraketten op een dusdanige positie positioneerde dat ze ongehinderd Amerikaanse doelen konden bestoken. Dat diende geen defensief belang terwijl de Oost-Europese landen zich juist aansluiten bij de NAVO om zich te verdedigen tegen Rusland. Daarbij liggen er, bij mijn weten, ook geen Amerikaanse kernwapens opgeslagen. Je vergelijkt dus appels met peren.quote:
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oke wat vond je dan van het feit dat de VS transportschepen met kernkoppen naar Cuba blokkeerde, terwijl dat land zich vrijwillig aangesloten had bij het bondgenootschap Sovjet-Unie?
Oekrane heeft gewoon niks te willen hierin.
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Neem bijvoorbeeld de Yom Kippur Oorlog, waarin Egypte met zijn stationaire anti-lucht verdedigings-systemen op eigen grondgebied zeer succesvol hun aanvalsleger tegen de luchtmacht van Israel verdedigde.
Ministerie van defensie. Mooi toverwoord, wat is de laatste keer dat wij verdedigd moesten worden?Klopt, maar dat sluit niet uit dat het ook Russische raketten tegen kan houden. Anders was Rusland niet zo op z'n pikkie getrapt.quote:[..]
Neehee, het verdedigings-systeem was toch tegen Iran gericht, omdat zij half Europa uit wilden moorden?Gisterentwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 17:46:22 One more border crossing this time in Izvaryne #Luhansk is under ambush and #Ukraine's govt refuses or is unable to help its border guards reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 23:22:36 Location of already cleared cities in #Donetsk region shows that ATO apparently aims to squeeze RU/pro-RU from Donetsk to #Lugansk region. reageer retweetVandaagtwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 23:30:28 Donetsk region, cities Marinka and Kurakhovo have been cleared from RU/pro-RU. There is info that #Donetsk is next target of #Ukraine forces reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op woensdag 11-06-2014 om 08:54:14 Source: Any control #Ukraine had over #Luhansk is rapidly deteriorating (might be bigger problem than #Donetsk) but the govt is mum about it reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op woensdag 11-06-2014 om 14:48:59 ~200 armed men came to #Lisichansk, #Lugansk region, #Ukraine from #Russia and one of the states of Central Asia (probably #Kazakhstan). reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op woensdag 11-06-2014 om 15:11:17 #Lisichansk law enforcement: ~200 RU/pro-RU fighters from #Kazakhstan and #Russia who just entered city, now occupied Prosecutor's Office. reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Rusland onder druk van EU bereid gasprijzen Oekrane te verlagen
In Brussel hebben de onderhandelingen over gas tussen het Russische Gazprom en Oekrane een beslissend stadium bereikt. Rusland is nu bereid om de prijs die het Oekrane rekent te verlagen van 485 dollar naar 350 380 dollar per duizend kubieke meter aardgas.
Bij de besprekingen in Brussel onder begeleiding van de Europese Unie heeft het staatsenergiebedrijf Gazprom zijn Oekraense debiteur Naftogaz bovendien zes dagen uitstel van betaling gegeven. Een bijzonder gebaar aangezien Gazprom eerder de prijs nagenoeg verdubbelde en vooruitbetaling eiste. Om de onderhandelingen een kans te geven, heeft topman Aleksej Miller van Gazprom het ultimatum nu uitgesteld tot aanstaande maandagochtend.
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Zondag besloot de regering van Bulgarije om de bouw van de gaspijplijn South Stream stil te leggen omdat de aanbesteding en de exploitatie ervan in strijd zijn met de Europese mededingingsregels. South Stream is een consortium dat door Gazprom wordt gedomineerd en als strategisch doel heeft de gastoevoer naar Zuidoost-Europa straks buiten Oekrane om te regelen.
In Bulgarije heerst al twee jaar maatschappelijk protest tegen de corruptie in het land en de beslissing om de aanleg van South Stream tijdelijk te staken, leidde daar nu tot een politieke crisis. South Stream wordt gezien als een voorbeeld van die corruptie. De leider van de regerende Bulgaarse Socialistische Partij kondigde gisteren vervroegde verkiezingen aan.The view from nowhere.iddquote:
De grenzen van de NAVO ookExponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.Als rusland ook een schild heeft, is het toch ook goed??quote:
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een raketschild is net zo goed een offensief wapen als je het gebruikt om je aanvallende troepen en legerbassisen te verdedigen.Exponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.internationale wateren.quote:
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oke wat vond je dan van het feit dat de VS transportschepen met kernkoppen naar Cuba blokkeerde, terwijl dat land zich vrijwillig aangesloten had bij het bondgenootschap Sovjet-Unie?
Oekrane heeft gewoon niks te willen hierin.Exponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.Luhansk People’s Republic asks Russia to recognize its independence
LUHANSK, June 11. /ITAR-TASS/.
The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) has addressed Russia and another 14 states asking to recognize its independence.says the statement signed by LPR Supreme Council Chair Alexei Karyakin.quote:The LPR Supreme Council, municipal, regional congresses of people’s deputies, public unions are addressing the Russian Federation and asking it to make a decision on recognizing the independence of LPR as a sovereign independent state
Similar addresses were also sent to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Serbia, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.The view from nowhere.Zolang de rebellen en Kiev het niet eens zijn over de status van Donbass is er alleen een militaire oplossing mogelijk.quote:Russia tells US that Kiev must stop operation in east Ukraine
Lavrov "underscored the need for the swiftest halt by Kiev of its military operation in the southeast, agreement on terms of a ceasefire, a solution to acute humanitarian issues and ... real national dialogue on Ukraine's future structure." [Reuters]quote:Donetsk People's Republic is ready to have negotiations with Ukraine, but only with Russia's mediation, Denis Pushilin, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Donetsk People's Republic, said.
Pushilin said the southeastern regions of Ukraine are interested in issues such as
- the creation of a humanitarian corridor,
- exchange of POWs, and
- "withdrawal of illegal armed groups from the territory of Donbas."
"These should be the first issues to be tackled," he said. Pushilin said he believes now would be the right time to bring a Russian peacekeeping contingent to the southeastern regions.
Responding to a question from Interfax on whether the Donetsk People's Republic can change its mind about its independence, Pushilin said:
"There is no point talking about some united Ukraine after this many deaths and destroyed lives in Donetsk, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and other cities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, after the horrific events in Odessa."quote:Poroshenko doesn't rule out roundtable in Donetsk involving parties to conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has not ruled out the holding of the roundtable in Donetsk involving various parties to the conflict, who support his peace plan.
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 09:52:08 ]The view from nowhere.25,000 Displaced East Ukrainians Take Refuge in Soviet-Era Resort Town
At least 25,000 displaced east Ukrainians have taken refuge in the Svyatogorsk, which normally has a population of less than 5,000.
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"We were living day-by-day" Irina told VICE News. "Shelling would start at 4AM. We had [rebel] sniper positions on our building we chased them away...we don't know who is bombing who anymore.
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As the military have tightened their circle on the rebel-held city, the campaign of shelling has caused serious damage to residential areas on the outskirts the city, including Andreevka, Artyema, Cherevkovka and Semenovka, turning them into near ghost towns.
Explosions have also wrecked parts of the city center. Today, shop and homeowners picked through the wreckage to retrieve what they could of their properties.
There are only pensioners that cant escape and corpses left there [in these areas] now, Irinas husband, Andrey Vorobyev told VICE News.
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Trying to get out was terrible, there are a lot of checkpoints, she told VICE News. Now I need a place to live and work. My office was closed after being hit by a shellI dont have any money to live. I need a house and a job.
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Red Cross, and other international aid organizations, said they have been unable to access the Sloviansk and surrounding area as neither of the warring sides can offer a guarantee of their workers safety.
The rebels detained 11 Red Cross representatives earlier this month in Donetsk. After several days, they were released.
The difficulty of accessing Sloviansk means that precise figures on the numbers of deaths and injuries are unknown.The view from nowhere.Een oud artikel uit 2012
Ukraine’s energy business ‘optimized for corruption’
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Regulation and pricing are left deliberately murky in order to benefit private interests.
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In fact, if you were to design an energy system that is optimized for corruption, it might look very much like Ukraine’s.
You would start with a wholly state-owned monopoly that is not accountable to anyone except the head of the country who appoints the management of this company. It would operate non-transparently without being held accountable by shareholders (who might demand legal rights as owners) or capital markets since its chronic indebtedness is periodically repaid by the state treasury.
Domestic production would be priced artificially low, ostensibly for social welfare reasons, leading to a large grey market in gas supply that is allocated by privileged access rather than by price. Low gas prices suppress domestic production and energy efficiency improvement, thereby necessitating the import of large volumes of gas which coincidentally is controlled by the same state monopoly or its chosen middleman company.
The opaque middleman is frequently paid handsomely in kind, rather than in cash, which allows him to re-export the gas or to resell to high-value domestic customers, leaving the state company with the import debt and social obligations.
Similarly Ukraine has eroded its major advantages as a major oil and gas transit country between Russia/Central Asia and European markets from its geographic location and Soviet legacy pipeline infrastructure.
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The root causes of Ukraines energy insecurity are well known to all, as are their remedies
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This means the end of rent seeking in this sector that leaks billions of dollars per year; transparent and fair rules of the game for investors in the sector that do not favor special and politically-connected interests; and above all energy pricing reform...The view from nowhere.
twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:16:53 Witnesses are reporting that Russian tanks have entered Snizhne #Ukraine (#Donetsk region, border with #Russia). We're getting more info. reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:31:56 From preliminary reports/radio chatter it appears that #Russia may be launching a full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. We're still getting info reageer retweetquote:Op donderdag 12 juni 2014 09:39 schreef theNull het volgende:
twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:16:53 Witnesses are reporting that Russian tanks have entered Snizhne #Ukraine (#Donetsk region, border with #Russia). We're getting more info. reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:31:56 From preliminary reports/radio chatter it appears that #Russia may be launching a full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. We're still getting info reageer retweettwitter:twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 00:52:32 One more #MedvedevSelfie from the beloved Crimea with its growing demand @djp3tros @JerryPopowicz http://t.co/MSCFvsT7Fh reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 10:08:17 Picket by Border Guard HQ in #Kyiv demands resignation of Head Lytvyn, claims border defense ineffective. unain |EMPR http://t.co/iONh869Exp reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Na de Krim kan Oekrane Donbass ook wel op zijn buik schrijven, dat krijgen ze nooit meer in handen. Het duurt allemaal veel te lang en een oplossing is nog niet in zicht, ondertussen versterken pro-Russen gewoon hun posities.Say what?Het is inderdaad vrij hopeloos.quote:
Na de Krim kan Oekrane Donbass ook wel op zijn buik schrijven, dat krijgen ze nooit meer in handen. Het duurt allemaal veel te lang en een oplossing is nog niet in zicht, ondertussen versterken pro-Russen gewoon hun posities.
Het is inmiddels een echte guerilla oorlog. Je kunt de rebellen niet aanpakken zonder alle steden plat te schieten, met alle humanitaire bezwaren (burgers die daartussen zitten of op de vlucht slaan).
De grens naar Rusland ligt open en in Rusland vinden ze dat prima. Hun diplomatiek insteek lijkt telkens openingen te bieden, maar dat berust allemaal op woordspelletjes (over wie je een terrorist noemt etc). Het is diep schijnheilig en Lavrov is volgens mij daarin kampioen.
Je kunt niet met de rebellen onderhandelen, omdat ze claimen dat de Oekraines overheid de terroristen zijn op het terrein van hun Volksrepubliek.
Al met al tekent dit de internationale diplomatiek. Dat is blijkbaar een werkterrein voor hufters, want normale mensen worden daar ziek van.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 11:08:23 ]The view from nowhere.Ipv het conflict te laten door etteren, streeft het diplomatieke overleg nu al naar een herstel van het normale alledaagse leven. Daarbij zal Donbass moeten worden opgegeven.quote:
Na de Krim kan Oekrane Donbass ook wel op zijn buik schrijven.
In het licht van dit brutale machtsspel is Rusland niet meer te beschouwen als een betrouwbaar land.
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 11:31:48 ]The view from nowhere.Dat sowieso niet. Ik ben wel benieuwd wat Rusland gaat doen, als Donbass niet meer bij Oekrane hoort, zijn ze hun invloed in Oekrane grotendeels kwijt. Als Donbass een autonome republiek binnen Oekrane zou worden, wat Rusland graag ziet gebeuren, hebben ze die invloed nog wel. Ik denk niet dat de Russen staan te springen om Donbass te annexeren, het heeft geen grote strategische of economische waarde.quote:
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Ipv het conflict te laten door etteren, streeft het diplomatieke overleg nu al naar een herstel van het normale alledaagse leven. Daarbij zal Donbass moeten worden opgegeven.
In het ligt van dit brutale machtsspel is Rusland niet meer te beschouwen als een betrouwbaar land.
Ik vermoed dat ze Kiev en de pro-Russen binnenkort aan de tafel proberen te krijgen, als de onderhandelingspositie van de pro-Russen dermate sterk genoeg is geworden. Pas als het gebied volledig onder controle is van de pro-Russen, kunnen ze eisen stellen en vergaande autonomie verkrijgen.Say what?Dat is een mogelijkheid. Maar dat is niet om de bevolking in Donbass tegemoet te komen in hun wens hun eigenheid en taal te koesteren. Donbass was al, en blijft daarmee, een 5 colonne in Oekraine, die dmv corruptie uitsluit dat Oekraine als natie van de grond komt. In West Oekraine zijn mensen dat totaal zat. Een voortzetting van de machtsspelletjes in Donbass leidt in het westen mogelijk ook tot een afscheidingsbeweging. In denk daarom dat Oekraine zelf Donbass beter kan afstoten.quote:
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Dat sowieso niet. Ik ben wel benieuwd wat Rusland gaat doen, als Donbass niet meer bij Oekrane hoort, zijn ze hun invloed in Oekrane grotendeels kwijt. Als Donbass een autonome republiek binnen Oekrane zou worden, wat Rusland graag ziet gebeuren, hebben ze die invloed nog wel. Ik denk niet dat de Russen staan te springen om Donbass te annexeren, het heeft geen grote strategische of economische waarde.
Ik vermoed dat ze Kiev en de pro-Russen binnenkort aan de tafel proberen te krijgen, als de onderhandelingspositie van de pro-Russen dermate sterk genoeg is geworden. Pas als het gebied volledig onder controle is van de pro-Russen, kunnen ze eisen stellen en vergaande autonomie verkrijgen.The view from nowhere.quote:twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:16:53 Witnesses are reporting that Russian tanks have entered Snizhne #Ukraine (#Donetsk region, border with #Russia). We're getting more info. reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 09:31:56 From preliminary reports/radio chatter it appears that #Russia may be launching a full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. We're still getting info reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 10:32:56 Source: #Russia sending fighters to E. #Ukraine = an invasion = old news. What's new is the increased # of fighters and advanced weapons. reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.en over een paar jaar komen er ineens "spontane" protesten in Odessa en trekt Rusland het gebied door naar Moldavi enzovoorts. En het westen kijkt er naar en vind het wel prima zo lang ze maar goedkoop gas krijgen.Are Separatist Forces Using Tanks in the East?
The T-72 is still in regular service in Russia but has been withdrawn from duties in Ukraine. There are however T-72s in storage as reserves in Ukraine. We do not know yet whether, if these videos were recorded today, these tanks were taken from Ukrainian storage sites (as recently seen with the theft and restoration of PTS-2 amphibious vehicles in Lugansk) or brought over the now porous border from Russia.
Interior Minister Avakov Says T-72 Tanks Entered Ukraine From Russia Last Night
Avakov reportedly said (translated by The Interpreter):quote:Last night, three T-72 tanks crossed the Ukrainian state border from the Russian side. One tank is in the village of Snezhnoye. Two other tanks have moved out of the town. These tanks were intercepted by Ukrainian troops in the vicinity of Snezhnoye. A battle is under way.
[ Bericht 22% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 15:10:23 ]The view from nowhere.Gisteren.
Rebellen beschieten de Nationale Garde op het vliegveld van Lugansk als wraak voor Sloviansk.
The view from nowhere.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 18:46:29 Battalion "#Azov" showing to new #Mariupol people's mayor what THEY think of it. Not gonna happen. #Ukraine http://t.co/K7z7LWCnTW reageer retweet
Armed Men Abduct 'People's Mayor' in Mariupol
Eyewitnesses told 0629 that the incident took place at the intersection of Prospekt Metallurgov and Karl Liebknecht Street.
They described four armed men in camouflage getting out of a Ford and a Mitsubishi, stopping a black and white Honda, and dragging out the driver and lying them down on the tarmac. The driver and passenger of the Honda were placed in a car and driven off. The Honda itself was also taken.
[ Bericht 29% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 19:59:41 ]The view from nowhere.Zou het niet om Oekranse tanks kunnen gaan die als stonden gestationeerd in die regio en nu in bedrijf zijn gebracht?quote:'Rusland laat tanks Oekrane binnen gaan'
Oekrane beschuldigde Rusland er donderdag van dat het toe heeft gestaan dat drie tanks en andere militaire voertuigen de grens zijn overgestoken in het oosten van Oekrane.
De beschuldiging werd gedaan door de minister van Binnenlandse Zaken, Arsen Avakov.
De voertuigen worden ingezet om pro-Russische separatisten te helpen. Rusland heeft nog niet op de aantijging gereageerd. Ooggetuigen zeggen bij de grens in oost-Oekrane drie tanks te hebben gezien.Say what?Counter-Terrorism Center op SBU gemplementeerde maatregelen vreedzame bevolking.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 14:57:51 Security Service of #Ukraine creates corridor for civilians who wants to move from area of anti-terrorist operation. http://t.co/HjWU0RRXXm reageer retweet
Om te zorgen voor de noodzakelijke voorwaarden voor de burgers , die gaan uit het gebied van ATO, ATO manager belast met:
1. Identificeer wegversperringen, die zal worden gedaan door middel van een zo veilig mogelijke verplaatsing van de burgerbevolking uit de omgeving van ATO.
2. Op basis van de beschikbare krachten en middelen om hun drinkwater en medicijnen te garanderen voor het geven van eerste hulp de burgerbevolking, die een verlangen om het gebied te dragen ATO vertrekken uitgedrukt.
3. Wijs verantwoordelijke personen van het personeel dat wordt gelegd op bepaalde controlepunten om de rechtmatigheid, continuteit en effectiviteit van maatregelen om het verkeer van personen en goederen te controleren door middel van de juiste checkpoints zorgen.
4. Door de beschikking van de verspreiding van informatie onder de burgerbevolking op het creren van redding gang en procedure voor toegangscontrole controleposten organiseren faciliteiten.
5. Zorgen voor uitvoering van een nauwere controle maatregelen op bepaalde checkpoints om te voorkomen dat het gebruik ervan voor de afscheidingsbeweging uit de omgeving van ATO.The view from nowhere.Transnistri wilde zich allang aansluiten bij Rusland. Prima op zich. Kan de rest weer bij Roemeni.quote:
en over een paar jaar komen er ineens "spontane" protesten in Odessa en trekt Rusland het gebied door naar Moldavi enzovoorts. En het westen kijkt er naar en vind het wel prima zo lang ze maar goedkoop gas krijgen.Tanks rijden van Snizhne via Torez naar Donetsk.In Torez (Donesk oblast)twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 20:35:53 Shootout in #Torez is going on right now & column of weapons are crossing #Makervka, #Donetsk oblast http://t.co/NyJBNOjQeb | EMPR News reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 20:56:07 "The way of the tanks"#Snizhne-#Torez-#Makiyivka-(#Donetsk tonight) http://t.co/imNnH786Nh reageer retweetIn Makeevka (25 km buiten Donetsk)twitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:08:33 Shooting in #Torez, tanks with #russia n flags in center of #Makiivka, via @ukrpravda_news reageer retweet
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 21:48:53 ]The view from nowhere.Tweede aanslag op Denis Pushilintwitter:HarrietSalem twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:17:14 Very large explosion in #Donetsk city centre, reportedly near the Donbas Palace Hotel #Ukraine. reageer retweettwitter:HarrietSalem twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:21:29 Very large explosion in vicinity of #Donetsk admin building. Now automatic gunfire and more explosions that sound like mortars. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:24:47 Locals in #Donetsk report the fire started near the entrance to ODA (city administration building) @sima_ua #Ukraine #DOnbas reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:37:53 After a shootout near captured #Donetsk city admin, 1 of DNRs ministers car was blown up https://t.co/H9xMVLivjN http://t.co/zgTL6AwyFk reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:38:54 OK, this just in - #Donetsk Wannabe leader Pushilin minivan was blown up. Guard wounded, some bystanders. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:Steiner1776 twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:49:07 #Donetsk Minivan of #DNR Chairman Denis Pushilin exploded. He was not inside yet 4 ppl wounded one serious via @dnrpress #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 12-06-2014 22:09:02 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 21:54:14 Today 79th aeromobile brigade got into ambush @ #Slaviansk. 2 KIA, 21 WIA. Heavy battle. Can't say is it over or ongoing. #ATO #Ukraine reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Separatist Tanks? 'I Recommend Everyone Calm Down'twitter:
Ukrainian military analyst Konstantin Mashovets, of the military and political research center in Kiev, has posted an analysis of the citing of these now infamous "tanks" on his Facebook page. We have translated his statements below:quote:So, about those goddamn tanks (which, to be honest, have managed to really get under my skin today)...
Let me explain...
- There is NO military significance to this tank raid out of only three trophy T-64s in Donetsk, it's purely an information action (you can debate about the specific goals)
- Only a barking mad military commander would let these tanks go "into the abyss" where the likelihood of their destruction by aviation or ground anti-tank means would be HIGH, the calculation was on completely different notions.. .
- For "effective destruction of the group of Ukrainian forces" (as several nervous, unstable personages have hinted to me here) these 3 T-64s even accompanied by the 2 Kamazos with the ZU-23-2 and the bands of separatists...to put it mildly is INSUFFICIENT.
- The arrival into the ATO zone of these "boxes" essentially changes NOTHING.The view from nowhere.Het lijkt me inderdaad eerder een kwestie van seperatisten die met Russische vlaggen en gestolen tanks paraderen i.p.v. een actie van het Kremlin. Als Putin actie onderneemt dan gaat dat een grote actie worden en geen kleine inval met 3 tanks.Ukrainian forces surround rebel-held port city
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces surrounded the strategic rebel-held port city of Mariupol on Friday in a dawn attack launched as part of a broader military operation to reclaim control of eastern Ukraine.
The rebel forces said five of their fighters had been killed in the battle for Mariupol, Ukraine's largest Azov Sea port.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Facebook:He said National Guard and Interior Ministry units were involved, as well as special armed forces.quote:The operation began at 4.50 a.m. (0150 GMT). It's proceeding according to plan and has been successful. All key strongholds held by the terrorists are being brought under control. The area where the operation is being carried out in the center of Mariupol has been cordoned off.
One National Guard field commander said the rebels had destroyed an armored personnel carrier during the fighting. Another said four members of the National Guard had been wounded in the fighting but none had been killed.
Four Ukrainian troops injured as anti-terrorist operation moves to Mariupol
Timothy Ash, an analyst at Standard Bank in London, wrote on June 13 that This fresh outbreak of violence is a step back for Mariupol, which is home to some of billionaire Rinat Akhmetovs Metinvest plants. It had appeared to have been stabilised after miners/steelworkers had launched joint patrols with police to get rid of bandits.
[ Bericht 11% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 12:21:18 ]The view from nowhere.Pushilin says one blast victim is his aide, another is security guard
Pushilin's car was blown up near the Donetsk regional administration building on Thursday. He was not in the car at the explosion moment. Three people died in the incident as of Friday morning.
Denys Pushilin has disclosed details of the attempt made on his life on Thursday night:This is the second incident of the sort in June. A car of Pushilin's aide Maksym Petrukhin, was put under gunfire in Donetsk on June 7. Petrukhin died. Pushilin said the murder was political and he saw it as an attempt on his own life.quote:The car explosion killed two persons, one of them was my aide and the other was a security guard. The driver and people who were passing by got injured. I know that a third person has died, too. We have yet to identify him. My aide died from lethal injuries this morning on the operating tableThe view from nowhere.'Luhansk People's Republic' want to have union with Russia, establish contract relations with Ukraine
'Donetsk People's Republic' intends to join Customs Union, switch to ruble
Poroshenko orders Donetsk administration to be temporarily moved to Mariupol
[ Bericht 19% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 13:18:13 ]The view from nowhere.Ukraine suggests $326 intermediate gas price be set, negotiations continue
Ukraine has suggested a compromise intermediate gas price be set at $326 per 1,000 cubic meters and negotiations continue until a final solution is found, Naftogaz Ukrainy CEO Andriy Kobolev told a press conference in Kyiv on Friday, June 13.
Ukraine ready to pay $1.9 billion to Russia if agreement on interim price of $326 per 1,000 cubic meters reachedThe view from nowhere.Major Government Operation in Mariupol
The minister of the interior, Arseniy Avakov, announced on his Facebook page this morning that the " active phase of the ATO" had begun in Mariupol.
He writes (translated by The Interpreter):At 10:08 (7:08 GMT) Avakov added an update:quote:A planned operation is under way to eliminate the fortified terrorist area headed by the crime boss who goes by the name 'The Chechen'. The area of operations in the centre of Mariupol has been cordoned off.
Units of the Ukrainian National Guard and the Azov and Dnipr-1 special operations units of the Interior Ministry are participating in the operation. Checkpoints around Mariupol are supporting the armed forces.
The operation began at 4:50 a.m. [1:30 GMT]. It is going according to plan. Successfully. All of the key terrorist points of control have, at this time, been brought under control. A BRDM has been knocked out and terrorist sniper positions have been destroyed. Losses on the terrorists' side are high. There are no losses on ours - two soldiers have been wounded.
The operation is continuing.
It is a shame that Mariupol was woken up this morning by gunfire - but the city of the steelworkers must not live and work under the dictatorship of bandits!And at 10:34 (7:34 GMT):quote:11 terrorists have been detained, two explosive devices have been neutralised. A car was seized at a checkpoint trying to break through in the direction of Donetsk. The car was fully loaded with weapons. The situation in the city is stable.This tweet from the Euromaidan Twitter account appears to show the knocked out separatist BRDM armoured reconnaissance car that Avakov described:quote:The Ukrainian flag is flying over the Mariupol City Council!
[ Bericht 4% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 13:37:15 ]The view from nowhere.De aanloop / Dinsdag 10 Junitwitter:Rubiconski twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 05:40:32 #Ukraine: Nazi Azov battalion prepare for #Mariupol deployment: http://t.co/xd3kls2kwq via @YouTube reageer retweettwitter:PaulaSlier_RT twitterde op dinsdag 10-06-2014 om 12:03:55 #Mariupol:DPR's blocking some streets to "protect the ppl form RightSector attacks".Residents r divided about action. Some of 'em against. reageer retweetVandaagtwitter:rozakazancctv twitterde op donderdag 12-06-2014 om 23:08:50 National Guard detained #Mariupol "people's mayor" Fomenko, 1 other activist of the "Donetsk People's Republic" & journalist Nikolai Lesogor reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 07:20:03 Btln "#Azov" in #Mariupol took fortified buildings. Barricades erased w heavy MGs. BRDM hit w RPG. 5 terrorists KIA. http://t.co/8bxL8MAcl5 reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 08:42:08 #Mariupol: premises of the college & of bank previously occupied by terrorists freed by #ATO forces, 4injured. https://t.co/PF7NWDh1f5 |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 10:30:49 In #Mariupol #Ukraine the heaviest fighting ended. Ukrainian forces are checking buildings in city center looking for RU/pro-RU fighters reageer retweettwitter:isaacdwebb twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 11:12:54 4 Ukrainian troops injured, 11 separatists captured as ATO moves to #Mariupol http://t.co/xDqq2Har4R https://t.co/AtO3BRXtJ4 reageer retweettwitter:BSchmeitzner twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 13:29:33 Poroshenko: Gov. Taruta (#Donetsk) shall relocate his office to #Mariupol. http://t.co/6ckjCTWCgq Avakov: Ukrainian flag is back. #ATO reageer retweet
Мариуполь 13 июня / Украинские силовики штурмуют Мариуполь - Уникальные кадры боевых действий/ 13.06
[ Bericht 8% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 17:04:15 ]The view from nowhere.De tanks die gisteren door Donbass reden zijn inmiddels kapot gegaan of kapot gemaakt.quote:Reports That Separatist Tanks Either Broken Down or Destroyed
At 6:22 GMT Dmytro Tymchuk of Information Resistance claimed that 2 of the tanks had been destroyed by Ukrainian forces.The view from nowhere.De grenscontroletwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 02:09:16 The head of border control, Lytvyn, resigned. He was suspected of corruption & letting #Yanukovych out @HromadskeTV http://t.co/6mn3QPZyOY reageer retweetAnti-Poetin Oekrainse denkt na over mogelijke aanpassingen van de grens met Ruslandtwitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 12:03:49 As of Saturday all roads close to #border will be exposed to fire by armored vehicles, all militants to be exterminated @InfoResist #Border reageer retweet
twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 02:09:36 North #Korea, this is how roads look like <50km away off the #BORDER : concrete blocks ready to slide onto the road. http://t.co/a9OiTu8AzI reageer retweettwitter:AndrijUKR twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 07:11:42 @MiddleEast_BRK @lennutrajektoor Dnipropetrovsk Governeur offers Poroshenko to Build a Metal Wall between the border(Harkiv,Donetsk,Luhansk) reageer retweet
[ Bericht 11% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 19:02:16 ]The view from nowhere.ATO in Donbass regio (= Donetsk + Lugansk)
Brandhaard uitvergroot.
[ Bericht 35% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 13-06-2014 18:50:14 ]The view from nowhere.Snizhnetwitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 10:20:20 #Snizhne today #ATO 79 airborne brigade, 2 killed, 31 wounded, 3 APC, 2 tanks destroyed. RT @Irunka_G reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 12:54:03 #Snizhne battle w combat helis & 79th aeromobile brigade 2 trucks w KORD MGs, 2 tanks, 2 APCs destroyed among MANPADS http://t.co/FxVsOkO78N reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 12:23:53 Per MIA deputy #Snizhne will be #ATO's next target as the main terrorists' weapons cache & ammo depot. #Ukraine http://t.co/Q9DqZTwtrQ reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Grad raketwerperstwitter:ASLuhn twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 15:20:56 Taking a break from the tanks, both sides seem to admit rebels had this Grad launcher in Dobropolye. @myrevolutionrus http://t.co/22SnIPlaGN reageer retweet
Separatist Fighters Reportedly Fire Grad Rockets And Kill Civilian
Novosti Donbassa reports that separatist fighters have accidentally set fire to their own Grad rocket launcher and destroyed the depot of a vegetable company by mistake in the Donetsk town of Dobropol.
A comment on a local VKontakte group read (translated by The Interpreter):quote:From this area they fired several volleys from both installations towards the town of Dobropol. While firing a salvo, one of the launchers caught fire. Not all the ammunition was fired. Out of the 40 rockets, 14 remain unused, and one of them malfunctioned and fell on a barn near the launch site. They allegedly fired at a Ukrainian checkpoint which is on the outskirts of the town, towards Svyatogorsk. But a mistake was made in the firing adjustments and all of the missiles fell on the Perspektivy vegetable depot, where a woman who worked for the company was seriously injured. Two rockets fell on a neighbouring premises, where a young man who was working as security guard died.The view from nowhere.Gas war
A New Offer On The Price of Ukraine's Gas
There may be some progress in the negotiations over Ukraine's natural gas supply. RFE/RL reports:The problem is that we've seen this play before. So far Russia has been unwilling to come down on prices, and Ukraine has been unwilling to pay its debts until that happens. The fact that Kobolev is proposing a compromise, and the fact that he says this is a proposal that was discussed during recent talks, could indicate that progress is being made toward an ultimate solution.quote:The head of Ukraine's gas company has said that Kyiv may pay some of its overdue payment to Gazprom on June 13 if Russia agrees to charge $326 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas for 18 months.
Naftohaz chief Andrei Kobolev told reporters in Kyiv today that his corporation was "prepared to pay $1.9 billion if we make the deal."
Kobolev said the price of $326 per 1,000 cubic meters -- higher than what Kyiv wants to pay and lower than what Russia demands -- was proposed by the European Commission during recent talks.twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 17:07:11 PM #Ukraine instructed the relevant departments to prepare for #gas shutdown on Monday. Ukraine takes #Russia to court. RT@Yatsenyuk_AP reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.TanksNATO Calls Reports Of Russian Tanks In Ukraine a 'Serious Escalation'quote:NAVO vreest ernstige escalatie in Oost-Oekrane
De NAVO is bang dat het conflict in het oosten van Oekrane ernstig zal escaleren. Het bondgenootschap wijst daarbij op berichten dat pro-Russische sepraratisten zware wapens uit Rusland krijgen, waaronder Russische tanks.
The full statement from NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen:Dmitry Tymchuk says all Ukrainian tanks are accounted for but Russia has T-64s in storage (translated by The Interpreter):quote:I am concerned about reports that pro-Russian armed gangs are acquiring heavy weapons from Russia, including Russian tanks. We have seen reports that Russian tanks and other armoured vehicles may have crossed the border into eastern Ukraine. If these reports are confirmed, this would mark a serious escalation of the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
I continue to urge Russia to complete the withdrawal of its military forces on the border with Ukraine, to stop the flow of weapons and fighters across the border, and to exercise its influence among armed separatists to lay down their weapons and renounce violence. We call on the Russian Federation to meet its Geneva commitments and cooperate with the government of Ukraine as it implements its plans for promoting peace, unity and reform.quote:According to operational information from Information Resistance, the tanks abandoned by the Donbass terrorists yesterday from Russia were T-64BV tanks (earlier we had indicated, based on preliminary information that these were T-72 tanks, however according to more accurate data these are T-64s.)
Such tanks were in the arsenal of the coastal guard brigades of the Ukrainian Navy in the Crimea. However, according to our information, all Ukrainian T-64BV tanks (41 units) were withdrawn to the mainland of Ukraine.
In addition, according to information from international organizations, at this time, there are T-64BV tanks in Russia. In particular, they were withdrawn from combat use by the Russian army, but are located in the RF Defense Ministry's warehouses.
In 2013, there were about 2,000 T-64 tanks with various modifications including the T-64BV in vehicle and armaments warehouses in Russia (according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, see The Military Balance 2013).twitter:juliaioffe twitterde op vrijdag 13-06-2014 om 17:30:01 #Russia says #Ukraine violated its border. HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE! http://t.co/jDHz5ZeWxf reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.
North Korea / Zuid Korea. January 2011.quote:
http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot(...)-of-north-korea.html
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door Zith op 13-06-2014 20:36:59 ]I am a Chinese college students, I have a loving father, but I can not help him, he needs to do heart bypass surgery, I can not help him, because the cost of 100,000 or so needed, please help me, lifelong You pray Thank you!quote:doden door neerhalen Oekraens militair vliegtuig
In het oosten van Oekrane zijn zaterdag bijna 50 doden gevallen toen een vliegtuig met militairen door rebellen werd neergehaald.
49 doden door neerhalen Oekraens militair vliegtuig
Dat meldt CNN.
Een woordvoerder van de Oekraense strijdkrachten zei dat 49 militairen zijn gedood. De Ilyushin-76 wilde landen bij het vliegveld van Loegansk toen het neergeschoten werd.
In het oosten van Oekrane houden pro-Russische separatisten al maanden regeringsgebouwen en steden bezet. In april riepen de rebellen na een omstreden referendum eenzijdig de Volksrepubliek Donetsk en de Volksrepubliek Loehansk uit. Eerder annexeerde Rusland het Oekraense schiereiland de Krim.
Bij gevechten tussen de separatisten en het regeringsleger zijn al tientallen mensen om het leven gekomen.Het vliegveld van Lugansk is volledig omsingeld. De nationale garde op het internationale vliegveld wordt al weken door rebellen bestook met mortieren.quote:
De Ilyushin-76 wilde landen bij het vliegveld van Loegansk toen het neergeschoten werd.
Ook snijden ze het vliegveld af van water en elektriciteit.
Nu hebben ze dus een landend militair transportvliegtuig neergeschoten.The view from nowhere.De Russen hoeven alleen af en toe de seperatisten van wapens te voorzien en kunnen de regio destabiliseren indien Oekraine zich niet houdt aan de afspraken met Rusland. Een goede stok achter de deur. Met dit drukmiddel in de hand is het speelveld weer wat gelijkgetrokken en is er een goede basis voor onderhandelingen geschapen, waarbij ook de belangen van Rusland zullen moeten worden gerespecteerd. Volgens mij kan dit conflict nu snel opgelost worden met een beetje goede wil.De rebellen verliezen nu steeds meer terrein. Zwaardere wapens kan Rusland niet leveren omdat dit opvalt en in strijd is met hun claim dat zij zich niet mengen in de strijd. Het kan leiden tot verdere sancties tegen Ruslandquote:
De Russen hoeven alleen af en toe de seperatisten van wapens te voorzien en kunnen de regio destabiliseren indien Oekraine zich niet houdt aan de afspraken met Rusland. Een goede stok achter de deur. Met dit drukmiddel in de hand is het speelveld weer wat gelijkgetrokken en is er een goede basis voor onderhandelingen geschapen, waarbij ook de belangen van Rusland zullen moeten worden gerespecteerd. Volgens mij kan dit conflict nu snel opgelost worden met een beetje goede wil.
Nieuw opgeleide milities slagen er wel in om terrein te winnen op de rebellen, zoals gisteren in Mariupol
Het gebied dat nog in handen in van de rebellen is ongeveer 40% van Donbass, maar bevat nog wel de grote steden Lugansk en Donetsk.
Het lijkt erop dat de rebellen worden uitgeschakeld.The view from nowhere.Lugansk
Het lijkt erop dat de strijd om het vliegveld van Lugansk is begonnen. De rebellen proberen het vliegveld in te nemen.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 08:46:25 IL-76 was carrying food, officers for rotation. Was downed in #Lugansk by a manpad. https://t.co/7b5QjFyd77 |EMPR http://t.co/fYkyaf0OCI reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 08:01:28 Russian fighters in #Luhansk #Ukraine brought in large convoy of trucks/weapons/men, appear to be preparing for fight http://t.co/XrycPyJvSw reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:20:03 #Tymchuk #Luhansk airport is under #ATO ctrl, terrorists have shooting positions around it, basically sieging it. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:27:01 #Tymchuk In last 24h several #Russian columns w RUS air support entered #Ukraine territory up to 3-6km deep on segments ctrld by terrorists reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:37:41 Reports of heavy fighting on the southern approach to #Luhansk. #Ukraine's air force is also attacking targets near Luhansk airport. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 10:40:21 News came #Ukraine soldiers in #Luhansk airport left the airport under #Russian flag. The units there started mutiny. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 11:45:00 #Girkin aka #Strelok just now announced shooting down Il-76 is fair revenge for #Mariupol. #Ukraine reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Prima, maar het vuurtje is door de Russen eenvoudig weer op te stoken als de Oekraine teveel stappen neemt in de richting van vijandige organisaties als de Navo.quote:
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De rebellen verliezen nu steeds meer terrein. Zwaardere wapens kan Rusland niet leveren omdat dit opvalt en in strijd is met hun claim dat zij zich niet mengen in de strijd. Het kan leiden tot verdere sancties tegen Rusland
Nieuw opgeleide milities slagen er wel in om terrein te winnen op de rebellen, zoals gisteren in Mariupol
Het gebied dat nog in handen in van de rebellen is ongeveer 40% van Donbass, maar bevat nog wel de grote steden Lugansk en Donetsk.
Het lijkt erop dat de rebellen worden uitgeschakeld.Ook op andere plekken is er strijd.
Mariupoltwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 11:22:05 #Mariupol #Ukraine where at least 3 border guards were killed today after their convoy was ambushed is not as secure as govt claims reageer retweetAntratsyt & Severodonetsktwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 12:01:15 Terrorist scum celebrate any #ATO death or ambush. Right now standing ovations for shooting NG patrol in the middle of #Mariupol. reageer retweetDmitrovka & Dyakovotwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:28:45 In #Antratsyt, #Ukraine, among terrorists sheer panic spreading. Entire columns are formed to evac WIAs to East. Same in #Severodonetsk. reageer retweetVillage of Luganskayatwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:30:29 #Tymchuk So called Don's Cossack, on terrorists side, urgently abandoning their positions in #Dmitrovka & #Dyakovo, #Ukraine. reageer retweetSlaviansk / Izyum roadtwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:33:33 Terrorists in Zello: In #Luhansk Stanitsa #Ukraine flag is waving. The city is purged from terrorists. #Ukraine reageer retweetShastyatwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:38:21 #ATO made raids into deep woods along #Slaviansk #Izyum road. Located a terrorists camp fr where ambushes were made on #ATO columns.#Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:43:34 #Shastya locals confirm on all CPs are #Ukraine flag as over the city. The purge is done there. reageer retweetquote:http://en.itar-tass.com/world/736031
On Friday, Ukrainian helicopters shot at a checkpoint of the self-proclaimed Lugansk Peoples Republic near the Schastye village.quote:http://pressimus.com/Interpreter_Mag/press/3082
Earlier 3-10 Ukrainian helicopters had attacked a roadblock near the village of Shastiya under control of the Yugo-Vostok [South East] separatists battalion. Separatists are guarding strategically important sites in Luganskaya stanitsa [village].
Igor Kornelyuk, special correspondent for Russian state TV in Lugansk Region said that there was a large concentration of Ukrainian National Guard forces in the area with tanks, APCs and vehicles. Their plan appears to be to cut Lugansk off from the border with Russia and encircle it with Ukrainian troops, he said.
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 14-06-2014 14:43:00 ]The view from nowhere.De schade voor Rusland is al groot:quote:
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Prima, maar het vuurtje is door de Russen eenvoudig weer op te stoken als de Oekraine teveel stappen neemt in de richting van vijandige organisaties als de Navo.
- Oekraine, afgezien van de verloren delen, wil niets meer te maken hebben met Rusland onder leiding van Poetin. Dat betekent een definitieve keuze voor Het Westen.
- Door dit conflict wordt Oekraine als natie versterkt (ziet zich niet langer meer als ex-sovjet).
- De verhouding tussen Europa een Rusland is verziekt.
Rusland kan blijven stoken, maar dan is er ook geen herstel van de verhouding met Europa. Poetins machtsvertoon werkt in het nadeel van Rusland.twitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 11:46:34 some write people started to bring tires to RUS embassy in #Kyiv. reageer retweet
[ Bericht 10% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 14-06-2014 12:18:01 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 12:10:10 GRAD unit used to shell on June 13 in #Ukraine belongs to 18th motorized regiment of #Russian army. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 12:31:21 The 18th #Russian army unit whose GRADs were used to shell #Ukraine #Dobropolii are locating in #Chechenya, #Russian Federation. reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.quote:NAVO vreest ernstige escalatie Oost-Oekrane
De NAVO vreest een ernstige escalatie van de crisis in het oosten van Oekrane. Het bondgenootschap wijst op berichten dat pro-Russische gewapende bendes zware wapens uit Rusland verwerven, waaronder tanks.
NAVO-topman Anders Fogh Rasmussen maakt zich zorgen. In een verklaring vrijdagmiddag verwijst hij ook naar meldingen dat Russische tanks en andere pantservoertuigen mogelijk de Russisch-Oekraense grens zijn overgestoken.
Rasmussen blijft er bij Rusland op aandringen de terugtrekking van diens militairen aan de grens met Oekrane te voltooien. Moskou zou ook zijn invloed op de gewapende separatisten moeten uitoefenen om hen te bewegen hun wapens neer te leggen en het geweld af te zweren.Say what?De laatste Dmitry Tymchuk rapportages
Dmitry Tymchuk about the reports on the ato use of phosphorous bombs and grad systems
Dmitry Tymchuks military blog summary 12 June 2014
Dmitry Tymchuk situation at Dolzhansky checkpoint
Dmitry Tymchuks military blog summary 13 June 2014
Slaviansktwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 12:53:45 #ATO in #Slaviansk got a direct mortar hit on garbage truck destroying it completely shielding a terrorists' CP, wounding 2. #Ukraine reageer retweetVice News verslag van de strijd om Mariupol gisteren:quote:Public Television Journalist Anastasia Stanko gearresteerd
Public Television Journalist Anastasia Stanko gearresteerd rond 00:30 Russische grenswachten in het Oekraens Meli Melovoye Luhansk Oblast in de Russische Federatie kordonnni. Nasty voorbereid waarin levend.
Momenteel verdwenen telefoon Anastasia Stanko verdwenen.
De laatste keer dat ze in aanraking kwam met de editor noemt ongeveer 13.00.
Ukraine Has Won Full Control Over the Port City of Mariupol
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 14-06-2014 18:02:07 ]The view from nowhere.Kiev
Protesters Attack Russian Embassy in Kiev
Angered at the downing by Russian separatists of a Ukrainian military transport plane, killing all 49 people on board, protesters gathered at this symbol of Moscow, which has backed the separatists.twitter:obk twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 18:44:48 Het pand zelf is beschoten met verfbommen in de kleuren van de Oekrainse vlag http://t.co/cZxRzXWiSn reageer retweettwitter:KyivPost_photo twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 19:49:40 PHOTOS: Protesters outside Russian Embassy in #Kyiv overturn cars, tear down Russian flag http://t.co/vg251UYKpK http://t.co/t60DzRBolz reageer retweetVliegveld Lugansktwitter:maxseddon twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 19:57:47 Maidan self-defense fighters are defending the Russian embassy in Kiev from angry protesters, says @HromadskeTV. What's the world coming to? reageer retweet
Restanten neergeschoten vliegtuig
Luchtaanval Horlivkatwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 17:56:48 #Horlivka #ATO Su-25 air strike on terrorists position in the city outskirt. Bull's-eye w NURS. #Ukraine . https://t.co/Vpw7iTUyn5 reageer retweet
MariupolKarlovkatwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 17:35:45 A column of UKR troops were shot at in #Mariupol, 5 border guards died, 7 wounded http://t.co/pGSWsoKbP4 | EMPR #Ukraine #RussianInvasion reageer retweettwitter:Haris_DH twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 19:33:06 @lennutrajektoor there was a report today Karlovka was taken by ATO. That's BP where Donbas Battalion was ambushed. reageer retweet
[ Bericht 6% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 14-06-2014 20:23:32 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Ukrainian, Russian ombudspersons creating mission to evacuate civilians from combat zone in eastern Ukraine
Kharkiv -- The ombudspersons of Ukraine and Russia are creating a joint mission to evacuate civilians from the combat zones in Donetsk and Luhansk regions to safe regions.quote:Pushilin: Donetsk enterprises refusing to pay taxes to budget of Donetsk People's Republic will be nationalized
Moscow - The administration of the Donetsk People's Republic has promised to nationalize those enterprises that will refuse to pay taxes to the republic's budget.quote:People during popular assembly in Kyiv on Sunday to appeal to president, Rada regarding re-election to parliament
The third popular assembly to be held on Maidan in Kyiv on Sunday, June 15, will hold a flash mob in support of the dissolution and announcement of early parliamentary elections, as well as consider the issue of a new law on local self-governance.The view from nowhere.Ukraine: Mariupol barricades towed away
Rally In Front Of The Russian Embassy, Kievtwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 21:09:09 Proposal of crowd to Russian Embassy in #Kyiv: "suitcase - railway station - Russia" | EMPR Post #Ukraine http://t.co/hgiMLfisFV reageer retweettwitter:olliecarroll twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 22:35:47 'No vodka here' - in reference to famous banner fm 1968 Prague spring http://t.co/UUDP7ImZ3E reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 22:20:53 Minister of Foreign Affair advisor is trying to calm down crowd of #Ukrainians in front of #Russian embassy in #Kyiv http://t.co/5mv4A4xxAR reageer retweettwitter:myroslavapetsa twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 23:02:52 Today #Putin could feel just how much loved he is in, in his own words, "Kyiv, the mother of Russian towns". # reageer retweettwitter:News_On_Ukraine twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 23:53:00 Russian embassy in Kiev tonight, #Ukraine "@Dbnmjr: . http://t.co/NdSDUOHyEE" reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op zondag 15-06-2014 om 00:10:46 Protesters voiced demands to #Russian Emb/ rep: emb/ closed down, #Russia must admit waging war. hromadske.tv |EMPR http://t.co/Ch0thBqVw4 reageer retweet
[ Bericht 5% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 00:23:07 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Laatste rappotage van Dmitry Tymchuk, Coordinator, Information Resistance:
Details about the downed Ukrainian airforce IL76 transport airplanequote:Ukraine vows firm response after rebels shoot down military plane
(Reuters) - Ukraine's president promised a tough response on Saturday to pro-Russian separatists who shot down an army transport plane, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a blow to a military campaign to crush their uprising.
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"For the sake of peace, we will act decisively and purposefully," he said, hailing the seizure of the port city of Mariupol from the rebels on Friday and the recapture of 248 km (155 miles) of the frontier with Russia "across which the terrorists get weapons, equipment, reinforcements and money."
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Charred debris was scattered for hundreds of meters (yards) over the sloping wheat field where the plane came down near Novohannivka, a village 20 km (12 miles) southeast of Luhansk.
The tail section jutted up from the ground, with pieces of the engines, fuselage and other parts lying around it. A platoon of rebel forces in camouflage scoured the ruins for ammunition.
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[ Bericht 9% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 01:50:57 ]The view from nowhere.De oekrainers escaleren de boel steeds meer, hier zouden ze op aangesproken moeten worden. Eerst wordt er zwaar materieel tegen burgers ingezet, de gasrekening wordt niet betaald en nu laten ze ook nog de Russische ambasade bestormen. Een grote schending van internationaal recht! Als de Oekrainers niet snel de gasrekening betalen, de militairen uit Oost Oekraine terugtrekken en de Russische ambassade beschermen dan heeft Rusland alle recht om 1 de gaskraan dicht te draaien, 2 de seperatisten van veel meer zware wapens te voorzien en 3 de diplomatieke betrekkingen met Kiev in de ijskast te zetten. Wellicht zou de internationale gemeenschap ook eens aan sancties tegen Kiev moeten denken!!Als omgekeerd de RF te maken krijg met annexatie, guerilla / burgeroorlog en buitenlandse ondermijning van de staat, dan is de response veel harder (zie Tsjetsjeni / Grozny).quote:
De oekrainers escaleren de boel steeds meer, hier zouden ze op aangesproken moeten worden. Eerst wordt er zwaar materieel tegen burgers ingezet, de gasrekening wordt niet betaald en nu laten ze ook nog de Russische ambasade bestormen. Een grote schending van internationaal recht! Als de Oekrainers niet snel de gasrekening betalen, de militairen uit Oost Oekraine terugtrekken en de Russische ambassade beschermen dan heeft Rusland alle recht om 1 de gaskraan dicht te draaien, 2 de seperatisten van veel meer zware wapens te voorzien en 3 de diplomatieke betrekkingen met Kiev in de ijskast te zetten. Wellicht zou de internationale gemeenschap ook eens aan sancties tegen Kiev moeten denken!!
Als je niet kunt inzien waarom Oekraine de afscheiding probeert te bestrijden, orde en gezag te herstellen en nationalistische gevoelens onder veel van haar burgers oplaait, dan ben je een trol.
De internationale gemeenschap gaat Rusland niet volgen in deze eenzijdige pro-Russische benadering.
[ Bericht 30% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 10:58:36 ]The view from nowhere.Volunteer movement puts pressure on government to confront refugee crisis
Refugees from Crimea and from eastern Ukrainian regions hold placards reading (L-R)
"Stop Putin!",
"I want to live in my house!",
"Legal status for Crimean"
during a rally to demand for a legal legislation of their status in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on June 5, 2014.
The escalating military conflict in Ukraine’s east is forcing thousands from their homes, but the government appears to have no official support program in place to confront a potential humanitarian crisis. The need for a coordinated initiative is growing in urgency as ever larger numbers head to the west in search of shelter.
Now a new movement is bringing pressure to bear on government. Recently created volunteer organizations EuroMaidan SOS, Vostok SOS and Donetsk SOS have pooled their resources in an effort to provide aid for those fleeing to western and central Ukraine. They have teamed up with the Foundation for the Development of Ukraine, a charity owned by Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov.
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President Petro Poroshenko announced on June 10 the creation of “evacuation corridors” to help refugees from the country’s east, without clarifying how these will operate in practice. The following day Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called for a database to be drawn up to assist their resettlement.
Accommodation for 39,000 people has been made available across western Ukraine, with schools, hotels and even churches being enlisted to meet the demand. Kyiv and Lviv, the most popular destinations, are rapidly running out of space, and many are now being sent to Cherkasy oblast, where the local government has provided accommodation for around 22,000 people.
Official statistics on the scale of the problem are hard to come by. Citing figures from June 5, Tatyana Lupova, advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Social Policy, said around 2,000 people have fled Donetsk and Lugansk regions since the conflict began. As of June 11 Ukraine’s State Migration Service reports 5,000 people having left the two regions for other parts of Ukraine. It estimates that a further 5,000 have done so without informing the authorities.
Meanwhile Russian media have reported tens of thousands of Ukrainians crossing the border into Russia, although Russia’s own migration service has cited far fewer cases. A camp for around 300 refugees set up in Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, was visited on Thursday by the OSCE’s secretary general Lamberto Zannier.
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 11:57:31 ]The view from nowhere.Ik vraag me af he, nu ze de Russische ambassade aanvallen, mag Rusland dan niet bijvoorbeeld troepen sturen voor de veiligheid van hun diplomaten in de ambassade?
Diplomaten worden wel altijd beschermd.quote:
Ik vraag me af he, nu ze de Russische ambassade aanvallen, mag Rusland dan niet bijvoorbeeld troepen sturen voor de veiligheid van hun diplomaten in de ambassade?Maar je kunt diplomaten ook uitzetten. Dat is niet verstandig, maar wel als diplomaten aanleiding zijn voor Rusland om troepen te sturen voor hun veiligheid. Dan is een enkele reis Rusland een goede oplossing.quote:Diplomatic community condemns protests outside Russian Embassy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov officially asked Didier Burkhalter, chairman of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, to help in preventing the provocations near Russia's Embassy in Kyiv. Moreover, Russian representative to the United Nations Vitaliy Churkin is going to raise the issue at a United Nations Security Council meeting.
"Lavrov is out of his mind. He demands Ukraine to fulfill the security guarantees of the diplomatic mission according to 1961 Vienna Convention. It would be better for him to recall Russia trampling its guarantees to Ukraine under 1994 Budapest memorandum," replied Taras Berezovets, head of Kyiv-based Berta Communications political consultancy, on his Facebook page.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department official Twitter account spread the following statement: "US condemns attack on Russia's Embassy in Kyiv, calls on Ukrainian authorities to provide adequate security."
Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the UN, came up with a condemnation of the protests near the Russian Embassy too. "Urge Ukrainian authorities to meet their Vienna convention obligations to provide security," she wrote in a post on Twitter.
Another prominent American diplomat - Steven Pifer, who served as country's ambassador to Ukraine in 1998-2000 - wrote: "Fully understand Ukraine's anger at Russia, but trashing Russian embassy is not a good idea. (Will) likely lead to trashing of Ukraine's embassy in Moscow."
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 11:11:32 ]The view from nowhere.rusland kan hem wel sluiten , maar geen troepen sturenquote:
Ik vraag me af he, nu ze de Russische ambassade aanvallen, mag Rusland dan niet bijvoorbeeld troepen sturen voor de veiligheid van hun diplomaten in de ambassade?Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkelsDat staakt-het-vuren wat Oekrane had afgekondigd blijkt in ieder geval niet tot het gewenste resultaat te hebben geleid, nu zal het wel helemaal los gaan.
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door #ANONIEM op 15-06-2014 11:48:24 ]quote:Oekrane zweert wraak voor neerhalen vliegtuig
De Oekraense president Petro Porosjenko heeft beloofd de separatisten die vrijdagnacht een militair transportvliegtuig neerhaalden te straffen.
Bij het incident kwamen alle 49 inzittenden om het leven. Porosjenko verklaarde zondag tot nationale dag van rouw.
Porosjenko staat niet alleen in zijn veroordeling van de aanval. Ook secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties Ban Ki-moon, het Witte Huis en verschillende Europese staatshoofden keurden de beschieting af.
Meerdere analisten verwachten dat de actie tot nieuwe sancties tegen de rebellen en Rusland kan leiden.
Afweergeschut
Het vliegtuig, een II-76, werd neergehaald toen het een vliegveld in de oostelijke stad Loehansk naderde. Er waren negen bemanningsleden en veertig militairen aan boord.
De rebellen zouden het vliegtuig met luchtafweergeschut en zware machinegeweren hebben neergehaald. Het ministerie van defensie heeft zijn medeleven met de familieleden van de slachtoffers uitgesproken.
Ultimatum
Een woordvoerder van de zelfverklaarde Volksrepubliek Loehansk, Aleksej Toporov, zei dat het vliegtuig is neergehaald omdat de Oekraense 'bezetters' hadden geweigerd gehoor te geven aan een ultimatum om de luchthaven van Loehansk te verlaten.
Het is voor de krijgsmacht het dodelijkste incident sinds het uitbreken van de onrust in het oosten van het land. Eind mei kwamen twaalf militairen, onder wie een generaal, om toen rebellen in de buurt van Slovjansk een legerhelikopter neerhaalden.Say what?Ik snap wel dat men de orde probeert te herstellen, maar met geweld gaat dit niet lukken. Als ze een deal sluiten met de Russen is het geweld zo ten einde. Als je het hebt over de gasrekening moeten ze die natuurlijk meteen betalen. Als jij en ik het gas niet betalen dan worden wij toch ook afgesloten? Het punt is dat de Oekraine alleen maar steeds verder escaleert zonder te willen praten over oplossingen. De EU zou bv de gasrekening van de Oekraine kunnen garanderen om te beginnen, daarna zou men kunnen afspreken dat de Oekraine nooit lid zou worden van de NAVo, of de EU, zodat de Oekraine zou in ruil voor economische steun kunnen blijven fungeren als bufferstaat tussen Rusland en de vijandige en agressieve Navo landen.quote:
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Als omgekeerd de RF te maken krijg met annexatie, guerilla / burgeroorlog en buitenlandse ondermijning van de staat, dan is de response veel harder (zie Tsjetsjeni / Grozny).
Als je niet kunt inzien waarom Oekraine de afscheiding probeert te bestrijden, orde en gezag te herstellen en nationalistische gevoelens onder veel van haar burgers oplaait, dan ben je een trol.
De internationale gemeenschap gaat Rusland niet volgen in deze eenzijdige pro-Russische benadering.Want heeft een gasrekening in godsnaam met separatisme te maken? Oekrane zal op haar beurt redeneren dat Rusland de Krim heeft gejat, en dat zal naar hun mening compenseren. Oekrane escaleert helemaal niet, Porosjenko had nota bene een staakt-het-vuren afgekondigd maar dat stelletje idioten heeft daar lak aan en schiet doodleuk een vliegtuig uit de lucht. Met woorden lukt het klaarblijkelijk niet, wat mij betreft draait Oekrane flink de duimschroeven aan en lanceren ze een flink offensief; daar hebben ze nu ook alle reden toe.quote:
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Ik snap wel dat men de orde probeert te herstellen, maar met geweld gaat dit niet lukken. Als ze een deal sluiten met de Russen is het geweld zo ten einde. Als je het hebt over de gasrekening moeten ze die natuurlijk meteen betalen. Als jij en ik het gas niet betalen dan worden wij toch ook afgesloten? Het punt is dat de Oekraine alleen maar steeds verder escaleert zonder te willen praten over oplossingen. De EU zou bv de gasrekening van de Oekraine kunnen garanderen om te beginnen, daarna zou men kunnen afspreken dat de Oekraine nooit lid zou worden van de NAVo, of de EU, zodat de Oekraine zou in ruil voor economische steun kunnen blijven fungeren als bufferstaat tussen Rusland en de vijandige en agressieve Navo landen.De tegenpartij staat geen andere oplossing toe. Je geeft ze hun zin of het wordt knokken.quote:
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Ik snap wel dat men de orde probeert te herstellen, maar met geweld gaat dit niet lukken.Dit betekent dat Rusland daarin bepalend is, terwijl ze beweren geen enkele invloed te hebben. Dit betekent dat Rusland liegt, in een kwestie die voor het buurland Oekraine van groot belang is. Dat noemt men onbetrouwbaar.quote:Als ze een deal sluiten met de Russen is het geweld zo ten einde.Je doet net alsof de gasprijs niet eenzijdig met 80% is verhoogd. Vriendelijk ook, om dat te doen terwijl Oekraine in een diepe economische crisis zit. Als Rusland vindt dat daar aanleiding toe is, dan vindt daarover een onderhandeling plaats. Deze onderhandeling vindt daarom nu alsnog plaats.quote:Als je het hebt over de gasrekening moeten ze die natuurlijk meteen betalen. Als jij en ik het gas niet betalen dan worden wij toch ook afgesloten?
Vreemd is ook dat Rusland Oekraine veel meer laat betalen voor het gas dan andere landen. Als jij en ik meer betalen dan andere klanten voor hetzelfde gas, gaan we daar ook niet mee akkoord.Rusland stelt de situatie zo totaal anders voor, dat praten geen zin meer heeft.quote:Het punt is dat de Oekraine alleen maar steeds verder escaleert zonder te willen praten over oplossingen.De gasrekening wordt gewoon betaald (de IMF garandeert dat) maar eerst moet men het eens worden over de prijs.quote:De EU zou bv de gasrekening van de Oekraine kunnen garanderen om te beginnen, daarna zou men kunnen afspreken dat de Oekraine nooit lid zou worden van de NAVo, of de EU, zodat de Oekraine zou in ruil voor economische steun kunnen blijven fungeren als bufferstaat tussen Rusland en de vijandige en agressieve Navo landen.
Nu Rusland de Krim geannexeerd heeft en de opstandelingen steunt, is duidelijk dat Oekraine meer te duchten heeft van de RF, dan de RF van de NAVO.
Het lijkt mij dat de bevolking in Oekraine zelf uitmaakt wat zij doen. Een land bestaat niet louter als middel voor andere landen om hun eigen veiligheid te vergroten.
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 15-06-2014 19:32:22 ]The view from nowhere.Misschien heeft Oekrane helemaal geen zin om een bufferstaat te zijn?quote:
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Want heeft een gasrekening in godsnaam met separatisme te maken? Oekrane zal op haar beurt redeneren dat Rusland de Krim heeft gejat, en dat zal naar hun mening compenseren. Oekrane escaleert helemaal niet, Porosjenko had nota bene een staakt-het-vuren afgekondigd maar dat stelletje idioten heeft daar lak aan en schiet doodleuk een vliegtuig uit de lucht. Met woorden lukt het klaarblijkelijk niet, wat mij betreft draait Oekrane flink de duimschroeven aan en lanceren ze een flink offensief; daar hebben ze nu ook alle reden toe.
Oekrane wil helemaal niks. Het is een land met mensen er in. Daarnaast zijn er wat oligarchen die elkaar de tent uitvechten.quote:
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Misschien heeft Oekrane helemaal geen zin om een bufferstaat te zijn?Free Assange! Hack the Planet
[b]Op dinsdag 6 januari 2009 19:59 schreef Papierversnipperaar het volgende:[/b]
De gevolgen van de argumenten van de anti-rook maffia
Nadat het pro-Oekranse Azov Battalion de stad Marioepol afgelopen week met geweld heeft veroverd. Met paramilitairen een pro-Russische (want dat is het zo bleek tijdens hevig verzet tegen het reguliere Oekranse leger) stad innemen, valt ook niet onder de noemer 'de-escaleren'.quote:
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Oekrane escaleert helemaal niet, Porosjenko had nota bene een staakt-het-vuren afgekondigd maar dat stelletje idioten heeft daar lak aan en schiet doodleuk een vliegtuig uit de lucht.
Beide partijen hebben zich niet aan het afgekondigde bestand gehouden.Say what?Russia-Ukraine gas talks conclude 'without result'
EU-brokered gas talks between Russia and Ukraine broke up "without a result" or any agreement about when the sides might meet again, a Ukrainian government source told AFP.
"The talks ended without a result," the source said ahead of Russia's threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine at 0600 GMT on Monday if no agreement was found.
"It is unclear when the new talks will happen." [AFP]The view from nowhere.Volgens de NAVO waren de tanks waarmee de rebellen door Oost-Oekraine reden afkomstig uit Rusland.twitter:USNATO twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 13:45:00 #NATO images raise questions on #Russia's role in providing tanks in #Ukraine: http://t.co/J1c5EUtcGe http://t.co/4RsAogOoDG reageer retweetNATO RELEASES IMAGERY: RAISES QUESTIONS ON RUSSIA’S ROLE IN PROVIDING TANKS TO UKRAINEtwitter:USNATO twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 15:02:45 New images from NATO on the movement of military equipment into #Ukraine, and Russia's role: http://t.co/J1c5EUtcGe http://t.co/e0iyoERBBi reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Alles wordt uiteraard nauwlettend gevolgd via de satalieten.
Stand van dit weekeinde:quote:'Meer dan honderd doden bij strijd in Oekrane'
In het weekeinde zijn in Oekrane meer dan honderd doden gevallen alleen al bij de strijd om een plaatsje ten noorden van het rebellenbolwerk Loehansk, Sjchastja.
Onder de doden zijn burgerslachtoffers meldden de pro-Russische separatisten die in het oosten van het land tegen Oekraense regeringstroepen vechten, vooral in de streek van Loehansk.
Die is door de separatisten tot 'Volksrepubliek Loehansk' uitgeroepen.
Het plaatsje is zaterdag door Oekraense eenheden veroverd. De Oekraense strijdkrachten zijn bezig Loehansk te heroveren dat 650 kilometer ten oosten van de hoofdstad Kiev ligt. Rusland steunt de separatisten met wapens en huurlingen volgens de regering in Kiev.
Belediging
Rusland is woedend op de Oekraense minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Andrej Desjtsjitsa, omdat die president Vladimir Poetin heeft beledigd tijdens een protest zaterdag bij de Russische ambassade in Kiev. Desjtsjitsa zou Poetin ''stomkop'' hebben genoemd.
De Russische minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Sergej Lavrov zei zondag dat zijn Oekraense ambtgenoot de fatsoensnormen heeft overtreden.
Desjtsjitsa was zaterdag naar Oekraense betogers gelopen die bij de Russische ambassade betoogden. De actievoerders gooiden eieren, groene verf en vuurwerk naar het gebouw. De minister sprak beledigende woorden aan het adres van Poetin, maar voorkwam dat de protesten verder uit de hand liepen.Say what?Volgens mij is dat zwaar overdreven. De Blog van de interpreter meldt hierover niets. Al Jazeera meldt alleen:quote:
In het weekeinde zijn in Oekrane meer dan honderd doden gevallen alleen al bij de strijd om een plaatsje ten noorden van het rebellenbolwerk Loehansk, Sjchastja.
Onder de doden zijn burgerslachtoffers meldden de pro-Russische separatisten die in het oosten van het land tegen Oekraense regeringstroepen vechten, vooral in de streek van Loehansk.Verder werd er gemeld dat Schastya volledig gezuiverd was van rebellentwitter:kimvinnell twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 13:50:38 On way to Schastya outside Luhansk. Three bodies of separatist fighters on road side. Ukrainian military says the fighters were fleeing reageer retweeten reed de nationale garde daar rond met legervoertuigen.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 09:43:34 #Shastya locals confirm on all CPs are #Ukraine flag as over the city. The purge is done there. reageer retweet
Zelfs ITAR-TASS meldt niets over een bloedbad in Schastya:
http://en.itar-tass.com/developments-in-south-eastern-ukraine
Ik heb wel de volgende berichten gezien in de Russische media en Oekrainse tweets:
More than 50 self-defense fighters killed during airstrike in Kramatorsk
Kiev claims 50 terrorists killed in airstrike after losing 49 troops
Dat betreft Druzhkivka dicht bij Kramatorsk, en is ook niet waar (= Oekraiense propaganda).
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 01:34:20 ]The view from nowhere.Ik vind het onbegrijpelijk dat men in de EU en de VS de oplossing in Oekraine niet gewoon volledig aan de Russen laat. Een goede verhouding met de Russen is vele malen belangrijker dan een "voordeeltje" op geopolitiek gebied in Oost Europa. De Russen zijn nodig in tal van conflicten die vele malen gevaarlijker zijn voor de stabiliteit in de wereld. Als de Russen de Oekraine zo graag als satelietstaat willen, laat ze lekker dat voordeel houden. In ruil voor dit kleine offer kunnen we misschien de deadlock in de veiligheidsraad oplossen en bij tal van andere conflicten tot constructieve oplossingen komen!quote:
Russia-Ukraine gas talks conclude 'without result'
EU-brokered gas talks between Russia and Ukraine broke up "without a result" or any agreement about when the sides might meet again, a Ukrainian government source told AFP.
"The talks ended without a result," the source said ahead of Russia's threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine at 0600 GMT on Monday if no agreement was found.
"It is unclear when the new talks will happen." [AFP]Als je rusland een vinger geeft, willen ze meteen je arm. Kijk maar na de krim.quote:
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Ik vind het onbegrijpelijk dat men in de EU en de VS de oplossing in Oekraine niet gewoon volledig aan de Russen laat. Een goede verhouding met de Russen is vele malen belangrijker dan een "voordeeltje" op geopolitiek gebied in Oost Europa. De Russen zijn nodig in tal van conflicten die vele malen gevaarlijker zijn voor de stabiliteit in de wereld. Als de Russen de Oekraine zo graag als satelietstaat willen, laat ze lekker dat voordeel houden. In ruil voor dit kleine offer kunnen we misschien de deadlock in de veiligheidsraad oplossen en bij tal van andere conflicten tot constructieve oplossingen komen!Exponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.Wij brengen geen mensenoffers om de goden gunstig te stemmen.quote:
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Ik vind het onbegrijpelijk dat men in de EU en de VS de oplossing in Oekraine niet gewoon volledig aan de Russen laat. Een goede verhouding met de Russen is vele malen belangrijker dan een "voordeeltje" op geopolitiek gebied in Oost Europa. De Russen zijn nodig in tal van conflicten die vele malen gevaarlijker zijn voor de stabiliteit in de wereld. Als de Russen de Oekraine zo graag als satelietstaat willen, laat ze lekker dat voordeel houden. In ruil voor dit kleine offer kunnen we misschien de deadlock in de veiligheidsraad oplossen en bij tal van andere conflicten tot constructieve oplossingen komen!
Ik behoor tot die 'naieve druiven' die zich kwaad maken over het uitgangspunt: might is right.The view from nowhere.Als we zonder verzet Oekrane uitleveren staan ze morgen klaar om de Baltische staten weer onder hun invloedssfeer te brengen.quote:
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Ik vind het onbegrijpelijk dat men in de EU en de VS de oplossing in Oekraine niet gewoon volledig aan de Russen laat. Een goede verhouding met de Russen is vele malen belangrijker dan een "voordeeltje" op geopolitiek gebied in Oost Europa. De Russen zijn nodig in tal van conflicten die vele malen gevaarlijker zijn voor de stabiliteit in de wereld. Als de Russen de Oekraine zo graag als satelietstaat willen, laat ze lekker dat voordeel houden. In ruil voor dit kleine offer kunnen we misschien de deadlock in de veiligheidsraad oplossen en bij tal van andere conflicten tot constructieve oplossingen komen!
Je voorstel is politiek gezien echt compleet achterlijk.twitter:GazpromNewsEN twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 08:24:16 Today #Gazprom switched Naftogaz of Ukraine to a gas prepayment scheme starting from 10:00 am in full compliance with the existing contract reageer retweetEuropa is gewaarschuwd: gastoevoer aan Oekrane beperkttwitter:GazpromNewsEN twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 09:34:58 #Gazprom filed a lawsuit in the Stockholm Arbitration Court to recover USD 4.5 billion from Naftogaz of Ukraine reageer retweet
Rusland en Oekrane zijn het voor de deadline van maandagochtend niet eens geworden over gasbetalingen. Het Russische gasbedrijf Gazprom heeft de gastoevoer aan Oekrane beperkt.
Gazprom stapt naar de rechter om Oekrane te dwingen een gasschuld van zo'n 3 miljard euro te betalen. Sinds er een pro-westerse regering in Kiev zetelt, heeft Rusland een eerder afgesproken korting op de gasprijs voor Oekrane teruggedraaid. Daarmee verdubbelde de gasprijs.
Rusland stelde Oekrane een ultimatum: indien er vr 16 juni geen akkoord was bereikt over nieuwe gasprijzen, moest Oekrane de miljardenschuld aan achterstallige betalingen aflossen.
Compromis
Zondagavond deed Europees Commissaris voor Energie Gnther Oettinger, die als bemiddelaar optreedt in het conflict, een laatste voorstel. Oekrane ging akkoord met het compromis van een prijs van rond de 285 euro per 1.000 kubieke meter gas en een lagere prijs in de zomer van 220 euro.
Rusland wees het compromis af en eiste een vaste prijs van 285 euro en een onmiddellijke afbetaling van zo'n 1,5 miljard euro aan schulden.
Ultimatum
Na het aflopen van het ultimatum op maandag heeft Gazprom aangegeven dat het Oekrane geen gas meer levert, tenzij er vooraf wordt betaald. 'Ze hebben niets betaald, als gevolg daarvan leveren we niets,' zei woordvoerder Sergej Kuprijanov van Gazprom in een persconferentie.
Het Russische bedrijf heeft aangekondigd dat het een rechtszaak aanspant tegen Naftogaz, het Oekraense gasbedrijf, om betaling van ruim 3 miljard euro aan schulden af te dwingen.
Gewaarschuwd
Gazprom heeft gemeld dat het wel gas blijft leveren dat Naftogaz moet doorvoeren naar andere Europese landen. Ongeveer eenderde van het gas van Europa komt van Gazprom, waarvan de helft wordt geleverd via Oekrane.
Maandag waarschuwt Rusland de Europese Unie dat als Oekrane het gas dat het moet doorvoeren naar Europa zelf gebruikt, er tekorten kunnen optreden in de rest van Europa.The view from nowhere.Neem aan dat ze dit ook niet meer doen?quote:
Gazprom heeft gemeld dat het wel gas blijft leveren dat Naftogaz moet doorvoeren naar andere Europese landen. Ongeveer eenderde van het gas van Europa komt van Gazprom, waarvan de helft wordt geleverd via Oekrane.Wikileakstwitter:MaximEristavi twitterde op zondag 15-06-2014 om 16:18:17 Poroshenko warned the US, Hillary Clinton about possible Russia invasion of Ukraine back in 2009, leaked cable showshttps://t.co/8RTXoYtDMG reageer retweet
SECRETARY CLINTON'S DECEMBER 9, 2009 MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PETRO POROSHENKO
Summary: The Secretary discussed non-proliferation, security assurances, Ukraine's economic
situation, and energy security with Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko on December 9 in Washington.
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7. (C) Secretary Clinton reiterated that the United States stood behind the Budapest Memorandum security assurances and that these assurances had not changed with the expiration of the START Treaty. She emphasized that the United States envisioned multiple pathways to NATO membership. The United States, however, had received mixed messages from Ukraine during its presidential campaign, and Ukraine's friends wondered whether Ukrainians really wanted NATO membership. The United States continued to support Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO, but the Secretary reminded Poroshenko that all aspirants must meet NATO standards. She noted that during the december 3 NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting, Allies commended Ukraine on the finalization of its first Annual National Program and urged Ukraine to make further progress through its 2010 program.
8. (C) Poroshenko was pleased by the U.S.-Russia statement reaffirming the Budapest emorandum security assurances. He proposed bilateral consultations to establish new security "guarantees" for Ukraine, saying such consultations were needed to avoid an incident similar to the Russia-Georgia war. Poroshenko lamented that Montenegro and Bosnia, which had not voluntarily given up nuclear weapons, were on their way to NATO membership. Ukraine felt that NATO had demanded greater reforms from it than from other countries. He claimed that both Prime Minister Tymoshenko and opposition leader Yanukovych had agreed to avoid raising NATO in their campaigns.
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[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 12:12:29 ]The view from nowhere.Dat doen ze wel.quote:
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Neem aan dat ze dit ook niet meer doen?The view from nowhere.
De geschiedenis laat inderdaad zien dat 'appeasement' de beste oplossing is, als je te maken hebt met een agressor die de internationale grenzen op eigen houtje gaat herdefiniren.quote:
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Ik vind het onbegrijpelijk dat men in de EU en de VS de oplossing in Oekraine niet gewoon volledig aan de Russen laat. Een goede verhouding met de Russen is vele malen belangrijker dan een "voordeeltje" op geopolitiek gebied in Oost Europa. De Russen zijn nodig in tal van conflicten die vele malen gevaarlijker zijn voor de stabiliteit in de wereld. Als de Russen de Oekraine zo graag als satelietstaat willen, laat ze lekker dat voordeel houden. In ruil voor dit kleine offer kunnen we misschien de deadlock in de veiligheidsraad oplossen en bij tal van andere conflicten tot constructieve oplossingen komen!Please Move The Deer Crossing SignAl Jazeera Ukraine liveblog
Russian shares have fallen sharply after talks between Moscow and Kiev over the price of Russian gas imports broke down, threatening to escalate the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.
[ Bericht 4% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 12:46:47 ]The view from nowhere.Villagers Lose Homes, Shops in Battles in Lugansk Region
While the larger stories of tanks and the downing of an airplane, killing all 49 soldiers on board, rightly grab the headlines, there are some smaller stories that are changing people's attitudes towards Kiev or Moscow --- or reinforcing attitudes they already had.
These are reports of the smashing of small villages and settlements outside the larger cities in crossfire during battles between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian armed forces.
Makarevo
Korrespondent.net reported on the settlement of Makarovo in Luganskaya Stanitsa [a term that means "Cossack village" and is still used today with or without Cossacks].
Local residents said their village in Lugansk Region was shelled at 4:00 am on the morning of June 12th and that people were "left without windows, doors, electricity, and gas."
Villagers Injured, Lose Homes in Battles in Donetsk Region
Amvrosievka
Unian.net has a report today of homes destroyed in the village of Amvrosievka, with some persons injured in a battle between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian armed forces.
The view from nowhere.Ukraine fighting threatens water supply to four million: OSCE
(Reuters) - The OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission in eastern Ukraine quoted local officials as saying a water pumping station and a section of pipeline near the town of Semyonovka, close to the bitterly contested city of Slaviansk, had been damaged in fighting between government forces and separatists.it said in a statement following talks with Donetsk mayor Alexander Lukyanchenko.quote:This pumping station and pipeline constitute the main water supply for Donetsk city's population of 1 million, and a further 3 million inhabitants of the region
Repair work was under way but help was needed to prevent it being interrupted by shooting.The view from nowhere.Toch welquote:
Zelfs ITAR-TASS meldt niets over een bloedbad
GisterenVandaagquote:Over 100 people killed in Lugansk in past 2 days - head of Lugansk republic
LUGANSK, June 15, /ITAR-TASS/. More than 100 people have been killed in combat operations in the Lugansk People’s Republic in the past two days, head of the republic Valery Bolotov said on Sunday.
“These include civilians and members of the volunteer corps,” he told a news conference.
Commenting on the situation in the town of Schastye near Lugansk, which has been taken under control of Ukraine’s National Guard, he noted that many civilians had been killed in that operation. “We have records of the National Guard servicemen breaking windows in houses to shoot inside, caring little if there were any civilians there,” he said.
The Ukrainian army took control of the town of Schastye and a bridge across the Seversky Donets River on Saturday. The army used armoured vehicles in that operation. According to Bolotov, the Lugansk volunteer corps have already mounted anti-tank fences to stop the progress of the Ukrainian army towards Lugansk. The republic’s leaders, in his word, plan to regain control of Schastye.Geen meldingen hierover in de Blogs van Al Jazeera en The Interpreter. Het gaat over een totaal van ca. 100 doden over een periode van 2 dagen in de volksrepubliek Lugansk.quote:Ukraine’s government forces open mortar fire on community near Luhansk
Head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic Valery Bolotov told a news conference on Sunday the LPR lost 100 people in hostilities on Friday and Saturday
LUHANSK, June 16. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine’s government forces opened mortar fire on the Metallist community, located several kilometers from Luhansk, overnight to Monday, according to the press-service of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). The spokesperson added there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian government forces and the people’s militia reportedly took positions on the banks of the river Seversky Donets.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 13:39:48 ]The view from nowhere.Russia bans ukrainian potatoes.
Rosselkhoznadzor announced on June 5 that it had opted to suspend imports from 16 June following an apparent breach of detection levels for a pest called golden or yellow potato cyst nematode, Eurofruit reports. The authorities have cited repeated instances of golden cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis as the cause behind the restrictions.
However, one source from Ukraine’s fruit and vegetable industry believes politics may have played a role in the introduction of the ban, given the two nations’ ongoing conflict. “That [the pest] is the official reason, but it could definitely be political.
I think Russia could find golden nematode in almost every country it imports from,” produce exporter West Retail co-founder Fedir Rybalko Rybalko told www.freshfruitportal.com. “But that doesn’t mean it’s the same story for Poland, the Netherlands, Egypt, Pakistan and Georgia. I cannot believe they don’t have nematode in their own production.”The view from nowhere.De Oekraine hoort een bufferstaat te zijn en absoluut moet dat ook blijven, het feit dat de EU en NAVO landen met een georchestreerde staatsgreep hebben getracht Oekraine onder diens invloedssfeer te krijgen is de directe aanleiding voor de anexatie van de Krim. Doordat iedereen nu gaat trekken aan de Oekraine, zal het resultaat zijn dat het land verscheurd wordt, of in een burgeroorlog terecht komt. Ik vrees dat er gezien de huidige verstoorde verhoudingen weinig anders meer op zit.quote:Op maandag 16 juni 2014 12:04 schreef JimmyJames het volgende:
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De geschiedenis laat inderdaad zien dat 'appeasement' de beste oplossing is, als je te maken hebt met een agressor die de internationale grenzen op eigen houtje gaat herdefiniren.Alles draait om stabiliteit en machtsverhoudingen, als je dat eenzijdig verstoort dan zal dit uitmonden in een langdurige geweldspiraal. Je kunt je afvragen of de burgers in de Oekraine daar op zitten te wachten,quote:
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Wij brengen geen mensenoffers om de goden gunstig te stemmen.
Ik behoor tot die 'naieve druiven' die zich kwaad maken over het uitgangspunt: might is right.Ook de baltische staten hadden nooit Navo lid mogen worden. Dit is een onvergefelijke fout die het risico op een conflict enorm vergroot.quote:Op maandag 16 juni 2014 10:56 schreef 99.999 het volgende:
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Als we zonder verzet Oekrane uitleveren staan ze morgen klaar om de Baltische staten weer onder hun invloedssfeer te brengen.
Je voorstel is politiek gezien echt compleet achterlijk.Wat is er waar van de geruchten dat het voornamelijk Tsjetjeense strijders zijn die momenteel huishouden in Oekraine?Na eeuwen met regelmatige russische onderdrukking gun ik ze van harte welvaart en vrijheid.quote:
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Ook de baltische staten hadden nooit Navo lid mogen worden. Dit is een onvergefelijke fout die het risico op een conflict enorm vergroot.kon men niet tegenhouden , beter die dan griekenlandquote:
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Ook de baltische staten hadden nooit Navo lid mogen worden. Dit is een onvergefelijke fout die het risico op een conflict enorm vergroot.Er gaat niets boven lekker in de zon zitten in de achtertuin met een heel koud glas bier , als je al 72 jaar bent en nog gezond, laat ze maar lachen de sukkels(Bestaande) machtsverhoudingen centraal stellen is eigen aan autoritaire systemen. Het onredelijker van s dat sommige daarin als ondergeschikt worden gedefinieerd.quote:
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Alles draait om stabiliteit en machtsverhoudingen, als je dat eenzijdig verstoort dan zal dit uitmonden in een langdurige geweldspiraal. Je kunt je afvragen of de burgers in de Oekraine daar op zitten te wachten,
Maar als Rusland deze ideologie omarmd, laat de RF dan hun plaats in de wereld accepteren, en zich neerleggen bij het feit dat zij geen wereldmacht meer zijn. Het bevolkingsaantal van de RF is te gering om deze rol te kunnen ambiren. In dat geval kunnen ze stoppen hun buurlanden te onderwerpen.The view from nowhere.Goede vraag. Het lijkt er steeds meer op, dat de harde kern bestaat uit mensen die uit de RF komen. In zoverre deze mensen uberhaupt in beeld komen, spreken ze over orthodox fundamentalische idealen, of het beschermen van Russisch grondgebied, maar zijn waarschijnlijk grotendeels huurlingen. Deze kunnen Tjetjeens zijn (bijvoorbeeld mannen van Ramzan Kadirov), maar ook uit ander regio's komen (waaronder moskou, zoals de aanvoerder Igoк Ivanovich Strelkov )quote:
Wat is er waar van de geruchten dat het voornamelijk Tsjetjeense strijders zijn die momenteel huishouden in Oekraine?The view from nowhere.Ongeveer net zoveel als de hoeveelheid lijken die richting rusland gebracht worden.quote:
Wat is er waar van de geruchten dat het voornamelijk Tsjetjeense strijders zijn die momenteel huishouden in Oekraine?Exponentile deflatie van Bitcoin maakt arme mensen nog veel sneller armer dan het grote probleem van inflatie. Gematigde burning van Ethereum is de gulden middenweg.Pro-Russian separatists seized the regional branch of the National Bank of Ukraine in Donetsk region.quote:Donetsk Republic takes under control national bank branch
"We have taken them under control as money collected on the territory of people's republic, including through the tax inspection, went to Kiev"
said a spokesman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.quote:Donetsk Regional Treasury to Return to Work
A post on the website of Oleksandr Lukyanchenko, the mayor of Donetsk, announces that work at the Donetsk regional treasury will resume tomorrow.
The report says that the agreement to allow work to recommence tomorrow came after negotiations between Lukyanchenko and the representatives of the 'Donetsk People's Republic' occupying the NBU building.
[ Bericht 8% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 19:18:11 ]The view from nowhere.quote:United Nations: Number of displaced people in Ukraine nears 20,000
ENEVA, June 16. /ITAR-TASS/.
The number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine is nearing 20,000, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday, June 16.
He said 19,000 people had been identified as internally displaced people in Ukraine.
Earlier in the day, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos referred to 17,500 displaced people in Ukraine. The difference in estimates may be due to the rapidly changing situation in the country.The view from nowhere.Evidence That Russian Military Is Mobilizing Toward Ukraine Border
Ukraine's government is involved in a large-scale offensive to surround the separatist rebels and to cut them off from the border.
However, the following videos reportedly show that the Russian military is mobilizing its own armed forces toward the border in response.
The first video reportedly shows a Russian military convoy moving in the Rostov region, near Ukraine's southeast corner. It was reportedly uploaded yesterday, and while we cannot verify the date or exact location, the topography of the land and the layout of the highway is very similar to what would be seen in that region.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op zondag 15-06-2014 om 23:32:18 Video of Russian military heading towards #Ukraine. Such a large convoy may be a sign of an impending overt invasion. http://t.co/KbkOgIDppB reageer retweet
The following video was reportedly taken in Novoshakhtinsk. We have definitively been able to verify the location.
The are group of videos uploaded over the last 24 hours that all claim to show the same thing. The volume, and the fact that at least one of them has been geolocated specifically, and the fact that we don't remember seeing these specific videos all combine to form fairly compelling evidence of Russian troop movement toward the border.
During previous periods of time when the Ukrainian military has intensified its anti-terrorism operations Russia has responded in a similar way, sending its own troops and armor to the border. Like a game of chicken, in previous instances Ukraine was the first one to blink, quickly withdrawing its troops and halting its ATO.The view from nowhere.Zijn dit niet gewoon de Russen die willen voorkomen dat de seperatisten en Oekrainers aan de Russische kant van de grens herrie gaan schoppen?Dan zou deze troepen macht ook gebruikt kunnen worden om de grens te sluiten. Maar de RF wil meer, want anders was dat allang gebeurd.quote:
Zijn dit niet gewoon de Russen die willen voorkomen dat de seperatisten en Oekrainers aan de Russische kant van de grens herrie gaan schoppen?The view from nowhere.Ik weet niet, een beetje propaganda uitzenden en de gaskraan dichtdraaien is een stuk veiliger, goedkoper dan een oorlog in Oekraine lijkt me. Denk niet dat Rusland daar op dit moment het geld voor heeft, volgens mij zakt de roebel dan naar een negatieve waarde.quote:
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Dan zou deze troepen macht ook gebruikt kunnen worden om de grens te sluiten. Maar de RF wil meer, want anders was dat allang gebeurd.Dreigen met een invasie is nog geen invasie.quote:
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Ik weet niet, een beetje propaganda uitzenden en de gaskraan dichtdraaien is een stuk veiliger, goedkoper dan een oorlog in Oekraine lijkt me. Denk niet dat Rusland daar op dit moment het geld voor heeft, volgens mij zakt de roebel dan naar een negatieve waarde.
Poroshenko wil niets liever dan samen met de RF de rebellen afsluiten van verdere steun en ze uitroken:
Ukraine president plans truce, vows to control Russia border
Hij wil de rebellen niets meer bieden dan een kans het vege lijf te redden.
Maar de RF wil invloed houden op Oost-Oekraine. Om hun wensen daarin af te kunnen dwingen, hebben ze de rebellen nodig. Als het Oekraiense leger dus te succesvol wordt in het winnen van terrein en het afknijpen van de rebellen, dan gaat de RF de rebellen steunen.
Beide partijen (Oekraine en RF) proberen hun onderhandelingspositie te versterken.The view from nowhere.Regio Rostov:
Er zouden trouwens al duizenden vluchtelingen vanuit Donbass in Rostov zijn geregistreerd:
Say what?Interview met Igor Ivanovich Strelkov
Vertalingquote:Igor Ivanovich Strelkov “Terrible pause”
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People who have risen against the junta are on their last legs. They need REAL help. Effective and immediate. And it doesn’t come. The longer it is, the bolder punitive actions, the more ruthlessly they kill civilians. They are not just threatening to destroy, but they destroy. On our eyes. What Putin? Well he…
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Now Putin betrays not only the DPR and LPR, he betrays himself, Russia, all of us. In addition to the direct introduction of troops, there are many real ways to save Novorossiya. I know what Im talking about. Huge expenditures are not required. This failure to act is monstrous in its consequences. It is unexpected and it is illogical. And it is not character for Putin. In this situation, those who were bogged down in hysterics against the use of troops, behave strangely and illogically for the patriots they claim to be. If not for defending our values and interests, what is it that they like Putin for? And who are these strange opponents of the use of troops? Are they just virtual opponents, by the way? Are they just bots of networked war? Are they agents of foreign special services, who prepared patriotic mobs in advance so that at the critical moment they would scream in unison: Putin, do not send in troops?
Putin has to help Novorossiya decisively, one way or another, and in fact, he knows better than anyone what the best way to help should be. It can be done without troops. It is possible to do it in other ways. But whatever it is, it is not happening. People who have risen against the junta are on their last legs. They need real help, effective and immediate. And it doesnt come. The longer this sutaion goes on, the bolder punitive actions will become, the more ruthlessly the Kiev regime will kill civilians. They are not just threatening to destroy, they are actually destroying, before our eyes. What will Putin do? Will he ?
[ Bericht 10% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 16-06-2014 21:55:13 ]The view from nowhere.Deze commandant overdrijft natuurlijk wel, ze krijgen genoeg hulp uit Rusland waaronder moderne wapens die probleemloos vliegtuigen neerhalen. Bovendien kan de Donbass-eenheid kan nog een aardig potje weerstand bieden tegen het Oekranse leger. Het zal hem waarschijnlijk het meest dwars zitten dat er weinig vooruitgang is geboekt afgelopen weken.Say what?Volgens mij zijn de rebellen zwaar aan het verliezen.quote:
Deze commandant overdrijft natuurlijk wel, ze krijgen genoeg hulp uit Rusland waaronder moderne wapens die probleemloos vliegtuigen neerhalen. Bovendien kan de Donbass-eenheid kan nog een aardig potje weerstand bieden tegen het Oekranse leger. Het zal hem waarschijnlijk het meest dwars zitten dat er weinig vooruitgang is geboekt afgelopen weken.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 15:53:27 #Poroshenko during NSDC meeting: once #Ukraine border is under control, fire will be paused as start of president peace plan implementation. reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Grote steden als Donetsk, Slavjansk, Lugansk en Kramatorsk zullen waarschijnlijk niet snel meer in handen van het Oekranse leger vallen. Nu Rusland Oekrane gaat uitknijpen door de gaskraan dicht te draaien, het last heeft van economische malaise en het regeringsleger redelijk veel helikopters en vliegtuigen verliezen, is hun slagkracht langzaam tanende. Je kan wel stellen dat beide partijen aan het verliezen zijn.quote:
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Volgens mij zijn de rebellen zwaar aan het verliezen.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 15:53:27 #Poroshenko during NSDC meeting: once #Ukraine border is under control, fire will be paused as start of president peace plan implementation. reageer retweetSay what?Alleen de grote steden zijn een probleem. Daarom zoekt men liever een diplomatieke oplossing.quote:
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Grote steden als Donetsk, Slavjansk, Lugansk en Kramatorsk zullen waarschijnlijk niet snel meer in handen van het Oekranse leger vallen. Nu Rusland Oekrane gaat uitknijpen door de gaskraan dicht te draaien, het last heeft van economische malaise en het regeringsleger redelijk veel helikopters en vliegtuigen verliezen, is hun slagkracht langzaam tanende. Je kan wel stellen dat beide partijen aan het verliezen zijn.
Maar het Oekraiense leger groeit in zijn rol en wordt steeds sterker:
1. Oekraine is zelf een wapenproducent.
2. In Mariupol hebben voor het eerst een stad gezuiverd van een militie.
3. In Horlivka hebben ze met succes een precisiebombardement uitgevoerdDe gaskraan dichtknijpen is nog niet echt een probleem. Oekraine kan betalen want de gasrekening maakt deel uit van het IMF hulppakket (het geld is er al). Dat wil niet zeggen dat men niet scherp onderhandeld over de prijs. Dit wordt vast opgelost. De afgelopen maanden heeft Oekraine een gasvoorraad opgebouwd (Oekraiene heeft ook grote gasopslag mogelijkheden). Er is nog tijd.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op zaterdag 14-06-2014 om 17:56:48 #Horlivka #ATO Su-25 air strike on terrorists position in the city outskirt. Bull's-eye w NURS. #Ukraine . https://t.co/Vpw7iTUyn5 reageer retweet
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 17-06-2014 00:58:13 ]The view from nowhere.Ik kwam nog een interessant artikel tegen met betrekking tot het gasprobleem tussen Rusland en Oekrane: http://www.businessweek.c(...)t-wants-from-ukraine
Het meest opvallende stuk vind ik het volgende:Kiev moet dus betalen voor gas wat ze niet afnemen, geen wonder dat ze naar het arbitragehof zijn gestapt.quote:The agreement also required the Ukrainians to pay for a fixed quantity of gas even if they didn’t use it. The quantity set by the so-called take-or-pay clause was far more than Ukraine needed, says analyst James Henderson of the Oxford Center for Energy Studies, and as a result, Kiev ran up a debt of some $18 billion to Moscow.En een artikel betreffende het steeds isolationistischer wordende beleid van Rusland:
http://www.newsweek.com/2(...)oia-card-254513.htmlVolgens het oude contract, dat wordt vervangen door het contract waarover ze nu onderhandelen. Het contract waarvoor Yulia Timoshenko, onder Janoekovitch, gevangenisstraf heeft gekregen.quote:
Kiev moet dus betalen voor gas wat ze niet afnemen, geen wonder dat ze naar het arbitragehof zijn gestapt.
Ik ben met je eens dat het redelijk is als Oekraine het oude contract niet volledig nakomt, en ook naar het arbitragehof stapt..quote:Al Jezeera Ukraine liveblog
Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz said it had filed a lawsuit at the Stockholm arbitration court to try to recover $6bn in what it said were overpayments to Gazprom.
Het voedt de anti-Rusland sentimenten..twitter:HarrietSalem twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 14:28:56 Souvenir shopping in #Kiev."Fuck Putin" & "Bandera & proud" fridge magnets. reageer retweetIs dit is het soort propaganda waar Rusland zich van probeert af te schermen? Ook niet zo vreemd natuurlijk. NGO's zijn o.a. ook instrumenten om te stoken in andere landen.quote:
En een artikel betreffende het steeds isolationistischer wordende beleid van Rusland:
http://www.newsweek.com/2(...)oia-card-254513.html
[ Bericht 6% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 17-06-2014 12:37:58 ]The view from nowhere.Dmitry Tymchuk’s Military Blog: Summary – June 16, 2014twitter:ASLuhn twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 01:25:32 Number of internally displaced people in #Ukraine has risen to 34,000 as conflict stretches on, UN says http://t.co/lfixIYGjAb reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Dat zal ongetwijfeld te maken hebben met de lage prijs. Lage prijs maar vaste afname, niks vreemds aan.quote:
Ik kwam nog een interessant artikel tegen met betrekking tot het gasprobleem tussen Rusland en Oekrane: http://www.businessweek.c(...)t-wants-from-ukraine
Het meest opvallende stuk vind ik het volgende:
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Kiev moet dus betalen voor gas wat ze niet afnemen, geen wonder dat ze naar het arbitragehof zijn gestapt.Ceterum censeo Turciam delendam esse.Heb je het artikel gelezen? De prijs was niet laag, ze betaalden 10% meer dan Duitsland.quote:
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Dat zal ongetwijfeld te maken hebben met de lage prijs. Lage prijs maar vaste afname, niks vreemds aan.Ukrainian army ready to cease fire in east in 5-7 days - Security Council chief
KIEV, June 16, /ITAR-TASS/.
The Ukrainian troops engaged in an army operation in the east of the country will be ready to cease fire in 5-7 days
Security and Defence Council Secretary Andrei Paryby said on Monday, June 16:Poroshenko said at a meeting of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council on Monday:quote:We think we will be ready to commence the president’s peace initiatives in 5-7 days. The period for implementing these steps will not exceed two weeksHe said Ukraine “does not need to be involved in a lengthy negotiating process” and recalled that the biggest part of his peace plan had been outlined in his inauguration speech.quote:A peace plan will take effect. A ceasefire will be offered to launch the president’s peace plan. I hope it will happen this week
Parliament Speaker Alexander Turchinov said that Poroshenko would submit a decentralisation bill to the parliament this week:In the meantime, the Security and Defence Council is considering imposing martial law in the eastern Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Paruby said:quote:I have talked with the president. He is planning to initiate changes to the Constitution this week with regard to decentralisation of power.He also said that the government had been instructed to organise unilateral demarcation of the border with Russia in accordance with a decree to be signed by the president.quote:This issue is under consideration. But I stress that at first we will do everything we can to suggest to the armed side which is using weapons against Ukrainian citizens, against the state of Ukraine, that it lay down its arms and leave the state of Ukraine.The view from nowhere.Gezien de historie omtrent wanbetaling, is een hogere prijs niet zo vreemd.quote:
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Heb je het artikel gelezen? De prijs was niet laag, ze betaalden 10% meer dan Duitsland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_gas_disputesCeterum censeo Turciam delendam esse.quote:10 dead, 10 injured in Ukraine's Kramatorsk shelling
The militia representative said the Ukrainian artillery had partially destroyed the driver training center and that air-blasts smashed windows in nearby housesquote:Donetsk health department reports six deaths in Kramatorsk on June 16
Six people died in clashes in Kramatorsk on June 16, the Donetsk regional administration press office said in a statement on Tuesday citing health department.quote:Situation in Luhansk
Missile and bomb strikes were delivered at Metallist, a suburb in the Luhansk region, which is situated 1km away from the city administrative border. The gunfire lasted for ten minutes, the representative of people’s militia told ITAR-TASS.
“For the first time in the last few days, th sounds of bombing were heard quite distinclty in central Luhansk,” he said. Air alert sirens were turned on in the city.
[ Bericht 19% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 17-06-2014 13:32:26 ]The view from nowhere.Het zal niet verbazen dat het plan van Denis Pushilin (Donetsk People's Republic) haaks staat op het plan van Poroshenko (zie post 194 hierboven). Die gaan het nooit eens worden.
Donetsk People's Republic seeking Customs Union, EurAsEc membership
MOSCOW, June 17. /ITAR-TASS/.
Leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin has said DPR has adopted a course towards liberating the people from Kiev authorities' armed gangs.
He said the republic would form a close alliance with another self-proclaimed republic — Luhansk People's Republic — and cooperate with international bodies in the post-Soviet space.He underlined that DPR would raise wages and welfare payments at the expense of nationalization of the companies that refuse to pay taxes to the DPR budget. In 2013, Donetsk transferred about 14 billion hryvnias ($1.19 billion) of which just seven billion returned to Donetsk:quote:Many ministries of the proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics will work jointly, because the two republics have signed a union treaty and have similar action programs.
We're looking to Russia, the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Community.Pushilin said the DPR had no plans to establish peaceful contacts with Kiev.quote:Huge (money) flows went into pockets of unscrupulous peopleThe self-proclaimed republic intends to respond with reinforced checkpoints, new volunteer units and warning strikes by miners.quote:At present, talks with Kiev authorities are out of question. The DPR leadership has learnt from a sad experience when a ceasefire was negotiated, but Kiev authorities violated the terms and continued to deliver fire.
Pushilin said that Kiev authorities' statement about humanitarian corridors were ‘a downright lie’, because buses with white flags carrying children, women and old people, came under fire shortly thereafter. He called for bringing in a peacekeeping contingent to the zone of Ukrainian army’s punitive operation in order to create humanitarian corridors.
When asked about casualty figures, Pushilin noted that no precise information was available because people died and went missing every day. He said the Ukrainian authorities had been concealing huge losses among their law enforcement staff.The view from nowhere.quote:UDAR MP Heraschenko becomes Poroshenko's envoy for peaceful settlement in southeastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed UDAR party MP Iryna Heraschenko to the recently established post of presidential envoy for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the country's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.quote:Avakov reports detention of 'Donetsk People's Republic' leader for Mariupol
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has announced that two representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, including the "people's republic's" leader for Mariupol Natalya Hruzdenko, were detained on Tuesday.quote:Yatseniuk: Government to approve bill on operating, upgrading gas transportation jointly with EU
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Wednesday, June 18, intends to approve a bill on the joint operation and modernization of the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) together with the European Union, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.quote:EU transfers euro 500 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
The European Commission on Tuesday transferred a tranche of euro 500 million as a part of its macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, a representative of the European Commission Simon O'Connor has said.The view from nowhere.Explosion on Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline in Ukraine's Poltava region
An explosion has occurred on the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline in the Lokhvytsia district of the Poltava region of Ukraine, the press service for the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's department in the Poltava region told Interfax.
"A report on the explosion came at around 14:20. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Firefighters are still working," the press service said.
According to the police, the explosion occurred on the section of the pipeline located in a field and the nearest populated area is some one kilometer off.
"According to eyewitnesses, the flame came as high as some 200 meters," the press service reported.
The press service for the Ukrtransgaz company currently has no information on the accident.The view from nowhere.quote:Poroshenko: Early parliamentary elections key to reset of authority
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has supported the parliamentary factions' initiative to call early parliamentary elections, the presidential press service reportedquote:East Ukraine’s Kharkiv mayor out of hospital after murder attempt
TEL-AVIV, June 17./ITAR-TASS/.
East Ukraine’s Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was discharged from hospital Elisha in the Israeli city of Haifa where he was being treated after an assassination attempt and will fly back to Kharkiv today.
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The Kharkiv mayor got a back gunshot wound in the murder attempt in late April. His breast was broken and internal organs were damaged. Overnight to April 29 Kernes, 54, was brought to clinic Elisha in Israel. He was moved to Haifa chief hospital Rambam later to undergo a complicated ten-hour surgery of the spine and vitals on April 30. After the surgery he was transferred for rehabilitation to clinic Elisha again.quote:EU ambassador notes misuse of EU funds on strengthening Ukraine's border
The Ukrainian authorities have ineffectively spent tens of millions of euros that were earlier allocated by the European Union to strengthen Ukraine's state border, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has said.
[ Bericht 8% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 17-06-2014 16:01:08 ]The view from nowhere.Volgens Rusland al meer dan 100.000quote:
Dmitry Tymchuk’s Military Blog: Summary – June 16, 2014twitter:ASLuhn twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 01:25:32 Number of internally displaced people in #Ukraine has risen to 34,000 as conflict stretches on, UN says http://t.co/lfixIYGjAb reageer retweet
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/502031.htmlEr is een verschil tussenquote:
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Volgens Rusland al meer dan 100.000
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/502031.html
1. Internally displaced people (vluchtelingen die binnen de Oekraine verblijven)
2. people that have fled across the border (vluchtelingen die buiten de Oekraine verblijven)The view from nowhere.Dus samen al meer dan 134.000.quote:
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Er is een verschil tussen
1. Internally displaced people (vluchtelingen die binnen de Oekraine verblijven)
2. people that have fled across the border (vluchtelingen die buiten de Oekraine verblijven)
We zien echter geen beelden van tentenkampen of andere mogelijkheden van opvang.
De pers (Rus en westerse) besteedt er geen aandacht aan.Om politieke redenen besteed het westen er te weinig aandacht aan, en Rusland / pro-russen teveel. Het is daarom lastig om goede informatie te krijgen.quote:
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Dus samen al meer dan 134.000.
We zien echter geen beelden van tentenkampen of andere mogelijkheden van opvang.
De pers (Rus en westerse) besteedt er geen aandacht aan.
Een guerilia oorlog, waarbij strijders zich mengen met de bevolking, is lastig te voeren. Je kunt ze niet raken zonder ook de bevolking te raken. Rusland / pro-russen zien het liefst dat het humanitaire aspect aanleiding is om de rebellen hun zin te geven. Daarom leuren ze met foto van gewonden, aantallen vluchtlingen, kinderen in problemen, en alles wat een sfeer van totale crisis oproept:
122,000 flee war-torn Ukraine seeking refuge in Russia
Russia prepares for influx of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war
Ukrainian refugees continue arriving in Moscow Region
Ukraine nazi army bombing cities white phosphorus
Lavrov warns against ethnic cleansing in southeastern Ukraine
Het humanitaire aspect van groot belang, en daar wil je goed zicht op willen houden. Maar dat valt niet mee.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 00:35:34 ]The view from nowhere.Dat is onmogelijk. Niemand, zelfs niet de best genformeerde mensen ter plekke hebben een volledig beeld van de situatie. Het is al een uitdaging zo'n beeld te krijgen in vredestijd, laat staan tijdens conflict wanneer de Nebel des Krieges z'n intrede maakt. Deceptie is momenteel op een hoog niveau gaande.quote:
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Het humanitaire aspect van groot belang, en daar wil je goed zicht op willen houden. Maar dat valt niet mee.The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.Two Russian TV journalists killed in Ukraine
Two Russian state TV journalists have been killed in a mortar attack in east Ukraine, according to Russian news agencies.
Sound engineer Anton Voloshin was killed at the scene - the village of Metalist village outside the city of Luhansk - while a reporter, Igor Kornelyuk, died in hospital during surgery. A third member of the crew survived.
Rossiya 24 channel announced earlier in the day that an employee had been wounded in mortar fire while on assignment and was in a serious condition.
The crew were thought to have been filming Ukrainian refugees fleeing the area, which has been overrun by pro-Russian insurgents.
The view from nowhere.quote:Blast hits gas pipeline in Ukraine, no impact on EU supplies-source
"At 14.20 (1120 GMT) we received information about an explosion on the pipeline in a field between two small villages," a police spokeswoman in the central Ukrainian region of Poltava said by telephone.
"Action to put out the fire is coming to an end," she said, adding that there were no casualties.
Police said the affected pipeline was the Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod, a major supply route for gas being transported through Ukraine to the European Union.
"We cannot say anything at the moment, because it is an area of responsibility of Ukrtransgaz (Ukraine's state gas transport monopoly)," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said.
But a Gazprom source said: "Exports have not been cut. There is a parallel pipeline."
Ukrtransgaz did not immediately comment.quote:Ukraine suspects gas pipeline blast was an attack
The Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod pipeline, which was hit by the blast, is the main transit route for Russian gas to the EU via Ukraine. Police said the blast on the pipeline happened about two metres (six feet) below ground.
Ukrainian state-run gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz said there was no disruption to the gas flow. Emergency services said the blast was caused by the pipeline becoming depressurised, though it did not say what had caused that to happen.The view from nowhere.twitter:OlaMcLees twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 20:43:22 Rada votes for immediate unilateral demarcation to begin as #Ukraine closes its borders with #Russia & #Transnistria http://t.co/6xLYcrJJjP reageer retweettwitter:Jonnyhibberd twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 22:30:52 @MrKovalenko:After 22 yrs of Russian sabotage for delimitation of 1426 km border, #Ukraine will mark it & build wall https://t.co/yaOPAO0MIY reageer retweetquote:Ukraine’s parliament recommends government to demarcate border with Russia
KIEV, June 17. /ITAR-TASS/.
Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday recommended the government to unilaterally demarcate the border with Russia and close checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
At the second attempt, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution “On measures to reinforce the level of protection of the state border.”
A total of 261 deputies voted for the decision with 226 votes required. During the first vote, only 203 MPs backed the resolution.quote:Russian upper house speaker blasts Ukraine’s border demarcation statements
“It is only possible on a bilateral basis, and all other statements have no legal basis and this border will never be recognized by anyone,” a lawmaker saysquote:South Ossetia recognises self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic
"Respecting the expression of the will of the LNR people, our republic has recognised the results of the referendum," South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday.
South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in 2008. It has since been recognised as an independent state by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru and Tuvalu.
[ Bericht 24% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 01:03:21 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Fighting continues in Ukraine's Luhansk region
LUHANSK, June 17. /ITAR-TASS/.
Luhansk militia clashed with Ukrainian servicemen near the regional center on Monday night, and the fighting is still continuing, leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic Valery Bolotov told a news conference.
"National Guard is bringing in equipment. We've seized six armoured vehicles, destroying three of them," Bolotov said.
He added that the fighting had broken out in direction leading to the town of Schastye and the village of Metallist.
According to Bolotov, columns of armoured vehicles are rolling towards Metallist. "I think we'll be able to handle them," he said.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 22:15:39 #BreakingFootage claims to show captured Ukrainian army tank in #Luhansk oblast. https://t.co/ZhD9lHjkuh#Ukraine http://t.co/DOAIrFWW74 reageer retweetquote:Clashes leave one Luhansk neighborhood without water
A pumping station in the city of Luhansk, which supplies drinking water to its Kamyanobridsky district, has been shut down because of the armed clashes, the Luhansk City Council said.twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 20:33:12 #Donetsk region experience disruptions of #water supply due to destruction of the Seversky Donets - Donbas channel http://t.co/BVrhkfkKf4 reageer retweetquote:Situation in some localities in Donetsk region remains tense
The situation in Horlivka, Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Krasny Lyman, Novohrodivka, Sloviansk, Snizhne, Torez, Amvrosiyivka, Volnovakha, Sloviansk, and Shakhtarsk districts in the Donetsk region remains tense, the temporary website of Donetsk regional administration has reported citing information from the internal policy department.Sinds de strijd in Oost-Oekraine is begonnen zijn er 125 Oekrainse militairen gesneuveld.twitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 08:25:04 In #Donetsk region block-post of UA #ATO forces was attacked by separatists,31servicemen were injured. reageer retweettwitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 08:29:21 Vice-PM #Yarema informed that during #ATO on the Eastern #Ukraine 125 servicemen were killed by separatists. reageer retweettwitter:mozgovaya twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 20:25:22 .@statedeptspox: "We’ve seen reports on renewed #Russian troops movement & closely monitoring this situation." reageer retweet
[ Bericht 11% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 16:52:00 ]The view from nowhere.Explosie pijplijn in Oekrane veroorzaakt door bom
De explosie gisteren bij een pijplijn in Oekrane is volgens Kiev veroorzaakt door een bom. Het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken vermoedt buitenlandse inmenging. Volgens minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Arsen Avakov was een bom geplaatst onder een betonnen blok waarop de pijplijn rust.
Bij Gazprom wil men niet speculeren over een mogelijke oorzaak, maar een woordvoerder stelt wel dat het slechte onderhoud van pijpleidingen in Oekrane dergelijke explosies in de hand werkt.
De pijplijn geldt als een van de belangrijkste aanvoerroutes van Russisch gas naar Europa. De explosie heeft geen gevolgen voor de aanvoer van gas naar Europa, zo claimt het Russische gasbedrijf Gazprom vanochtend.The view from nowhere.Al Jazeera Ukraine liveblog
Ukraine's President has proposed building a fence along the Russian border, as border guards come under nightly attacks with civilians often caught in the middle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed a possible ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the deaths of two Russian journalists there in a late night telephone conversation, the Kremlin said.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that he will soon order a unilateral ceasefire in the separatist east as part of a broader plan to end the 10-week insurgency.
Russia's Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted the Western-backed leader as saying:quote:The peace plan begins with my order for a unilateral ceasefire. Immediately after that, we must receive support for the presidential peace plan from all sides involved (in the conflict). This should happen very shortly.The view from nowhere.Poroshenko offers unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine's south-east
KIEV, June 18. ITAR-TASS.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told reporters on Wednesday.quote:Ukraine will cease fire unilaterally in the east of the country so that illegal armed units will lay down arms and order will be established in the region for this period of time
He also noted the strength of the Ukrainian army had been undermined systematically for many years.the president said, assuring military officials present at the meeting that Ukraine would win in this war.quote:We faced the war with naked, barefoot and unarmed soldiershe added.quote:We will win. We will win thanks to better organization, a profound strategic vision and what is mostly important - strong support from our people. Patriotism, consolidation and mobilization of Ukrainian society paved the way for Ukraine’s unconditional victory and for establishing peace in all Ukraine.
Poroshenko stated earlier that he hoped this week to stop hostilities in the east of the country and regain control over the Ukrainian-Russian border.
Poroshenko noted that his country is in a state of what he described as a new type of war.the president said, adding that both volunteers and mercenaries were taking part in it.quote:Ukraine is in a state of war. This is a new type of war.
He declared a policy of comprehensive build-up of the national armed forces.Poroshenko said at a graduation ceremony at Defense Ministry University.quote:The Ukrainian army will be number one priority for me, for the Ukrainian government, for the Ukrainian budget and for the population.
According to the 2014 state budget and the law on partial mobilization, the Defense Ministry has been granted $1.7 billion, which constitutes 1.25% of Ukraine’s GDP.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 12:24:36 ]The view from nowhere.Zelfde bericht, maar dan volgens de Kiyv Post.
Poroshenko: Ukraine 'is in a state of war'
Speaking at the National University of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s graduation on June 18, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a temporary ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, according to Interfax Ukraine.
Poroshenko declared thatand that Russia is wagingquote:Ukraine is in a state of warThe president said the Ukrainian military will halt their operations in eastern Ukraine, in the hopes that the Russian-backed militants who have been fomenting separatism there will lay down their arms.quote:A new type of warfare - with the use of professional subversive groups, mercenaries, volunteers, and the local population. And these volunteers and the local population have ‘washed’ brains in a huge part due to the information war.said Poroshenko.quote:The plan starts with my order of unilateral ceasefire. We should gain support [for] the president’s peace plan [from] all the participants in the Donbas...immediately after that.
The Ukrainian government has been combatting separatism in eastern Ukraine since April 6, when Kremlin-supported militants began occupying buildings in Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv Oblasts. Since coming to power, Poroshenko has called for peace, while maintaining that he is willing to use force to quell separatism.
The president expressed hope in his graduation speech that his plan will restore order in eastern Ukraine “very quickly.”
Poroshenko assured graduating students thatHis remarks come as irregular pro-Ukraine battalions have become an increasingly important complement to the Ukrainian army in the government’s attempt to regain control over Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts.quote:The Ukrainian army will be the number one priority for me, for the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian budget, and the Ukrainian population.
The Ukrainian army and National Guard, which have been plagued by inadequate resources, have suffered heavy losses at the hands of pro-Russian militants in recent weeks, raising questions about their ability to stabilize the country’s eastern regions.The view from nowhere.Zelfde bericht, maar dan volgens de Engelse versie van Interfax-Ukraine.
Poroshenko announces plans to temporarily cease fire in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian law enforcers will unilaterally cease fire in eastern regions in order to give members of illegal armed units a chance to disarm themselves and Russian mercenaries wishing to leave the country to do so, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.Poroshenko told reporters in Kyiv on Wednesday.quote:The [president's peace] plan starts with my order of unilateral ceasefire. We should gain support to the president's peace plan by all the participants in the Donbas events immediately after that. Very quickly.
The ceasefire will be very brief and during this period the illegal armed groups must be disarmed and order must be restored in the region, he said.
Kortom, de president zegt:
Ik verklaar de vrede en iedereen doet mee. En je moet er snel bij zijn, want anders is de kans verkeken.
Het klinkt als 'whisfull thinking', maar er zal wel allerlei overleg aan vooraf gegaan zijn (hopen we maar).
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 13:11:58 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:wblau twitterde op maandag 16-06-2014 om 12:27:59 Just type "Europe's dep...." and Google sums it up. #Gazprom #Ukraine http://t.co/eTzbRIkit3 reageer retweetquote:Can the Ukrainian Crisis Assist in Channeling Azerbaijani Gas to Europe?
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has energy security implications beyond European Union territory, however. Indeed, it also directly impacts Azerbaijan. Today, the EU actively supports the Southern Gas Corridor, a project that intends to deliver natural gas from the Caspian basin to Europe across the South Caucasus and Anatolia, bypassing Russian pipelines. It is expected that the bulk of the initial delivered gas will be produced at the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz field during its second stage of development. According to current plans, when the Southern Corridor opens, Europe will begin receiving around 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Azerbaijani gas annually, which can be expanded in the future. Although 10 bcm is not a critically strategic amount of gas to offset Russias westward exports, it will be a first step in opening up new sources and transit routes that will not be dependent on Moscows will (see Azerbaijan and the Southern Gas Corridor to Europe: Implications for U.S. and European Energy Security, The Jamestown Foundation, Washington, DC, September 13, 2013).
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[ Bericht 8% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 13:38:15 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Russia brings criminal charges against Avakov, Kolomoisky
Moscow - The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Ihor Kolomoisky and Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on the counts of organizing murder and using outlawed methods of war.
[ Bericht 28% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 17:45:24 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Putin’s Smart Defense: Wars, Rumors of War, and Generations of Wars (Part Two)
Russia’s response to the EuroMaidan, which dislodged president Viktor Yanukovych’s government, utilized a broad range of political and military tools leveraging Moscow’s influence in shaping the future of its close neighbor.
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It remains to be seen whether Ukraine’s ongoing Anti-Terrorist Operation will end the armed resistance in the east in a quick victory, bring about the evolution of that struggle into a protracted civil war, or even produce a direct, overt Russian military intervention and a much wider war.
Newly elected President Poroshenko does not face an easy task in achieving peace and reform in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin has many military and political cards to play in this dangerous situation, which will define the future of Ukraine and the issue of war or peace for Eurasia, including the fate of Russia.quote:Provocations, proxies and plausible deniability
Russia’s military and intelligence sector has been actively involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine for months, as the United States, European Union and indeed Ukrainian authorities have maintained.
Yet the evidence that conclusively links the Russian government to direct interference on the other side of the border has been more difficult to amass because Vladimir Putin has opted — at least for now — to conduct a “special war” in his neighbor’s territory, one bearing all the hallmarks of maskirovka.
Maskirovka is the principle of camouflage or denial and deception established in Soviet military doctrine. The chief features of maskirovka are the maintenance of plausible deniability, concealment of forces, disinformation, and decoy or dummy structures to confuse opponents’ ability to predict and respond to actions.quote:Transcarpathian Rusin Leader Does Not Exclude Using Force Against Kyiv
Petr Getsko, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the self-proclaimed Transcarpathina Rus Republic, argues that his republic was originally formed in 1938 and was only restored in 2008, and he says that the Rusins demand that Kyiv recognize their territory as a special self-administered region on the basis of an oblast referendum which took place in 1991.
Up until now, he continued, Transcarpathian Rus had “tried to avoid using force to resolve the situation, “but now we do not exclude it” (pravda.ru, June 9).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_RutheniaThe view from nowhere.twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 03:00:50 They know it in every part of the world | EMPR Photo #Putin #Russia http://t.co/svJCnb0Vxi reageer retweetquote:Khuilo: The offensive term that has attached itself to Putin
On Saturday night, the strong words over the Ukrainian crisis took an unusually vulgar turn: Ukraines interim foreign minister, Andrii Deshchytsia, called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "d---head."
I am ready to be here with you and say, Russia, get out of Ukraine, Deshchytsia said as he tried to calm protesters outside the Russian Embassy in Kiev. Putin is a d---head, yes. The incident was captured on film (around 35 seconds in):twitter:maxseddon twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:16:25 After calling Putin a "khuilo," Ukrainian foreign minister @ADeshchytsia is to be replaced by Pavel Klimkin, ambassador to Germany. reageer retweet
[ Bericht 9% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 14:36:02 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:08:18 peaceful plan of #Poroshenko consists of 14 steps, key elements: to close border with #russia, finish process of decentralization of power. reageer retweettwitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:17:02 president #Poroshenko:#Ukraine is in the state of war, war conducted by sabotage groups, mercenaries and propaganda. reageer retweettwitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 13:37:35 #Ukraine National council of security and defense informed #russia has increased number of servicemen& military equipment along UA border reageer retweettwitter:Kateryna_Kruk twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 12:00:54 more #Ukrainians support joining @NATO.this year 47,3%,last year-35,3%."thanks" to #russia?? reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.quote:Miners from Eastern Ukraine to take arms if Kiev fails to stop army operation
DONETSK, June 18. /ITAR-TASS/. Miners from the Donetsk Region in eastern Ukraine will take arms if the Kiev authorities do not stop their military operation in the region within two days, a deputy coal industry minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), Konstantin Kuznetsov, said Wednesday.
Miners have given (the Kiev authorities) two days to stop the so-called antiterrorism operation. Unless that happens, they are taking up arms and are going to defend their land, wives and children, Kuznetsov said.
[ Bericht 51% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 21:47:05 ]The view from nowhere.Doden, gewonden, gevangenen & vluchtelingentwitter:PaulaSlier_RT twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 13:07:11 #UN numbers over Ukrainian crisis: 356 ppl, including 257 civilians (14 of them children) 've died since ATO beginning in #Lugansk & #Donetsk reageer retweetquote:Defense Ministry: Nearly 150 soldiers killed in fighting in east Ukraine, almost 360 injured
A total of 147 military servicemen have been killed and 267 injured since the armed standoff began in the eastern Ukrainian regions, the Director of the Military-Medical Department of the Defense Ministry, Medical Service Colonel Vitaliy Andronaty, told a parliamentary healthcare committee on Wednesday.Kramatorskquote:Over 200 temporary camps for refugees set up in Russian regions bordering Ukraine
MOSCOW, June 18. /ITAR-TASS/.
More than 200 temporary camps for Ukrainian refugees have been set up in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov told ITAR-TASS on Wednesday.twitter:PaulaSlier_RT twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 10:31:42 #Kramatorsk:#Ukr security personnel fire @ positions of VolunteerCorps & a residential area.20 ppl wounded -city's Volunteer Corps spokesman reageer retweetLugansk / Schastya / Metalisttwitter:Ukroblogger twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 12:49:42 https://t.co/kuojjYKvqb Bodies blown to pieces in #Kramatorsk, #Ukraine, yesterday (at least 6 killed,13 wounded) http://t.co/aKp303x5H4 reageer retweettwitter:Ukroblogger twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 21:03:58 https://t.co/i1bAuG1oIH #Metalist/outskirts of #Luhansk,#Ukraine: 1 of today's hot spots, 4 #Ukrainians killed. #ATO http://t.co/rxwM927nPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 08:41:14 4 officers killed yesterday near #Lugansk. Were from Aidar battalion formed of #Maidan volunteers, #Parubiy https://t.co/vHpNjecwG2 |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 09:07:02 #ATO forces tighten encirclement. 3 officers killed, 8 injured in combat in Schastya near #Lugansk, #Selezniov FB |EMPR http://t.co/iTlMxAza3e reageer retweetPOWtwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 09:57:55 5 military taken captive after combat in Metalist, #Lugansk. 2 taken to Lugansk administration building, beaten. http://t.co/a6TXAFZe8W |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:Ukroblogger twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:09:08 https://t.co/B5YBrYcYac Outskirts of #Luhansk, #Ukraine: #Ukrainian POW questioned by Zarya(Sunrise) Battalion. #ATO http://t.co/SXMHb7UDBA reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:56:12 #BREAKINGFOOTAGE Captured Ukrainian soldier by the #Luhansk separatist forces in #Shchastye.https://t.co/JiaXFFRA07 http://t.co/ZUHyb3B7Ga reageer retweet
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 20:10:41 ]The view from nowhere.RebellenVertaling van het interview with Igor Strelkovtwitter:gbazov twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 15:31:17 #BREAKING #NOVOROSSIYA #UKRAINE - New KP Interview by #Strelkov, June18 - PLZ RTRead: http://t.co/URFyDa32Iw reageer retweetGubarev's appel voor meer militaire steun van Rusland voor de strijd van de rebellen.twitter:Ukroblogger twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 13:01:43 https://t.co/5QyOvwAKzH #Gubarev's appeal to #Russia for mil aid feat. pic of #Russian irregulars' caskets. #Ukraine http://t.co/aIyT48ark7 reageer retweet
Buitgemaakte Tanktwitter:Ukroblogger twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:00:11 https://t.co/wqCGXW5aUV Outskirts of #Luhansk, #Ukraine: #Ukrainian IFV captured by #Russians. #ATO #Russia http://t.co/pHUGFuLjJ7 reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 13:06:58 #BREAKINGNEWS SEPARATISTS IN #LUHANSK CAPTURE AN UKRAINIAN ARMY #BMP #Ukraine http://t.co/oVM9teaiT9 reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 12:39:09 #BreakingNews Russian invaders in #Doetsk received 2 new T-72 from #Russia yesterday - Ukrainian National Security Council reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 12:10:06 Terrorists moved 2 #Russian T-72 tanks to #Donetsk, Security Council spox Chepovy http://t.co/CarIVaGSgK |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 10:04:55 Militants occupy attics in #Lugansk Skhidny district. Presumably to set up firing points http://t.co/d6XB3khXwf |EMPR http://t.co/gbkywrFvHn reageer retweet
[ Bericht 12% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 16:59:45 ]The view from nowhere.quote:
http://endtimeheadlines.o(...)d-of-2amet-deadline/twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 12:40:59 #BreakingNews The Ukrainian NSC says, a 15km long Russian armed forces convoy passed #Kaluga (south of Moscow) towards #Ukraine yesterday. reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Zouden ook geruchten zijn dat er Russische militairen zich in Oekrainse kledij hijsen, en sommige zelfs al de grens zijn overgestoken.Er zijn ook meldingen van de Ukrainse troepen die zich naar Lugansk verplaatsen (via Mariupol & Shchastye)twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op dinsdag 17-06-2014 om 23:35:07 #BREAKINGNEWS A HEAVY UKRAINIAN ARMY CONVOY PASSED #MARIUPOL CITY TONIGHT.https://t.co/J6fjbexYAj#RegainingControl http://t.co/ODUGXasbkv reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 07:23:57 #Breaking Another video of the large Ukr.army convoy that passed #Mariupol yday night to secure the #Ukr-#Rus border https://t.co/ihYeRvIdkV reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 07:35:46 Third video of large Ukrainian army convoy, going to the Ukr-Rus border via earlier secured #Mariupol. https://t.co/4rMzhwDYhX #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 11:46:50 #BreakingFootage Ukr army convoy with 2S5 Giatsint-S passes #Shchastye enroute to #Luhansk. https://t.co/T2Siepo6Xn http://t.co/KK0UVdiRYT reageer retweet
Beelden van het Ukraiense leger bij Metalist
The view from nowhere.Het is vandaag vrij rustig. Wel geruchten & interpretaties rond een verwachte strijd om Lugansk. Een gevolg van een akkoord tussen Poetin en Poroshenko over een een staakt het vuren, of stilte voor de storm?
[ Bericht 56% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 19:35:29 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Poroshenko to meet legitimate Donbas activists in Kyiv on June 19
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is to meet with representatives of local authorities, political circles and businesses from Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Kyiv on June 19, said MP Iryna Heraschenko, who is the president's envoy in charge of settling the situation in Donbas region.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 14:12:59 Leader of #Donetsk pro-RU #Pushilin refused to lay down weapons: I consider peace plan meaningless: they cease fire - we disarm - they take us reageer retweet
[ Bericht 27% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 00:07:03 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 16:56:40 Long lines in #Lugansk railway ticket office and station: residents are trying to leave city. http://t.co/fq3g66e8H1 reageer retweet
The view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 15:33:12 #BreakingNews 17 Ukrainian troops were injured in a battle near #Rubezhnaya, #Luhansk oblast, last night.#Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 16:01:28 #BREAKINGNEWS (now sadly, all makes sense) THE UKRAINIAN ARMY SUFFERED HEAVY CASUALTIES IN #SHCHASTYE LAST NIGHT.11 #KIA, 7, #WIA 13 #MIA reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 16:20:14 This makes 60+ Ukrainian army casualties in #Luhansk oblast over the last 24 hours. (KIA,WIA,MIA) ... reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 17:49:13 BreakingReport Pro-Russian rebels lost more than 30 fighters in battles near #Shchastye over the last 24 hours. They are still lying there. reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 18:39:27 #BreakingNews The Ukrainian MoD says the costly fight north of #Luhansk last night happened b/c 'Battalion Idar' decided to go on on its own reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 18:42:39 It says the assault was not planned and unauthorized. The attacking force ran into a superior rebel force with small arms and anti tank weapons reageer retweettwitter:vorobyov twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 15:38:53 Important: @MFA_Ukraine unveils proof of Russian origin of Igla MANPADS, used by militants in East Ukraine http://t.co/EIUydOcUKy (Ukr/Rus) reageer retweet
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 18-06-2014 21:22:42 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:ria_novosti twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 17:43:39 Russian Army is ready for any developments in Ukraine or anywhere in the world - defense minister http://t.co/g3MrXfyw52 reageer retweettwitter:DRUDGE_REPORT twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 20:22:44 UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian bomber and fighters... http://t.co/BmcmsfALmV reageer retweettwitter:BradCabana twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 20:31:25 BREAKING UNCONFIRMED #Ukraine, border guards undr fire fr #Russia #Donetsk Regional St Administration #cdnpoli http://t.co/Qxh4B8hQP7 reageer retweettwitter:GiuseppeStilo3 twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 20:34:26 #rumint: movements of Russian troops in #Bryansk oblast, i. e. near the northernmost area of common border with #Ukraine. More infos, pls? reageer retweetDmitrovkaquote:twitter:BradCabana twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 20:31:25 BREAKING UNCONFIRMED #Ukraine, border guards undr fire fr #Russia #Donetsk Regional St Administration #cdnpoli http://t.co/Qxh4B8hQP7 reageer retweettwitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op woensdag 18-06-2014 om 20:26:09 #Dmitrovka: Forces of #Ukraine, border guards under fire fr #Russian territory - #Donetsk Regional St Administration http://t.co/v80vPQpjLu reageer retweet
Fire at Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant
Three Donbas thermal power stations switch into backup mode
Three Ukrainian thermal power stations - Vuhlehirska (owned by Centrenergo), Kurakhovska and Zuyivska (both owned by DTEK Vostokenergo) - have switched into a backup water-supply mode after pumps were damaged on the Seversky Donets-Donbas Canal, said Borys Sorkin, Deputy Director of the Electricity Department at the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, on June 18.
Security Service puts Denis Pushilin on its wanted list
Donetsk Republic leader to continue working even after authorities put him on wanted list
DONETSK, June 18./ITAR-TASS/.
Denis Pushilin, chairman of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic told ITAR-TASS by telephone on Wednesday that a decision by Ukraine’s Security Service to put him on its wanted list would not prevent him from performing his official duties.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry posted information on its website that Pushilin was a fugitive from state power bodies and that he was wanted by Ukraine’s Security Service.
Pushilin told ITAR-TASS that unidentified persons had blown up his car 100 meters off the Donetsk regional administration building on June 12.
The car of Pushilin’s aide Maxim Petrukhin, a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Donetsk People’s Republic, was gunned down on June 7.
The republic’s leadership described the attacks as terrorist acts.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 00:12:47 ]The view from nowhere.New York Times
Ukrainian Leader Proposes Cease-Fire, but Separatists Scoff
Vice News
Ukraines President Proposes Peace Deal, Fails to Impress RussiaThe view from nowhere.Dmitry Tymchuk’s Military Blog: Summary – June 18, 2014
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[ Bericht 56% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 20:24:10 ]The view from nowhere.
Al Jazeera Ukraine liveblog
A steady rise in killings, torture and abductions by pro-Russia armed groups in eastern Ukraine has claimed hundreds of lives since last month, UN monitors in the region said.
At least 356 people, including 257 civilians, have been killed since May 7, according to a Wednesday statement by the 34 monitors with the UN human rights office.
Among those casualties are 86 Ukrainian military personnel, including the 49 crew and troops who died when a Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down by separatists last week.
Gianni Magazzeni, head of the rights office's European department, told reporters on Wednesday that the situation was a "question of a total breakdown in law and order".The view from nowhere.Finnish reasons for joining NATO 'stronger than ever': defense minister
(Reuters) - Finland should seriously consider joining NATO because of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine and could hold a referendum on the issue some time after its 2015 election, its defense minister told Reuters.
Opinion polls show only one fifth of Finns favor joining the Atlantic alliance but Carl Haglund said he expected that to change if Finland, which shares a 1,300 kilometer border with Russia, had an honest and open debate about NATO membership.
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Finland's next prime minister, Alexander Stubb, who takes the helm next week, has said he would like to see the Nordic country apply to join NATO during the next parliamentary term, which runs from 2015 to 2019.
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Finland, a member of the European Union, has a difficult shared history with its giant neighbor. It won independence from the Russian tsarist empire after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution but nearly lost it again fighting the Soviet Union in World War Two.
During the Cold War, it kept close to the West economically but avoided political confrontation with Moscow.
Were Finland, a country of 5.5 million, to join NATO, its trade with Russia might suffer temporarily but Russia should respect its decisions, Haglund said.
"Russia has painted a dismal picture about what will happen if Finland joined NATO. They should take a deep look in the mirror," he said.The view from nowhere.Biden warns of further costs for Russia over Ukraine violence
(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday the United States would work with its allies to "impose further costs on Russia" if Moscow failed to use its influence to stop separatist violence in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.
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European Union leaders are expected to discuss sanctions at a meeting slated for June 27. Biden and Poroshenko agreed to "stay in touch" ahead of that meeting, the White House said.
Australia imposes sanctions on 50 Russians and Ukrainians and 11 entities
Delhi -- The Australian government on Thursday, June 19 imposed sanctions on 50 individuals and 11 entities due to the crisis in Ukraine, reads a statement posted on the Web site of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.The view from nowhere.Wisseling van de wacht: een westerse stijl, op het bedrijfsleven georienteerd bestuur.quote:Ukraine parliament approves Poroshenko's choice for prosecutor-general
(Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament, accepting President Petro Poroshenko's nomination, on Thursday approved first deputy prime minister Vitaly Yarema as prosecutor-general.
Speaking to a parliamentary session, Poroshenko said Yarema would be a key figure in the fight against corruption in the country.quote:Rada dismisses Deschytsia as Ukrainian foreign minister
The Verkhovna Rada has voted for Andriy Deschytsia's dismissal as Ukraine's foreign minister.quote:Ukrainian parliament approves Pavlo Klimkin as foreign minister
(Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved diplomat Pavlo Klimkin as foreign minister by a big majority following his nomination by President Petro Poroshenko.
Klimkin is a 47-year-old Moscow-educated physicist who entered the foreign service more than 20 years ago, becoming Ukraine's ambassador to Germany in 2012.
Committed to European integration, he has played a key role in negotiating the association and free trade agreements with the European Union, which Ukraine is expected to sign later this month.quote:Ukrainian parliament approves investment banker Hontareva as central bank chief
(Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved investment banker Valeria Hontareva as the new head of the central bank, as nominated by President Petro Poroshenko.
In a brief comment to parliament after the vote, Hontareva, who has worked for leading Ukrainian and international financial institutions in Ukraine for 18 years, said: "My appointment can be seen as a positive signal for bankers and a positive signal for international investors."quote:Poroshenko: Ukraine does not need usurpation of power
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that usurpation of power in the country is unacceptable.quote:Poroshenko calls for adoption of new law on prosecutor's office given European standards
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko supports the adoption of a new law on prosecutor's office taking into account European standards.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 14:04:12 ]The view from nowhere.OSCE re-establishes contact with missing monitors in southeastern Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has re-established contact with two groups of monitors who went missing in eastern Ukraine at the end of May, an OSCE Special Monitoring Mission spokesman told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.
None of the groups has been freed so far, the spokesman said.
The first group of OSCE monitors, among them citizens of Switzerland, Estonia, Turkey and Denmark, went missing in the Donetsk region on May 26. Contact with the second team of four was lost during their trip to the Luhansk region on May 29.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said recently that none of the militia groups in southeastern Ukraine had claimed responsibility for abducting the OSCE observers.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that the OSCE monitors had been captured by "armed opponents" of the Kyiv authorities.The view from nowhere.Ukraine anti-terrorist operation underway in Krasny Lymantwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 08:57:01 Terrorists in #KrasnyLiman rejected #ATO ultimatum to lay down weapons. Combat going there, Dmitry #Tymchuk https://t.co/FkuYlfr2yY |EMPR reageer retweet
The active phase of the anti-terrorist operation to eliminate militants who refused to lay down arms is taking place near the town of Krasny Lyman (near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine), operation spokesman Vladyslav Selezniov told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday morning.Vladyslav Selezniov is de officiele woordvoerder voor ATO en zegt altijd:quote:The active phase of the anti-terrorist operation is taking place there at the moment.
Last night, Ukrainian soldiers scattered leaflets in Krasny Lyman ordering local militants to lay down arms.
The militants refused to do so, prompting the forces of the anti-terrorist operation to take up their positions in order to block the adversary.
The latest information available suggests that none of the Ukrainian servicemen was killed or injured last night, while the militants suffered heavy losses.
1. Iedereen is gewaarschuwd en heeft de kans gekregen de wapens neer te leggen.
2. Aan de kant van ATO zijn er geen verliezen.
3. Aan de kant van de rebellen zijn er zware verliezen (hij praat al snel over honderden, hopeloos)twitter:ysfsymn twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 09:53:59 Shelling in Kramatovsk. We are taking shelter in basement here, looks like civilian areas are getting hit. reageer retweettwitter:BBCWillVernon twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:30:23 At scene of recent clashes near #Lugansk. Militiaman tells us ceasefire is in place. Locals flying white flag on car reageer retweet
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 13:23:23 ]The view from nowhere.quote:Novak: New gas talks only possible if Ukraine pays gas debt
Moscow -- A resumption of gas talks with Ukraine is only possible if Kyiv pays its debt for Russian gas, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told journalists.quote:Obligations of Ukraine-EU agreement conflict with CIS trade agreements - official
Moscow - The economic part of the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union contradicts a number of provisions of CIS trade agreements, so Russia does not agree with EU assertions that these agreements are fully compatible, the director of trade negotiations at Russia's Economic Development Ministry, Maxim Medvedkov told Interfax.The view from nowhere.Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 17 June
The situation across the country was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained.
Donetsk city remained outwardly calm. The police estimated that several hundred thousand people have now left the city.
The mood among those that remained is uncertain and anxious. Mortar fire was reported to have continued in Sloviansk.The view from nowhere.Iryna Geraschenkotwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:18:59 Iryna Geraschenko, Authorized for settlem/ in #Donetsk, #Lugansk reg/ speaks on details of Prez's peace plan |EMPR http://t.co/HOUOAyXWRT reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:22:41 #Gerashenko: Prez #Poroshenko is meeting today legitimate mayors of cities in #Donetsk, #Lugansk regions in #Kyiv. presser |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:25:35 #Geraschenko: Prez's peace plan foresees 2 corridors: 1 for locals to leave the zone, 2 for armed groups to leave where they came from |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:29:38 #Geraschenko: Prez's peace plan demands liberation of all hostages, sets early local elections in #Donbas. presser |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:35:16 #Geraschenko: President #Poroshenko stands for early Parliamentary elections. Most likely they will happen in autumn. presser |EMPR reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Directe democratie in actie
Problemen door de devalutie van de Ukrainse munttwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:02:49 Ppl protest in front of #Rada: took mortgage loans several years ago in USD now have to pay them back @ x3 exchange rates |EMPR http://t.co/WWtIi0phcU reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:11:21 Ppl in front of #Rada demand adopting law4895 that will return USD currency exchange rate for mortgage payments |EMPR http://t.co/0hAU4fV7jr reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 11:03:17 Ppl by #Rada demand MPs attention to their problem of being unable to pay back mortgages at tripled rates. Wait for MPs @ each exit |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 11:06:23 Ppl by #Rada call MP Liashko to come & hear their appeal. Earlier Liashko raised the issue @ the session hall |EMPR reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 11:19:56 Thanx to Liashko's submission draft law 4895 included to #Rada's agenda. Ppl outside Rada claimed ready to even go on hunger strike |EMPR reageer retweet
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 15:03:45 ]The view from nowhere.Een hypotheek nemen in een buitenlandse valuta is ook wel erg stom.quote:
Directe democratie in actie
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Problemen door de devalutie van de Ukrainse munttwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 12:02:49 Ppl protest in front of #Rada: took mortgage loans several years ago in USD now have to pay them back @ x3 exchange rates |EMPR http://t.co/WWtIi0phcU reageer retweetOok de EuroMaidan blijft protesteren.
The first session of Kiev City Counciltwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 00:17:01 #Kyiv mayor #Klitchko will have 1st City Council session today .#Euromaidan activists will meet him with rally at 9am http://t.co/mzDen93FOy reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 08:14:56 Rally in front of the #Kyiv RSA has started.Topic:to remind #Klitchko his obligations that have been taken on #Maidan http://t.co/C9pyxibvXm reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 08:50:35 #Maidan activists made corridor in internal yard of the #Kyiv RSA. Ppl wait for new Mayor #Klitchko | EMPR #Ukraine http://t.co/EvBxmtB0gY reageer retweet
twitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 09:37:30 Strannykov Andrey newly elected MP of #Kyiv City Council in fact is former official involved to illegal building|EMPR http://t.co/80sK8kqAof reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 10:09:14 Woman protests against illegal buildings that started in 2002 during #Omelchenko being a Mayor of #Kyiv | EMPR Photo http://t.co/5lwKWbB27r reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Al Jazeera Ukraine liveblog [AP]
Russia has resumed a military build-up near Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rassmussen said on Thursday:quote:I can confirm that we now see a new Russian military build-up - at least a few thousand more Russian troops deployed to the Ukrainian border, and we see troop maneuvers in the neighbourhood of Ukraine.
If they're deployed to seal the border and stop the flow of weapons and fighters that would be a positive step. But that's not what we're seeing.
Instead Russia appears bent on using it military to intimidate Ukraine further.
I consider this a very regrettable step backwards and it seems that Russia keeps the option to intervene. So the international community would have to respond firmly if Russia were to intervene further. That would imply deeper sanctions which would have a negative impact on Russia.The view from nowhere.Het aantal Oekrainse vluchtelingen in Rusland ligt toch veel lager dan eerder genoemd. Niet 122 duizend maar ca. 13 a 19 duizendquote:Source: Russia has 13,500 registered refugees from Ukraine
MOSCOW, June 18. /ITAR-TASS/. More than 13,500 registered refugees from Ukraine’s embattled southeastern regions are currently in Russia, including some 6,200 children, a Russian law enforcement source said Wednesday.
The refugees are in the border regions of Russia’s Central and Southern federal districts, as well as in Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol.
The overall number of refugees from Ukraine in Russia stands at tens of thousands of people, but only some of them officially apply for the refugee status.
Over 200 temporary accommodation centers for Ukrainian refugees have currently been organized in Russian regions bordering on Ukraine, Russian Emergencies Minister Puchkov told Itar-Tass. The centers provide refugees with food round the clock and render them medical assistance, as well as provide migration-related services.quote:
Russian government to compensate Rostov region’s expenses on accommodation of refugees
MOSCOW, June 19. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s government plans to allocate 240 million rubles ($7 million) to the southern Rostov region to compensate for its expenses on the accommodations to refugees from Ukraine, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
“According to reports at 6.00 am Moscow time on Thursday, the number of reported refugees from Ukraine exceeds 18,900 people. They are staying in Southern, Central, North-Western Federal Districts, the city of Sevastopol (the Russian Crimean federal city) and Crimea (the Russian republic),” spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry Alexander Drobyshevsky told ITAR-TASS on Thursday.
Russia simplifies citizenship granting procedures for Ukrainian refugees
ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 19. /ITAR-TASS/.
Russia has simplified citizenship granting procedures for Ukrainian refugees, who will not be required to confirm withdrawal from Ukraine’s citizenship, chief of Russia’s Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky said on Thursday at a meeting with volunteers helping Ukrainian refugees.quote:Overzicht van vluchtelingen in binnen Oekraine
Refugees from Donetsk and Luhansk regions seek refuge at Odessa resorts
ODESSA, June 19. /ITAR-TASS/.
Odessa health resorts on the Black Sea coast, which had scarce visitors until now, have been giving shelter to refugees from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
By the present day the Odessa region had accommodated around 2,000 families and orphans who have been seeking refuge from the war horrors in the east of Ukraine, journalists were told by a source from the refugee accommodation headquarters, set up on the instructions of Odessa regional governor Igor Palitsa.quote:Crimean refugees in Lviv
Many of those leaving Crimea are seeking refuge in the west of Ukraine. Over 2,000 have already contacted the regional authorities in Lviv, a town in western Ukraine, about temporary residence.
They arrive by car or on the daily train from Simferopol, which takes about 24 hours. Some have gone further afield. Last week, a group of 32 people from Yevpatoria, on the western coast of Crimea, crossed the Ukrainian border with Poland and applied for asylum.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 16:49:39 ]The view from nowhere.quote:
Donetsk streets mostly deserted as separatists lose support
As of June 19, groups of unknown armed men who identify themselves as activists of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic are present in several administrative buildings in the city, according to the press service of Donetsk Oblast administration.
These involve some of the city’s police stations, the Donetsk city treasury and city prosecutor’s office. Armed men are also still control the Donetsk Oblast administration building.
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The only building in Donetsk which separatists clearly seem in control of is the building of the Donetsk Oblast administration. Considered their headquarters in the city, it hosts separatists’ so-called cabinet of ministers.
But even this building does not seem under the separatists’ control. Barricades around it are gone. From the outside, the building looks largely abandoned with no people going in or out.
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While the city has remained largely quiet, few people dare to go to the city center even in daylight. Many of the local businesses, including shops, cafes and some banks have temporarily suspended operation.
Many have left the city. According to United Nations data, 34,000 Ukrainians have moved out of Donetsk Oblast because of the unrest in eastern Ukraine. Many of those who remain are afraid to discuss politics.
Many of those who stayed have lost their incomes, locals complain.
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"There was euphoria among pro-Russian people and those nostalgic for the USSR. They thought they would be overtaken by Russia and have higher salaries at their factories and higher pensions.
But the Crimean scenario did not take place here. When all looting and anti-terrorist operation started, many DNR supporters got disappointed. Very few people support DNR now",
says local NGO activist Serhiy, who declined to give his last name out of fear of revenge.quote:Roshen loses control over its warehouse in Luhansk
One of Luhansk warehouses of Ukrainian confectionary corporation Roshen that belong to president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has stopped working.
At first we were put on unpaid leave and then [they] suggested that we write a letter of resignation. On the last day of our work, on June 16, representatives of illegal armed units of Luhansk occupied the building.quote:Kyivstar notes difficulties in payments for electricity and rent in Crimea due to transfer to ruble
The Kyivstar mobile operator has noted difficulties in payments to its partners for electricity and rent in Crimea in connection with the transfer of the peninsula to the ruble zone.
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 16:42:28 ]The view from nowhere.Niet omdat:quote:Op donderdag 19 juni 2014 16:56 schreef appelen het volgende:
Even OT:
Kan iemand mij even 3 argumenten geven waarom Oekraine wel of niet moet opsplitsen?
1. De bevolking in Oost-Oekraine teveel gemengd is. De zwart-wit tegenstelling bestaat alleen als concept, maar is geen concrete realiteit.
2. Oost-Oekraine niet op eigen benen kan staan. De omschakeling die nodig is voor een inlijving bij Rusland heeft veel gevolgen, zoals nu zichtbaar wordt op de Krim.
3. De manier waarop niet deugd. Het is in strijd met de internationale rechtsorde als een regio zichzelf eenzijdig onafhankelijkheid verklaard.
Wel omdat:
1. Het kwaad al is geschied en een burgeroorlog vermeden / gestopt moet worden.
2. Oekraine daarmee de invloed van Rusland op het eigen land verminderd.
3. Omdat Oekraine ondergeschikt is aan de politiek van machtsblokken, en tussen beide blokken verdeeld moet worden.
Maar deze vraag is een eigen topic in POL waard.
Nu OTtwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 14:52:49 More Ukr. army equipment travels via #Zaporozhye to #Donbass.https://t.co/oMNpZ46ODM#Ukraine http://t.co/ZrhKKixzSZ reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 17:00:06 Short ceasefire in #Luhansk for an exchange of bodies from both sides. TRUCKS full of bodiesRumor:50+Ukr, 30+proRushttps://t.co/zccOLCct1v reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Yampoltwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 14:15:30 Conflicting reports of Ukr. forces having either taken or still attacking town of #Yampol in #Donetsk oblast. Attack involves several forces reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 18:08:56 Russian RIA propaganda agency claims, invasion forces destroyed one Ukrainian tank and 3 BMD in #Yampol today, are fighting on. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 18:42:42 #BREAKINGNEWS OVER 200 FATALITIES ON ONGOING BATTLE IN #YAMPOL200 invaders killed, between 4 and 20 Ukrainian soldiers as well. 20+ injured reageer retweet
[ Bericht 18% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 20:34:22 ]The view from nowhere.Gukovo
Aan de andere kant van de grens in Rusland
Gisterentwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 11:57:18 Russian forces are in position between #Gokovo and #Ukraine,just some meters from its territory and wait for orders. https://t.co/IpvqOyJaSE reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 16:58:16 Fresh footage (from yesterday) from #Gukovo. Russian forces take positions 2 km from #Ukraine. https://t.co/VKFCdYRb9T reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Kramartorsktwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 08:24:48 An Ukrainian army checkpoint east of #Sloviansk was attacked last night. Ukr troops beat them back with BTR and mortar fire. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 10:40:06 #BreakingFootage More fighting in #Kramatorsk today.https://t.co/qGPpaY4vGJ #Ukraine reageer retweet
Werving & training voor de kant van de rebellen in Oost-Oekrainetwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 09:37:56 Russian TV report: More and more young men joing the "Army of the South East" in #Luhansk. https://t.co/Gj3NvUT5Ai http://t.co/0DBYGs3oe5 reageer retweet
Uitbreiding van de Oekrainse Nationale Gardetwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 15:14:50 The National Guard has begun forming new battalion, the 4th. @InfoResist |EMPR News #Ukraine http://t.co/zgQ49coiJB http://t.co/47pT0oh2Jb reageer retweet
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 20:20:31 ]The view from nowhere.En het wordt nog erger.quote:
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Een hypotheek nemen in een buitenlandse valuta is ook wel erg stom.Ze moeten de obligatiehouders wel wat laten bloeden, vind ik.quote:Ukraine, creditors in talks on possible debt restructuring: IIF
(Reuters) - Ukraine is holding talks with creditors on restructuring its foreign currency debts, an official from an international finance association said on Thursday following recent meetings with Ukrainian officials.
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Mitov said Ukrainian officials stressed they would avoid forcing any so-called haircuts on bondholders in a debt restructuring.
"The Ukrainians authorities made very clear to us that they would consider this only as a really, truly voluntary operation agreed by the bondholders," Mitov told journalists by phone. "A voluntary exchange or maturity extension could be one of the sources for financing."
[...]
Mitov said Ukraine is already in a deep recession that could shrink its gross domestic product, a measure of total economic output, by between 8 percent to 10 percent.
Still, he said Ukraine's public finances will not be poor enough to necessitate a debt restructuring deal until at least next year. And even then, Kiev might not need a restructuring if it is able to return to capital markets to raise money, Mitov said.
The price of Ukraine's 2017 dollar bond fell sharply following Mitov's comments.The view from nowhere.Waardeloze tweet naar aller waarschijnlijkheid.twitter:mennohulshof twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 20:03:52 BREAKING (UNCONFIRMED) RUSLAND KAN VANACHT DE AANVAL IN ZETTEN... EERSTE CHECKPOINTS 13KM IN OEKRAINE #oekraine #oorlog #rusland #kiev reageer retweet
Bron:twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:49:32 News came #RUS army tries on June 19 late night cross #UKR BGCP Dovzhankyi w tented trucks, APCs, GRAD units. UKR new CP is 13 km inland. reageer retweetBizar wel dat Rusland opnieuw een invasieleger klaar maakt. Wellicht een reactie op de samentrekking van het Oekranse leger in het oosten?quote:Weer zware strijd Oost-Oekrane
donderdag 19 jun 2014, 15:11 (Update: 19-06-14, 16:01)
-knip-
Russische troepen
NAVO-chef Rasmussen zei vandaag dat Rusland zijn troepenmacht aan de grens met Oekrane weer uitbreidt. Hij spreekt van een "betreurenswaardige stap terug".
Volgens Rasmussen heeft Rusland de afgelopen tijd duizenden extra militairen naar de regio gestuurd. "Als ze zouden worden ingezet om de grens te bewaken en de smokkel van wapens en strijders tegen te gaan, zou dat positief zijn. Maar dat is niet wat er gebeurt."
Bij de strijd in Oost-Oekrane zijn de afgelopen maanden volgens de VN meer dan 350 mensen omgekomen, de meesten burgers. Ook zijn tienduizenden Oekraeners op de vlucht, binnen Oekrane maar ook naar Rusland.Say what?quote:
Yampoltwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 14:15:30 Conflicting reports of Ukr. forces having either taken or still attacking town of #Yampol in #Donetsk oblast. Attack involves several forces reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 18:08:56 Russian RIA propaganda agency claims, invasion forces destroyed one Ukrainian tank and 3 BMD in #Yampol today, are fighting on. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 18:42:42 #BREAKINGNEWS OVER 200 FATALITIES ON ONGOING BATTLE IN #YAMPOL200 invaders killed, between 4 and 20 Ukrainian soldiers as well. 20+ injured reageer retweetquote:https://www.facebook.com/euromaidanpr/posts/270632903120519
Ukrainian Anti-Terror Operation officials are reporting over 200 Russian insurgents killed in action, and even more casualties near Yampil and Zakotne, which were acting as a supply route for Sloviansk. The operation was carried out jointly by the Armed Forces, National Guard and Air Force (which deployed helicopter gunships).
Yampil and Kirov were both liberated, as well as a key bridge along the Seversky Donets river.twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 17:02:00 Ukrainian forces block #Zakotne and #Yampil, liberating of of terrorists - MO #Ukraine #Lugansk #Donetsk http://t.co/nJQA8FXbxI reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 16:48:37 Per terrorists Zello chatter I get #Yampoli have fallen.Which mean #ATO road to attack #Semenovka fr East is open. #Slaviansk will fall soon reageer retweet
[ Bericht 14% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 21:30:02 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:BradCabana twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 20:33:02 BREAKING Russian Army col.: #Russia is preparing to send troops to #Donetsk, #Lugansk, create #noflyzone #cdnpoli http://t.co/zL4Geun5Pc … reageer retweetDe hinderlaag die Battalion Aidar de das omdeed (zie post 237).
[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 19-06-2014 21:34:10 ]The view from nowhere.Super bedankt!quote:
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Niet omdat:
1. De bevolking in Oost-Oekraine teveel gemengd is. De zwart-wit tegenstelling bestaat alleen als concept, maar is geen concrete realiteit.
2. Oost-Oekraine niet op eigen benen kan staan. De omschakeling die nodig is voor een inlijving bij Rusland heeft veel gevolgen, zoals nu zichtbaar wordt op de Krim.
3. De manier waarop niet deugd. Het is in strijd met de internationale rechtsorde als een regio zichzelf eenzijdig onafhankelijkheid verklaard.
Wel omdat:
1. Het kwaad al is geschied en een burgeroorlog vermeden / gestopt moet worden.
2. Oekraine daarmee de invloed van Rusland op het eigen land verminderd.
3. Omdat Oekraine ondergeschikt is aan de politiek van machtsblokken, en tussen beide blokken verdeeld moet worden.
Maar deze vraag is een eigen topic in POL waard.
Nu OTtwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 14:52:49 More Ukr. army equipment travels via #Zaporozhye to #Donbass.https://t.co/oMNpZ46ODM#Ukraine http://t.co/ZrhKKixzSZ reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 18:25:07 #BreakingNews it seems the Ukrainian army is attacking the main supply line between #Sloviansk and #Russia. Heavy battles are going on there. reageer retweetquote:
Ukrainian Anti-Terror Operation officials are reporting over 200 Russian insurgents killed in action, and even more casualties near Yampil and Zakotne, which were acting as a supply route for Sloviansk. The operation was carried out jointly by the Armed Forces, National Guard and Air Force (which deployed helicopter gunships).
Yampil and Kirov were both liberated, as well as a key bridge along the Seversky Donets river.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 16:48:37 Per terrorists Zello chatter I get #Yampoli have fallen.Which mean #ATO road to attack #Semenovka fr East is open. #Slaviansk will fall soon reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 16:47:24 #ATO fr #Yampoli direction is moving on to #Lisinchansk. That means North fr #Rubizhne & South fr Lisinchansk the terrorists are surrounded. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 17:06:54 #Girkin aka #Strelok admitted #Yampoli unit is lost, remains trying to get out of encirclement. In #Siversk heavy battle. #Ukraine #ATO reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 17:09:04 #Zakitne, #Luhansk region, is under #ATO ctrl. The bridge to #Severodonetsk is taken. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:11:31 #ATO report, they took #Yampoli, #Zaktine on way to #Siversk. There secured bridge to Siversky Donets. With Yampoli, #Semenovka falls #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:24:48 #Girkin aka #Strelok mumbles abt 20 tanks & an APC per 10 troops. #ATO brought 4 APCs, 1 tank, 1 truck w people. Had Hyacinth& Su-25 support reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:27:10 #Grikin aka #Strelok says fresh heavy armour would have saved a week ago. Now only #RUS direct intervention will save the situation.#Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:31:39 Ah yeah,in #Russian media whenever #Girkin aka #Strelok statement is shown all the parts of requesting support fr #RUS is cut off, edited out reageer retweettwitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 19:56:00 #Ukraine's anti-terror operation spokesperson: in fighting near #Sloviansk today, we've lost 4 servicemen & killed ~200 pro-#Russia fighters reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Battalion Krim? Willen ze ook nog de Krim heroveren? Probably not !!!twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 15:34:43 Last company of battalion "#Donbas" leaves current location in 5-6 days &all will head to E, #Donetks, #Luhansk.Battalion "#Krim" takes over reageer retweettwitter:AndrijUKR twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 15:37:13 @lennutrajektoor Batallion Krim will be as Big as Batallion Donbas in next months. Around 2000 reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Al Jazeera Ukraine liveblog
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the potential cost for Europe of Russia's gas dispute with Ukraine in a telephone call with his German and French counterparts, the Kremlin said in statement on Thursday.
In a three-way call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, Putin also voiced "serious concern" over Ukraine's military operation against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, it said.
The Kremlin said:quote:They also discussed the potential consequences for Europe's energy security and economy of the failure of negotiations with Kiev on the settlement of its debt for Russian gas deliveries.The view from nowhere.twitter:deinioljonesGL7 twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 21:52:05 Russian Defence Minister is reported as telling closed session of Duma that armed forces on border are on high alert. http://t.co/UJkoutaBfa reageer retweethttp://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s26kt7quote:#URGENT - Briefing from #Strelkov, June 19 2014 - #NOVOROSSIYA - PLZ RT WIDELY
URGENT Briefing From Igor Strelkov, June 19, 2014
URGENT
Translated From Russian by Gleb Bazov
Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-(...)-s-pometkoj-srochno/
In the course of the night from 18th to 19th [of June], the enemy implemented a large-scale transfer of troops from the vicinity of Dolgenkoye village, where they have their stronghold and encampment, to the region of Krasniy Liman. Altogether, over 130 various items of military equipment were moved, including approximately 20 tanks and 40 APCs (“BMD,” “BMP” and “BTR”). The saboteur-intelligence group of the militia was able to take out one of the “BTR” APCs in the column by exploding a landmine. In addition, in the course of the night, the militia conducted strikes against the stronghold of the enemy in the Kombikormoviy neighbourhood.
Early in the morning on June 19, 2014, the enemy, with tanks and motorized infantry, and supported by two ground attack fighters Su-25, a division of self-propelled howitzers, a GRAD MLRS battery and several mortar batteries, dealt a massive blow against the positions of the Krasniy Liman detachment of militia located in the vicinity of Yampol settlement. The first attack was repelled, and an enemy tank was hit. At approximately 11:00 in the morning, the enemy resumed its attack, and despite losses, broke through the front. In the course of the battle, the enemy lost 4 “BMD” APCs and a large number of troops. However, using its colossal superiority in manpower and weaponry, the enemy was able to take Yampol and Zakhotnoye settlements, as well as the bridge across the river “Severniy Donets.” The Krasniy Liman detachment of militia suffered large losses in manpower and weaponry and was scattered. A detachment from Slavyansk that was sent to assist was also unable to stop the overwhelming forces of the enemy. Nevertheless, they fought an unequal battle in the settlement of Krivaya Luka.
As of 18:00 in the evening, the battle continues, the militia are attempting to break through the positions of the enemy toward Slavyansk.
Simultaneously with an attack against Yampol, large tank and motorized infantry forces of the enemy attacked the city of Seversk, where they were engaged in combat by the detachments of the militia commanded by Alexander Mozgovoi (the Lisichansk Battalion). The battle continues.
Attempting to assist the detachments fighting in the north, the Kramatorsk company (original – “rota”), undertook an attack against the enemy positions in the vicinity of the Markov settlement (to the east of Kramatorsk). In the course of the battle for control of the checkpoint, they were able to hit [and take out] one “BMP” APC and one “BTR” APC of the enemy. One of the militia fighters was lightly wounded. There have been no changes to positions around Slavyansk and Semyonovka.
In the morning, the detachments of the militia conducted mortar strikes against the Karachun Mount and against the positions of the enemy in the settlement of Vostochniy. In response, the enemy shot at Semyonovka with tanks, and, at 18:00, conducted artillery strikes with howitzers against the centre of Slavyansk. Multiple buildings hit and partially destroyed.
In conclusion, we can now confirm that the Ukrainian military has fulfilled the task, assigned by Poroshenko, of encircling the militia in the city of Slavyansk. Despite the courage and resilience of the militia fighters, they are unable to withstand in the open field massive attacks with tanks, artillery and aviation, particularly when the enemy has overwhelming superiority in manpower.
The militia and the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic call on the leadership of the Russian Federation to provide immediate aid to Novorossiya, in order to prevent the further genocide of the Russian population.Toch 20 dodelijke slachtoffers aan Oekrainse zijde.quote:Some 20 Ukrainian servicemen killed near Sloviansk, member of parliament says
About 20 Ukrainian military servicemen involved in the military operation have been killed outside Sloviansk, Donetsk region, says Iryna Sekh, a member of the Svoboda parliamentary faction.quote:Poroshenko shares peace plan with Donetsk, Luhansk regional government leaders
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has presented a peace plan for the eastern part of the country at a meeting with officials from Donetsk and Luhansk regional administrations on June 19.quote:Ukraine’s Poroshenko promises to make public peace settlement plan on Friday
KIEV, June 19./ITAR-TASS/.
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has promised to make public his plan of peace settlement of the conflict in the country’s southeastern regions on Friday, June 20.
“The president’s peace plan will be officially presented tomorrow,” he said on Thursday. Earlier the president offered to cease fire unilaterally in the east of the country.The peace plan begins with presiden't order for a unilateral ceasefire, Petro Poroshenko saidquote:Ukraine to present president's peace plan at EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on June 23 – Poroshenko
Ukraine will present the president's peace plan for resolving the situation in the east of the country at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on June 23, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.The view from nowhere.Poroshenko hopes for early parliamentary elections in Ukraine this fall - presidential envoy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he is hoping that early parliamentary elections will be held in Ukraine in fall 2014, Iryna Heraschenko, presidential envoy for the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, said.
Heraschenko said early local and parliamentary elections are a condition for the successful implementation of the constitutional reform, which will guarantee broad rights of the regions and decentralization.
Heraschenko said such steps are contained in the peace plan proposed by the president. The plan has 14 items, including
- a brief unilateral ceasefire,
- organization of corridors for civilians and the militants who want to leave the region,
- reinforcement of the border,
- the release of hostages, and
- amnesty for those members of illegal armed groups who have not committed grave crimes.The view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 00:03:21 Hundreds of refugees in their cars, trying to leave #Luhansk. https://t.co/oO0d1Dcz4a #Ukraine reageer retweet
[ Bericht 10% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 02:11:37 ]The view from nowhere.ATO heeft Lisinchansk bereikt?
ATO herovering doelen voor morgen: Lisinchansk & Rubizhne?twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 23:12:23 #Tymchuk As of June 19 after purging #Yampoli, #Kirovks, #Siversk, & the bridge there over the river #Slaviansk is finally surounded, cut off reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 00:36:18 Video: 1:20 #Lisinchaks #ATO has arrived, shells shot or exchanged. Terrorists are on edge. #Ukraine http://t.co/nzqWpg0LMm reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 01:17:53 Shortly - #ATO is in #Lisinchansk, #Rubizhne, #Severodonetsk. Doing reconnaissance, palping ground. June 20 will be the day! #Ukraine reageer retweet
[ Bericht 12% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 02:34:57 ]The view from nowhere.Een vredesmanifestatie in Parijs op 22 Junitwitter:StopWarUkraine twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 00:27:33 HELP! RETWEET! We need to be heard ! Ukrainians & Russians living in Paris organize a Manifestation for Peace 22d of JUNE#Ukraine reageer retweet
[ Bericht 52% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 02:33:52 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 23:18:50 Rebel positions after being shelled by the Ukr. army in #Luhansk this evening. https://t.co/InPe2IPVGK #Ukraine reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:47:13 #BREAKINGFOOTAGE CRIMEAN-RUSSIAN INVASION CONVOY ENTERING #LUHANSK CITY ON THE #M4 HIGHWAY FROM #RUSSIA http://t.co/o1ptO9yew8 reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:59:33 #Unbelievable_footage. 4(FOUR) RUSSIAN TANKS LEAD AN INVASION CONVOY INTO #LUHANSK PROVINCE. http://t.co/hMkoeyYdip#russiainvadesukraine reageer retweethttp://ukraineatwar.blogs(...)nto-ukraine-has.htmltwitter:djp3tros twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:50:37 Open #Rus invasion into #Ukraine has begun June 20th. Updates can be found here: http://t.co/JppCSgaesf reageer retweettwitter:Truth_Seeker_11 twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:58:39 #Russia'n MI-28 attack helicopters started patrolling the border with #Ukraine http://t.co/NnckPoMZYr http://t.co/zYEdoIaNed reageer retweettwitter:DenisPushilin twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 10:01:00 President Putin calls emergency meeting with security council to discuss southeast Ukraine events reageer retweetGisteren de slag om Yampol: 7 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 30 injuredEr wordt verder gevochten in Lisicansk.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:12:06 #BreakingNews toll update: 7 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 30 injured in the battle of #Yampol yday afternoon. #russiainvadesukraine reageer retweetHet Internationale vliegveld Lugansk ligt onder vuur van de rebellen.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 08:38:01 Heavy fighting in #Lisicansk this morning at 04:20 http://t.co/zVXLQcSLYE#Ukraine reageer retweetEen grens schermutseling bij Artemovsk vannacht.quote:Luhansk airport comes under fire, militants' combat vehicles enter Luhansk
Kyiv's Information Resistance group coordinator, Dmytro Tymchuk, has reported that local militants opened fire on the Luhansk airport, which is currently under the control of the anti-terrorist operation forces.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:07:18 Russian invaders attacked the Ukrainian army base in #Artemovsk last night. The attack was repulsed but heavy damage was caused to the base. reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:10:55 This is #Artemivsk THE BIGGEST tank depot in #Europe if not the World. #Ukraine http://t.co/goSm5UtzAb reageer retweet
Een colonne militaire voertuigen beweegt door de regio Lugansk en voeren de vlag van de Krim (zie post 280 hierboven)twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 10:23:39 #BreakingFootage Tanks and BTR, driving under #Crimean flag, invading #Luhansk, #Ukraine from #Russia http://t.co/wfoyvtfPPB reageer retweettwitter:EuromaidanPR twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:22:20 Presumably the convoy broke though the border near Khryashuvate, #Lugansk region. http://t.co/mcEVtKtidK |EMPR http://t.co/trPVOKbHLf reageer retweettwitter:djp3tros twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:08:16 This is what we now know so far about 42 #RUs vehicles that invaded Ukraine today in Lugansk. http://t.co/JsLwHVMLx6 http://t.co/tQkdykMZEN reageer retweet
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 11:50:44 ]The view from nowhere.De herkomst van de colonne?twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:25:34 Russian ANNA News agency calls it: "Lugansk. Tanks and armored vehicles under the Crimean flags entered the city" ... no more doubt, imo. reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 10:33:58 #BreakingNews Ukraine's National Guard attacked a Russian invasion convoy in #Maryanovka, disabling one RUSSIA #BTR80 http://t.co/J3PLfdeXru reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:47:33 #Avakov: On June 20 morning in #Marinovka region an infiltrated BTR-80 fr #RUS was detained w maintenance documents. http://t.co/kyocPO3ycQ reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:01:01 the BTR-80 belongs to the "18th Mechanized Brigade", stationed in the Chechen Republic. Those are the ones, forming "Battalion Vostok". reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Een colonne heeft Horlivka bereikt, ten noorden van de stad Donetsk. Is dit enige hulp voor / versterking van de rebellen?twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 07:53:46 #BreakingNews The Crimean-Russian invasion convoy left #Luhansk and moves towards #Horlivka in #Donetsk oblast (or maybe even further). reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:37:53 #BREAKINGNEWS THE RUSSIAN INVASION CONVOY ENTERED #HORLIVKA IN #DONETSK OBLASThttps://t.co/fn1E5RlMS8 http://t.co/iToIWMvah9 reageer retweet
[ Bericht 1% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 11:48:10 ]The view from nowhere.Het is tot nu toe een beperkte colonne die door Oost-Oekraine trekt.quote:
Mooi zo kunnen ze een hoop Oekrainers afschieten.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 11:53:15 In #bright_daylight,a 40+ tank,apc,truck - invasion convoy could make this way,without being touched by the Ukr army. http://t.co/6SSUst1qBD reageer retweet
[ Bericht 27% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 12:08:00 ]The view from nowhere.Are the Russians Coming?
A number of Ukraine-watchers on social media are speculating whether the long-anticipated Russian invasion is underway.
The question is: which Russians?
There are reports of numerous military vehicles rumbling through Lugansk this morning, bearing the flags of Crimea and the black-and-orange St. George banners.
The Interpreter has provided a translation of Avakov's post:quote:Last night, during an attempt by a group of terrorists to break through on the Russian side in the region of Maryinovka, deep into Ukrainian territory, divisions of the national Guard of Ukraine seized a BTR-80. Terrorists were partially destroyed and partially detained.
In the photos below its the BTR seized and its record book. Note the stamp of the Russian military unit. That is for diplomats and doubters.
There are the great words of the great Russian warrior. Putin must remember them. "Who comes to us with the sword, will perish by the sword!" Glory to Ukraine!The view from nowhere.Inmiddels weer 13 (verwacht niet veel betrouwbare informatie op de korte termijn).quote:
Gisteren de slag om Yampol: 7 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 30 injuredtwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:12:06 #BreakingNews toll update: 7 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 30 injured in the battle of #Yampol yday afternoon. #russiainvadesukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 12:38:29 #Breaing Toll Update. The Ukrainian army admits, it lost 13 soldiers in #Donbas yesterday. reageer retweetEen interpretatie van Ukraine at war blogspotquote:twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op donderdag 19-06-2014 om 23:18:50 Rebel positions after being shelled by the Ukr. army in #Luhansk this evening. https://t.co/InPe2IPVGK #Ukraine reageer retweet
Deze site volgt alle details: http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/
[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 13:13:17 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 13:15:32 #BreakingNews Video CLAIMS to show Russian helicopters, flying over #Rostov oblast towards #Luhansk.https://t.co/xxK9a1PvaK reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 13:15:49 this is unconfirmed so far, but f*cking frightening! reageer retweetIk ben niet overtuigd.quote:Ukraine regains control of border with Russia: defense minister
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have restored control of the border with Russia and can now prevent military equipment being brought across the frontier to support pro-Russian separatists, acting Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval said on Friday.
"Our forces have completed the encirclement of the problem region and restored the state border of Ukraine. Last week we fully closed off the possibility of any military equipment being brought in from the Russian Federation," Koval told parliament.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:16:31 CNSD does not confirm information of Defense Ministry that #Ukraine state border is under full control of UA forces. http://t.co/vcr4Hiyk1s reageer retweetNew battles as Ukraine says 300 separatists killed in fightingquote:Ukraine peace plan to call for 10-km buffer zone on Russia border
(Reuters) - President Petro Poroshenko will call for the creation of a 10-km (6.25-mile) buffer zone on the border with Russia under a 14-point plan to bring peace to east Ukraine, according to an unofficial copy published by media on Friday.
Ukraine says fighters from Russia and supplies of guns and other military equipment have been coming into the country to support pro-Russian separatists, and tightening control of the 1,900-km (1,190-mile) border is Ukraine's main security headache.
Details of the proposal to create a 10-km buffer zone, contained in a photographed copy of the 14-point plan and carried in Ukrainian media, were not spelled out.
It was not clear if the whole of the proposed demilitarized no-man's land would be on Ukraine's side of the border or part of it on the Russian side. It was also not clear what the status of people living in border areas would be.
Acting Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval told parliament on Friday that government forces were now back in control of the border and there was now no possibility of military equipment being ferried in to the rebels from Russia.
De kwaliteit van berichtgeving over de strijd in Oost-Oekraine van Reuters is slechter dan in dit topic.
[ Bericht 17% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 14:51:02 ]The view from nowhere.Propaganda-achtige berichtjes?quote:Donetsk Republic forms division of miners
DONETSK, June 20./ITAR-TASS/.
The Donetsk People's Republic has begun forming a division of miners, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed republic, Alexander Borodai, told ITAR-TASS on Friday.
"Formation of a division of miners, who have decided to defend their homes and families, has begun in Donetsk today. Five hundred people are already enrolled in the ranks," he said.Ze kletsen allemaal in hun eigen straatje:quote:Luhansk citizens ask militants to leave
June 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m. | Ukraine by Interfax-Ukraine
The local population in the Donbas does not support the actions of members of illegal armed groups, the speaker for the information center of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Volodymyr Chepovy, has said.
ITAR-TASS (genocide, vluchteling --> Rusland)
Interfax-Ukraine / Kyiv Post (onze helden aan het front)
Reuters (gascontracten en andere zakelijke belangen)
[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door deelnemer op 20-06-2014 14:46:07 ]The view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 13:43:26 Fresh footage of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees, waiting to enter #Russia. https://t.co/N6pbDCyMgi reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:12:37 Russian Invasion in Donbas RT @AndrijUKR http://t.co/a2Eqa9z7e6 reageer retweet
Het vertrouwen in eigen leiding op een hoogte punt.twitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:30:16 OK, Upper Rada is going on vacation for a week. NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE. #Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:RutheniaRus twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:32:09 Minister of #Culture of #Russia could not read a number of the festival, as it was written in Roman numerals. no joke http://t.co/Ph6XhLW2qD reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:28:12 #RUS tank column fr #Kamenskiy to #Horlivka #UKR takes 4,5h,182km& #UKR MoDsays he didn't have coordinates.Couldn'tDo http://t.co/JNoWuff4T1 reageer retweettwitter:lennutrajektoor twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:35:42 MoD in Rada literally said "If we would have had the coordinates of the tanks, would have immediately called an airstrike"#facepalm #Ukraine reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:StateOfUkraine twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:28:34 RU media say tanks in #Ukraine are not from #Russia but from seized mil unit in Artemivsk which after 3 RU attacks is still under UA control reageer retweettwitter:djp3tros twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:44:37 @StateOfUkraine Lol, so lame. We have seen them travelling all through Ukraine!!! @lennutrajektoor reageer retweettwitter:UKRghost twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:43:17 Russian tanks and APC's column already in #Donetsk! What else do you need to START ACTING?! #russiainvadesUkraine http://t.co/SHywT5bIKI reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:17:48 Ukr.DefMin.,asked if army claims are true: "If the entire border were controlled by our troops,we would be the first to announce this news." reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:54:04 #BREAKINGVIDEO Ukr. army convoy with 12 BM-30, 3 9K33, passing #Melitopol towards #Donbas. https://t.co/9SCMYBXTME#Ukraine reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 14:56:13 What the hell ... if things don't calm down VERY fast,we'll have a big war very soon. BM-30 has 90 km range.You can imagine what this means. reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:00:14 I don't want to unsettle you too much, but the BM-30 is not useful to hit rebels.It is rather to be used as retaliation vs. Rus. "targets". reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:06:09 Let me put this even clearer.THIS is a #message: "If you attack us, #Rostov_on_Don is history!" http://t.co/Tfk6eOBnNR reageer retweettwitter:MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:08:14 #Verification_footage The Ukr. army moves in the heaviest weapons, it has. https://t.co/vfY2CJrVcE#Zaporizhia #Ukraine reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.twitter:mennohulshof twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:23:07 #oekraine zet de zwaarste wapens die het heeft in beweging, genaamd BM-30 (heavy rocket artillery) ze rijden richting #novorossiya ......... reageer retweettwitter:mennohulshof twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:31:08 Deze BM-40 schieten 12 300mm raketten af waarmee je makkelijk een dorpje met de grond gelijk kan maken.... #oekraine http://t.co/tI1LRMpuLr reageer retweettwitter:djp3tros twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 09:35:22 Battalion 'Azov' reports: June 20 at #Amvrosiivka 5 #Rus helis landed with 50-60 strong subversion/scout unit. BAD!!! http://t.co/Q7KWRxGm3q reageer retweetThe view from nowhere.Dat zou ook eens tijd worden...quote:twitter:mennohulshof twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:23:07 #oekraine zet de zwaarste wapens die het heeft in beweging, genaamd BM-30 (heavy rocket artillery) ze rijden richting #novorossiya ......... reageer retweet[ afbeelding ]twitter:mennohulshof twitterde op vrijdag 20-06-2014 om 15:31:08 Deze BM-40 schieten 12 300mm raketten af waarmee je makkelijk een dorpje met de grond gelijk kan maken.... #oekraine http://t.co/tI1LRMpuLr reageer retweet
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