UPDATE-1 :: So today the fools in the kabuki theater here at the pond are still throwing 2’s around!! What a sad bunch of idiots. [Feb. 21]
[In flagrant contradiction to Martin Longman‘s request to stop harassment of downratings, a specific group continues the bullying.
I will once again limit comments and look for timely posting of diaries. McCarthyism revived. 🙁 ]
Even in Munich, home of …. he was an extremist:
○ US senator calls 2017 year of ‘kicking Russia in the ass’ | Deutsche Welle |
Also on the Munich Security Conference sidelines …
○ Tentative ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine
Speaking of an EU without US influence …
○ Reassurances do not prevent priorities from diverging at Munich Security Conference
○ Lavrov calls for ‘post-West’ world order; dismisses NATO as Cold War relic
On Kiev, Maidan and chocolate king Poroshenko …
○ Clashes over blockade of coal from eastern Ukraine
Clashes as Ukraine ultra-nationalists back rail blockade | AFP |
At least seven protestors were detained as clashes erupted Sunday between Ukrainian police and ultra-nationalists backing a rail blockade in Kiev, an AFP correspondent said.
The violence broke out after more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered to back the blockade between the coal-producing separatist east and the rest of Ukraine, which Kiev has warned could cause nationwide power cuts and job losses.
Those detained included the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists Mykola Kokhanivskyi. Most of those held were injured, a few with head wounds and one with an injured leg, said the AFP journalist near the presidential offices.
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in the energy sector over the railway blockade, which was launched in late January to protest at Kiev trading with Russian-backed rebels in the east.
“We once again warn the authorities who trade coal with the occupied territories, making cash from blood,” Kokhanivskiy, commander of his group’s volunteer battalion, had told the crowd before the clashes.
The protesters had been escorted by hundreds of members of the security forces as they marched from Kiev’s Independence or Maidan square to the offices of the president.
President Petro Poroshenko has described the blockade as a “destabilising factor” for the war-scarred and cash-strapped former Soviet state.
The pro-Western leader has warned that the coal delivery stoppage would leave parts of Kiev and other cities without heating, and said it could cost 300,000 jobs as factories grind to a halt without power.
But protesters took aim at Poroshenko at Sunday’s march.
“Shame on the corrupt government!”, “The enemy is within!” they shouted, some hurling firecrackers before the clashes..
Several arrests
At least seven protesters were detained during the demonstration by more than 1,000 people, many wearing camouflage and balaclavas. Among those arrested was Mykola Kokhanivskyi, the head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists .
Before the violence began, he told the crowd: “We once again warn the authorities who trade coal with the occupied territories, making cash from blood.”
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textClashes over blockade of coal from eastern Ukraine | DW |
The blockade, which began in late January, has led to power shortages in government-held parts of the country, leading to officials declaring a state of emergency in the energy sector.
Power cut warning
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a blockade is the last thing the cash-strapped former Soviet state needs at this time, warning that Kyiv and other cities could be left without heating.
Poroshenko has warned that up to 300,000 jobs could be lost as factories grind to a halt without power.
The independent trade union of miners (NGPU) of West Donbass
Recently corrupt former McCain acolyte and president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, resigned as Governor of Odessa [after been granted Ukrainian citizenship]. The reason for throwing the towel in Ukraine? Corruption in politics. Where do all the European funds go?
- “On 7 November 2016 Saakashvili resigned as Governor while blaming President Poroshenko personally for enabling corruption in Odessa and in Ukraine overall. Four days later he announced his goal to create a new political party called Wave.”
○ Ukraine: Interview Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko | RFE/RL – Aug. 2005 |
[Update-2] :: Wonderful one-sided news from Ukraine – Trendolizer TM – NATO or here.
