Ukraine Crisis 2014
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Setting aside the energy dependence issue, how does the International Space Station continue to function when Russia has the only current method of getting people there and back!
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I think NATO and the EU talk the Ukrainians into accepting the loss of Crimea, and then directly after off membership into NATO effective immidaitly.
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Breaking News...
Source: Sky News
Ukranian Security Chief Anounces Military Exercise to be held with United States and Britain.
Source: Sky News
Ukranian Security Chief Anounces Military Exercise to be held with United States and Britain.
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Errrr is it? I already mentioned this in the war with Russia thread, already planned exercise
See
US Army to proceed with planned exercise in Ukraine - News - Stripes
See
US Army to proceed with planned exercise in Ukraine - News - Stripes
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Well it appears that the Russian populace will be waking up to some changes..
BBC News - Visa and MasterCard block Russian bank customers
BBC News - Visa and MasterCard block Russian bank customers
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How William Hague Deceived the House of Commons on Ukraine | David Morrison
''It is simply untrue that the Rada followed the procedure laid down in the Ukrainian constitution to impeach and remove a president from power.
Article 108 of the constitution specifies four circumstances in which a president may cease to exercise power before the end of his term. Those are:
Thus, Article 111 obliges the Rada to establish a special investigatory commission to formulate charges against the president, seek evidence to justify the charges and come to conclusions about the president's guilt for the Rada to consider. To find the president guilty, at least two-thirds of Rada members must assent.
Prior to a final vote to remove the president from power, the procedure requires
The Rada didn't follow this procedure at all. No investigatory commission was established and the Courts were not involved. On 22 February, the Rada simply passed a bill removing President Yanukovych from office.
Furthermore, the bill wasn't even supported by three-quarters of Rada members as required by Article 111 - it was supported by 328 members, when it required 338 (since the Rada has 450 members).''
''It is simply untrue that the Rada followed the procedure laid down in the Ukrainian constitution to impeach and remove a president from power.
Article 108 of the constitution specifies four circumstances in which a president may cease to exercise power before the end of his term. Those are:
- resignation;
- inability to exercise his or her powers for reasons of health;
- removal from office by the procedure of impeachment;
- death.
Thus, Article 111 obliges the Rada to establish a special investigatory commission to formulate charges against the president, seek evidence to justify the charges and come to conclusions about the president's guilt for the Rada to consider. To find the president guilty, at least two-thirds of Rada members must assent.
Prior to a final vote to remove the president from power, the procedure requires
- the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to review the case and certify that the constitutional procedure of investigation and consideration has been followed, and
- the Supreme Court of Ukraine to certify that the acts of which the President is accused are worthy of impeachment.
The Rada didn't follow this procedure at all. No investigatory commission was established and the Courts were not involved. On 22 February, the Rada simply passed a bill removing President Yanukovych from office.
Furthermore, the bill wasn't even supported by three-quarters of Rada members as required by Article 111 - it was supported by 328 members, when it required 338 (since the Rada has 450 members).''
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Danny #509,
How apt, and appropriate an Aesop's fable is in this instance. I suspect though that whilst enjoying the sound of their own ego's, our western politicians will have little effect , in reality, in "belling" the Putin cat.
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How apt, and appropriate an Aesop's fable is in this instance. I suspect though that whilst enjoying the sound of their own ego's, our western politicians will have little effect , in reality, in "belling" the Putin cat.
Smudge
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Finns, Swedes Weigh NATO Membership
HELSINKI — Heightened regional tensions, which have grown in the wake of the disputed legality of Crimea’s referendum to join the Russian Federation, have rekindled debate over whether non-aligned Sweden and Finland can protect their sovereignty outside of NATO.
Nordic NATO-aligned neighbors Denmark and Norway have long sought a High North defense solution that includes Finland and Sweden as permanent members of the alliance. This is regarded as the optimum pan-Nordic solution to establish a lasting, credible deterrent against threats to countries in the region.
The Kremlin has, in inter-governmental talks with Finland and Sweden since 2012, urged both countries to forgo NATO membership and join a Russia-led Eastern Alliance, a prospect that neither of the two Nordic states has shown any appetite for.
Against a backdrop of growing support for NATO membership in Sweden, opinion in Finland is slowly shifting toward what the country’s Council of State describes as a “collective defense solution.”............
Russian plans to reopen military bases, and relocate more than 150,000 personnel to facilities near the Finnish and Norwegian borders in coming months, are certain to accelerate the search by Finland and Sweden for long-term “collective defense” solutions............
HELSINKI — Heightened regional tensions, which have grown in the wake of the disputed legality of Crimea’s referendum to join the Russian Federation, have rekindled debate over whether non-aligned Sweden and Finland can protect their sovereignty outside of NATO.
Nordic NATO-aligned neighbors Denmark and Norway have long sought a High North defense solution that includes Finland and Sweden as permanent members of the alliance. This is regarded as the optimum pan-Nordic solution to establish a lasting, credible deterrent against threats to countries in the region.
The Kremlin has, in inter-governmental talks with Finland and Sweden since 2012, urged both countries to forgo NATO membership and join a Russia-led Eastern Alliance, a prospect that neither of the two Nordic states has shown any appetite for.
Against a backdrop of growing support for NATO membership in Sweden, opinion in Finland is slowly shifting toward what the country’s Council of State describes as a “collective defense solution.”............
Russian plans to reopen military bases, and relocate more than 150,000 personnel to facilities near the Finnish and Norwegian borders in coming months, are certain to accelerate the search by Finland and Sweden for long-term “collective defense” solutions............
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If one was a conspirocy theorist one would say the US is letting the whole Ukraine thing go for a bit to serve as an example. Unless your a card caring member of NATO, we won't be there for you!
If one was a conspirocy theorist one would say the US is letting the whole Ukraine thing go for a bit to serve as an example. Unless your a card caring member of NATO, we won't be there for you!