Ukraine Protests

[Velo Vol]

The Tatars are Muslim and assume a sizable proportion of the population in Crimea and the Ukraine as well. If religion will play a role in any of this dispute, I'd place my money more on the tension between the Tatar minority and the dominant ethnic Russians in Crimea.

Yes in Crimea, no in the rest of Ukraine.

 

[Burhead]

NATO green lights AWACS flights to monitor the situation in Ukraine.

 

[volprof]

BBC News - Nato jets to monitor Ukraine border

 

[volprof]

NATO green lights AWACS flights to monitor the situation in Ukraine.

You beat me to it.

 

[volprof]

Yes in Crimea, no in the rest of Ukraine.

My mistake then. I thought I had heard that.

 

[Grand Vol]

Don't know antyhing about them, but Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate has a different head than the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).

Right, but I think they all technically fall under the Eastern Orthodox church. Kind of like the way the Catholic Church eventually ends up at Rome.

 

[Toujours Pret]

The pro-Russian militias have been marking Tatar homes in Crimea and there have been reports of some Tatars leaving/being deported. It doesn't look good, that's how ethnic cleansing starts.

Not unlike the Bosnian Serb "militias" operating with the tacit approval/support of Belgrade.

 

[Burhead]

Not unlike the Bosnian Serb "militias" operating with the tacit approval/support of Belgrade.

Speaking of the Serbs, some have traveled to Crimea to "support their Orthodox brothers".

 

[Toujours Pret]

Speaking of the Serbs, some have traveled to Crimea to "support their Orthodox brothers".

There was a fairly substantial pipeline of "volunteers" flowing the other way during the Bosnian war.

 

[Burhead]

There was a fairly substantial pipeline of "volunteers" flowing the other way during the Bosnian war.

Also a few Greeks as well.

 

[volprof]

Apparently Cher has entered this neo-Cold War between the Ukraine and Russia. According to BBC radio, Ukrainian bases have been playing Cher's greatest hits over loudspeakers, the aim being to make the Russian soldiers outside more placated and calm.

I guess this is the opposite approach to Panama.

 

[volprof]

Cher. haha! Goodness.

 

[volprof]

Crimean parliament has organized a New Crimean Army to serve the autonomous republic.

This may very well all end in another week or two, but I'm getting closer and closer every day to leaning towards the negative on this one. I don't think this ends well.

 

[FLVOL69]

Agreed

 

[Grand Vol]

Crimean parliament has organized a New Crimean Army to serve the autonomous republic.

This may very well all end in another week or two, but I'm getting closer and closer every day to leaning towards the negative on this one. I don't think this ends well.

Depends on who it's ending well for...

 

[Velo Vol]

Those Serbs are troublemakers, aren't they?

 

[Burhead]

What looks to be Russian S-300 SAMs moving towards the Eastern Ukrainian border;

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPWMDq7R6c[/youtube]

 

[volprof]

CNN Poll: 59% approve of sanctions against Russia – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

 

[rocktopper16]

How many ports are in crimeria?

 

[Velo Vol]

How many ports are in crimeria?

Looks like approximately five.

 

[volprof]

Interesting alternative read on the crisis. Very thorough and covers Yany's reign, the coup itself, US involvement, NATO and the Ukraine, and Ukrainian geopolitical, geographical, and military significance, etc.

NATO Coup in Ukraine. “Wag the Dog” Military Deployment in a Crucial Geopolitical Pivot? | Global Research

 

[Toujours Pret]

Interesting alternative read on the crisis. Very thorough and covers Yany's reign, the coup itself, US involvement, NATO and the Ukraine, and Ukrainian geopolitical, geographical, and military significance, etc.

NATO Coup in Ukraine. “Wag the Dog” Military Deployment in a Crucial Geopolitical Pivot? | Global Research

Long read, very interesting take, probably closer to the truth than anything reported as such. Thanks for the link.

 

[Velo Vol]

NATO Coup in Ukraine. “Wag the Dog” Military Deployment in a Crucial Geopolitical Pivot? | Global Research

Who is the purported they behind "NATO imperialism"?

 

[Abe Hoffman]

Apparently Cher has entered this neo-Cold War between the Ukraine and Russia. According to BBC radio, Ukrainian bases have been playing Cher's greatest hits over loudspeakers, the aim being to make the Russian soldiers outside more placated and calm.

I guess this is the opposite approach to Panama.

And the beat goes on . . .

 

[Velo Vol]

Apparently only flights to Russia are now being allowed at the Simferopol airport.