Russia Prepared To Fight War Over Ukraine, Senior Government Official Admits
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I hope they have abandoned that idea to envelope the whole sub on an air-bubble underwater and then speeds in the 1,00's would be possible. Mean while there is the US masters of the seas, they say somebody forgot to turn on the sonar after the quake in the Indian Ocean
The 450-seat Ukrainian parliament approved appointing Yatsenyuk as prime minister by a vote of 371 to 1. Yatsenyuk served as Minister of the Economy in 2005 and 2006.He was also deputy-governor and later head of the Central Bank. He headed talks for Ukrainian membership in the World Trade Organization and also is head of the Ukraine-European Union commission. Yatsenyuk wants European Union membership and also a visa-free relationship with EU countries. While he is in favor of austerity policies, unlike many he does not favor privatization of state assets. He may be over-ruled on this by the IMF. Yatsenyuk also opposes Ukrainian participation in peace-keeping operations abroad. While there are elections to be held in May the country is operating under the 2004 constitution: Under the restored 2004 constitution, executive power will rest largely in his hands, regardless of who wins the presidential election that is planned to be held in May. Yatsenyuk has promised to implement "very unpopular measures" as means of stabilizing the country's finances. He said: “The treasury is empty. We will do everything not to default. If we get the financial support from the IMF, the U.S., we will do it. I’m going to be the most unpopular prime minister in the history of my country. But this is the only solution. I would never promise any kind of huge achievements. First and the most important issue is to stabilize the situation.” Signorelli commented on his remarks: "Yatsenyuk was saying that what the Greeks did to themselves we are going to do ourselves,He wants to follow the Greek economic model. Who the hell wants to follow that?”
I thought I would tire of it, apparently that time has not yet arrived. To their credit is was also most likely conceived by a free and independent American.
I thinks it's very curious that Ukraine has been saved by the CentralBank and the IMF. I suppose there's a first time for everything though.
This time they have an 'opponent' that can be used to measure which side has the best reconstruction efforts, Crimea or the far west of the Ukraine and the one who does the best job between no am May and the 4 years that follow that will be the ones the 'others' will vote for.
They have been subject to quite of few invasions and occupations and blunderings so I'm pretty sure they'll get over it this time as well.
blue!
blue!
In Crimea it seems to be taken as an, 'Oh well, what's on the other channels?'
Anything at all coming out of the west part? Parades?
Anything at all coming out of the west part? Parades?
As in 'code blue?', maybe we should look for a 'Do not resuscitate' tattoo before going for help at the nearest coffee-shop, I'm buying.
Are you suggesting real coffee or that stuff at Tim Horribles?
I'd rather be on that sub than the Kursk!
And that was after the Russians fished it from the bottom!
Smoking in a restricted area obviously.
Crimea: No science fiction, no action movie. This is how a Russian airborne invasion looks like
Russian combat helicopters have crossed the border of Ukraine and executed some mission in the Crimea. We can count a dozen of Mi-24 in the video, which is a lot of firepower. Also, each Mi-24 can fit up to 8 soldiers, so in this case we could assume that each could carry at least 4 heavily armed soldiers and their gear, for a total of 48 combatants. But since there is no shortage of local manpower, maybe they were flying as fire support for another unit, probably those who seized the airports today.
Or maybe i am wrong and those helis are not Mi-24, but Mi-28 havocs far more dangerous than MI 24s.
RUSSIAN MI-24 COMBAT HELICOPTERS OVER BELBEK, NORTH OF SEVASTOPOL
Russian invasion in Crimea?
Unconfirmed news in social media that earlier Russian marines have captured the Ukrainian naval base in Balakvla. Earlier this morning 100 unknown armed persons captured the Simferopol airport.
"We must use caution with the authenticity of the video"
UPDATE:
Some information that supports video:
A trusted journalist source who has seen the metadata for the video says it confirms the time and date. See here:
1. https://twitter.com/jamesmatesitv/status/439360935271337984
2. https://twitter.com/jamesmatesitv/status/439371105816821760
ITV's James Mates added that the video was filmed near Chervonoye (Червоне). The uploader's VK & Facebook give his home location as Yevpatoriya. ITV's James Mates gives the location of the video as near Chervonoye (Червоне), which is around 60km north of “Belbek” Sevastopol International Airport. It is a few kilometres from Yevpatoriya. This corroborates the location of the video, although it should be noted that Chervone is some distance from the airport.
According to +Tania Kinal and another source corresponding with us on Twitter, the radio report quotes an Interfax report. We found the Interfax report cited by the audio, and the information in the eighth paragraph tallies with the radio report. The Interfax report is dated February 28. This confirms the date of the video.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101449294306801004435/posts/2oDSc4aG5Hr
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=287_1393605865
From LiveLeak:
Russian combat helicopters have crossed the border of Ukraine and executed some mission in the Crimea. We can count a dozen of Mi-24 in the video, which is a lot of firepower. Also, each Mi-24 can fit up to 8 soldiers, so in this case we could assume that each could carry at least 4 heavily armed soldiers and their gear, for a total of 48 combatants. But since there is no shortage of local manpower, maybe they were flying as fire support for another unit, probably those who seized the airports today.
Or maybe i am wrong and those helis are not Mi-24, but Mi-28 havocs far more dangerous than MI 24s.
Crimea No science fiction, no action movie This is how a Russian airborne invasion - YouTube
Russian combat helicopters have crossed the border of Ukraine and executed some mission in the Crimea. We can count a dozen of Mi-24 in the video, which is a lot of firepower. Also, each Mi-24 can fit up to 8 soldiers, so in this case we could assume that each could carry at least 4 heavily armed soldiers and their gear, for a total of 48 combatants. But since there is no shortage of local manpower, maybe they were flying as fire support for another unit, probably those who seized the airports today.
Or maybe i am wrong and those helis are not Mi-24, but Mi-28 havocs far more dangerous than MI 24s.
Crimea No science fiction, no action movie This is how a Russian airborne invasion - YouTube
Or any other area of the globe.
Kiev Says 2,000 Russian Troops in 'Armed Invasion' of Crimea, Asks Putin to Stop 'Aggression' — Naharnet
Russian aircraft carrying nearly 2,000 suspected troops have landed at a military air base near the regional capital of the restive Crimean peninsula, a top Ukrainian official said Friday, accusing Moscow of an "armed invasion."
"Thirteen Russian aircraft landed at the airport of Gvardeyskoye (near Simferopol) with 150 people in each one," Sergiy Kunitsyn, the Ukrainian president's special representative in Crimea, told the local ATR television channel, adding the air space had been closed.
It was not immediately clear if Russia had the right to use the base or send additional troops there under its agreements with Ukraine.
Flights from Kiev to Crimea Capital Cancelled — Naharnet
Kiev's main airport said Friday that flights to the restive Crimean capital of Simferopol, where gun-toting men have encircled the airport, have been cancelled as tensions escalate on the peninsula.
A spokeswoman who did not give her name said flights for Friday evening and Saturday morning had been cancelled because "the situation in Simferopol does not allow them to accept flights".
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The Rape of Ukraine: Phase Two Begins
Kiev Says 2,000 Russian Troops in 'Armed Invasion' of Crimea, Asks Putin to Stop 'Aggression' — Naharnet
Russian aircraft carrying nearly 2,000 suspected troops have landed at a military air base near the regional capital of the restive Crimean peninsula, a top Ukrainian official said Friday, accusing Moscow of an "armed invasion."
"Thirteen Russian aircraft landed at the airport of Gvardeyskoye (near Simferopol) with 150 people in each one," Sergiy Kunitsyn, the Ukrainian president's special representative in Crimea, told the local ATR television channel, adding the air space had been closed.
It was not immediately clear if Russia had the right to use the base or send additional troops there under its agreements with Ukraine.
Flights from Kiev to Crimea Capital Cancelled — Naharnet
Kiev's main airport said Friday that flights to the restive Crimean capital of Simferopol, where gun-toting men have encircled the airport, have been cancelled as tensions escalate on the peninsula.
A spokeswoman who did not give her name said flights for Friday evening and Saturday morning had been cancelled because "the situation in Simferopol does not allow them to accept flights".
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Palin Mocked in 2008 for Warning Putin May Invade Ukraine if Obama Elected
LOL!!
And how smart does that make Obama??
(not very)
LOL!!
And how smart does that make Obama??
(not very)
