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Showing posts with label Ukraine Crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ukraine Crisis. Show all posts

Saturday, April 11, 2015

IZAKOVIC: German Military to Bring Back Leopard II MBT

German military to bring back mothballed tanks

Berlin has announced plans to bring dozens of mothballed tanks back into service. There is speculation the move is in response to increased demands from the Ukraine crisis.


 

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Monday, March 30, 2015

50 Abram Tanks being Shipped to Ukraine - Europeans Outraged

Apparently, Obama, though he says he hasn’t made up his mind about whether to send weapons to Ukraine, actually has and is. He now seems to be quietly trashing the spirit though no provision in the Minsk II truce that was arranged by Merkel, Hollande, Putin, and Poroshenko, and signed by the OSCE, Russia, Ukraine, and both of the rebelling former parts of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic. Obama now appears to be sending heavy weapons to Ukraine, and thus assisting Ukraine to resume attacking the DPR & LPR.

Even conservative Europeans are expressing outrage. Followers of Italy’s Sylvio Berlusconi, and even the leader of Austria’s anti-immigrant “Freedom Party,” are shocked and appalled by this Obama action.

Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of Austria’s Freedom Party, posted online a photo alleged to be of Bradley tanks now on rail-cars in Linz Austria en-route to Ukraine; he estimated 50 of them.

Then, Berlusconi’s Milan newspaper Il Giornale posted this article on Wednesday March 25th:

Sighted in Austria, American tanks: “I direct in Ukraine”

Here are the photos that show the first American tanks traveling to Ukraine

http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/u-s-ships-50-bradley-tanks-to-ukraine-europeans-are-furious/

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Switzerland: Rally in Support of Novorossiya


The Swiss join the fray.

Rally in support of Novorossiya in Switzerland (VIDEO)

on: March 02, 2015

Europeans who are not indifferent, they went out to the street to support Novorossiya. They spoke against Ukrainian authorities that killed many civilians in Donbass.

And now judged by all the features, Ukrainian government is preparing to commit crimes under the patronage of their tutors and sponsors from the USA.

The "Russian Spring"


Pavel Gubarev
Genesis of Ukraine and Ukrainians. Maidan as a bifurcation point of “nation-building”

Ukraine is a vast – in European terms – multiethnic country. Situated on the line of the civilizational joint of Western and Russian civilizations, it produced a number of sub ethnic groups and identities, concocted on the basis of admission or rejection of certain cultural and civilizational elements of the neighbouring nations. Before 1939 Ukrainians existed as ethnic minorities of the adjoining states and were often subjected to repressions on religious, ethnic and cultural grounds, and the ultimate unification of the Ukrainian lands took place only in composition of the Ukrainian SSR. At that time the self-appellation “Ukrainians” was not widely known. This ethnonyme became well-known only in the Soviet period of the history of Ukraine.

The territories, in which Ukrainians constituted ethnic minorities, were also included in composition of Ukraine, particularly, Donbas and the Crimean Peninsula. The emergence of Ukrainian statehood, which was formed on the basis of Soviet ideology – the principles of internationalism, equality and social justice coincided with the process of unification of Ukraine. Thus, controversies between the ethnic groups and sub ethnic groups had been muted, and differences in life styles did not have great impact on the lookout of the Ukrainians. The concept of “brotherly nations” implying Russians, Byelorussians and Ukrainians had been developed in Soviet science. Domestic clashes of regional clans did occur, of course; nevertheless, they did not stem from the issue of national identity. 



Ukraine wants a Leading War


Zaharchenko: Ukraine wants leading a war
on: February 28, 2015

Zaharchenko said that Ukraine wanted leading a war; otherwise they would not have shelled us.

Ukrainian part is making a show that they withdraw armament, and they are shelling this time. Our Republic makes all efforts to settle this conflict by peaceful means, we do not want war’, the head of the DPR Alexandr Zaharchenko told at the briefing.

‘I’d like to point out that fulfillment of military points of Minsk agreements are to be reinforced with the work of economic and politic points.

Taking into account the fact that some regulation measures, for instance, questions concerning special status of Donbass or constitutional reform demand long coordination between Kiev from the one side and Donetsk and Lugansk from another side. And we have to start this work immediately’, the head of the republic pointed out.

http://youtu.be/HeZj_YB2sO0

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Emergency Announcement from the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic

The Donetsk People's Republic have withdrawn their heavy armaments. ~ GNC

Emergency announcement of the Head of the DPR in regard to the withdrawal of heavy armaments
on: February 26, 2015

Head of the DPR Aleksandr Zakharchenko made an emergency announcement in Donetsk on February 26 in regard to the withdrawal of heavy armaments from the line of contact. He recited to the journalists the text of the document submitted to the Head of the OSCE mission in the DPR. “In pursuance of the Declaration of 12.02.2015 and the “Package of measures concerning implementation of the Minsk Agreement” the Donetsk People’s Republic has withdrawn heavy armament to the agreed upon and registered by the given document distance”, the document claims. Aleksandr Zakharchenko remarked that the DPR has withdrawn 90% of artillery, mortar-guns and heavy equipment. “The Ukrainian side evades the commitments formalized by part 2 of the “Package of measures concerning implementation of the Minsk Agreement” and has not started the withdrawal of heavy armaments agreed upon by the sides. The Donetsk People’s Republic offers to Ukrainian side an opportunity to start the withdrawal of heavy armaments envisaged by the “Package of measures concerning implementation of the Minsk Agreement” before 6 PM Kiev time and 7 PM of DPR time on 27.02.2015. In case of violation by the Ukrainian side of the Declaration of 12.02.2015 and the “Package of measures concerning implementation of the Minsk Agreement” the Donetsk People’s Republic is forced to reserve the right to return the heavy armaments to the places of previous dislocation as of 12.02.2015”, the document says. “ The Donetsk People’s Republic lays all the responsibility for the wrecking of the plan of peaceful settlement of the conflict envisaged the Declaration of 12.02.2015 and the “Package of measures concerning implementation of the Minsk Agreement” on the Ukrainian side”, says the document. Aleksandr Zakharchenko also informed the audience about the incessant attacks of Ukrainian forces at the Donetsk airport, Kirovskiy district of Donetsk, Gorlovka, Dokuchayevsk and Yelenovka. “If shelling and attacks do not stop, we reserve the right to consider the Minsk Agreement wrecked by the Ukrainian side. Military equipment will be returned to their previous positions. All attempts to attack our settlements will be checked in the bud”, he stressed. According to the Head of the DPR, the leadership of the LPR will make the similar announcement.

Pavlopol and Pischevik Invaded by the DPR

Couple days old news from Novorossia Today. ~ GNC

The DPR’s Army invaded Pavlopol and Pischevik
on: February 25, 2015

The militias of the DPR’s Army came into Pavlopol and Pischevik, these are the settlements in the southern front, near Mariupol.

They were neutral earlier, and then the fighters of the punitive battalion Azov announced that they started attacking Novoazovsk, that they took Pavlopol, Shirokino and Kominternovo.

Ukrainian occupants came into these settlements and hoisted their flags having used the sharpening situation in Debaltsevo.
Ukrainian Mass Media presented this situation as a great victory, however, when the Army of Novorossia counterattacked Nazis fled.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Joint 4,500-strong Military Unit with Poland and Lithuania Ratified by Ukrainian President

Ukrainian President ratifies joint 4,500-strong military unit with Poland and Lithuania

Published time: February 20, 2015 21:48
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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.(Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko)

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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law ratifying the creation of a joint military unit with Poland and Lithuania. The unit is set to carry out tasks which have been given a UN Security Council mandate. 


Tuesday, February 17, 2015

European Volunteers Fighting for Eastern Ukraine: 'United Continent'

‘United Continent’: European volunteers fighting Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine

Published time: August 30, 2014 11:02
Edited time: September 06, 2014 09:57
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European volunteers are streaming into Ukraine to join the fighting on both sides. While Kiev’s forces are beefed up with mercenaries from private military companies, Europeans have also come to defend the rebel Donbass region of their own free will.

One of the latest reinforcements of anti-Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine are four French ex-serviceman who have come to fight this war, thousands of kilometers from home.

“It’s our war. It’s everybody’s war, it’s every European’s war,” Guillaume, a French fighter in Ukraine defending the Donbass region, told RT’s Paula Slier.



French fighter Guillaume. Screenshot from RT video 


News Crew from RT Comes Under Shelling at Donetsk Airport

RT crew comes under shelling at Donetsk Airport

Published time: February 17, 2015 12:43
Edited time: February 17, 2015 16:53
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The building of Donetsk Airport which has been destroyed by shelling.(RIA Novosti / Mikhail Voskresenskiy)
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RT correspondent Murad Gazdiev and his crew have come under fire in the area of the Donetsk Airport, which was the scene of intense fighting for months before the ceasefire agreed in Minsk started on February 15.

Gazdiev, cameraman Sam Henderson from RT’s News Team show and a contributing cameraman, were filming at Donetsk International airport when it happened. 


Read More - http://rt.com/news/233099-donetsk-shelling-rt-caught/

US Army Commander Admits Confusing Location of Key Ukrainian City

‘Such a knucklehead’: US army commander admits confusing location of key Ukrainian city

Published time: February 17, 2015 11:29
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U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges.(Reuters / Agencja Gazeta)

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A US general and NATO's most senior military commander in Europe said he felt like a “knucklehead” after mixing up the location of the strategically important Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. 


Debaltsevo Contested Despite Ceasefire

Contested Debaltsevo area remains a stumbling block in E.Ukraine

Published time: February 17, 2015 07:21
Edited time: February 17, 2015 19:16
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Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine February 16, 2015.(Reuters / Gleb Garanich)
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Clashes continue around Debaltsevo, a city contested by Kiev’s forces and Ukrainian anti-government troops. Fighting goes on there even as ceasefire is mostly observed in other parts of the conflict zone.

The rebels insist that Debaltsevo has been encircled and that their opponents should lay down their arms and leave it immediately. Kiev claims that the city is its advance stronghold and must remain under its control under the Minsk agreement.




Reuters / Baz Ratner

The issue was one of the major bones of contention during last week’s marathon talks in the Belarusian capital and was not resolved there, with the parties agreeing to hold additional fact-finding probes to find a common ground.

The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, said the clashes in Debaltsevo are not a violation of the ceasefire agreed on in Minsk on February 12.

“It’s all in the framework of the Minsk agreements. We’re sticking to our positions. Debaltsevo is in our rear area. According to the Minsk agreements, all illegal armed groups on the territory of Donbass must be disbanded or disarmed. So, the disarmament of illegal armed groups is what we’re doing,” Zakharchenko told LifeNews website.

Meanwhile, Kiev said that it views the fighting near Debaltsevo – where thousands of Ukrainian troops remain trapped – as a violation of the Minsk agreements.

“The militants want to surround Debaltsevo and thus destroy all possibilities for further implementation of the Minsk agreements," Valery Chaly, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s administration said during a briefing on Tuesday. 


Read More - http://rt.com/news/232983-ukraine-ceasefire-concrete-measures/

Monday, February 16, 2015

Ray of Light from Minsk Deal as Clouds Gather over Kiev

Minsk deal a ray of light as clouds gather over Kiev 



Bryan MacDonald is a Russia-based Irish journalist and media commentator who focuses on Russia and its hinterlands and international geo-politics.

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Published time: February 13, 2015 04:10 



A Ukrainian serviseman talks on his mobile phone outside Debaltsevo, eastern Ukraine February 10, 2015. (Reuters / Alexei Chernyshev)

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The Minsk agreement makes a dent in the darkness engulfing Ukraine. It's now imperative that all parties to the conflict seize the chance to let the light in.

Europe’s three most powerful leaders emerged after 17 hours of tough negotiations in Minsk with a ceasefire deal which will hopefully create the conditions for a permanent peace. 


Read More - http://rt.com/op-edge/231883-minsk-agreement-peace-ukraine/

Ceasefire at Risk in Ukraine, Violations Presisting

Backed Rebels Accuse Each Other Of Violations

| By PETR JOSEK
Posted: 02/16/2015 4:42 am EST Updated: 46 minutes ago



LUHANSKE, Ukraine (AP) — Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week.

Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, the warring sides to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line Tuesday. That plan already looks at risk, with the rebels saying they are not satisfied that conditions are in place for the process to go ahead.


Sunday, February 15, 2015

Kiev asks Famous Soviet Football Champ to Fight in Eastern Ukraine, Refuses

Famous Soviet football champ refuses to fight for Kiev in E. Ukraine

Published time: February 15, 2015 19:17
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An armoured vehicle and a building, destroyed during battles between the armed forces of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and the Ukrainian armed forces, are seen in Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov)

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Soviet football legend Aleksandr Zavarov said he will not fight in the eastern Ukraine conflict, after reports surfaced that a draft notice bearing the 53-year-old’s name was delivered to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) last week. 


Nuclear Missile from Kiev Hit Donetsk in August, 2014?

(My personal take on this, it may have been a Fuel-air bomb. ~ GNC)

Kiev Missile Nuked Donetsk

Posted by Gordon Duff on February 13, 2015

Video analysis outlines missile strike with nuclear warhead

By Jeff Smith and Gordon Duff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOiUd-zun9g#t=83

The video was supplied by Glen Canady. The analysis done by Jeff Smith, nuclear physicist and nuclear weapons expert, former investigator for the IAEA.

The date is August 2014, location Donetsk. The evidence indicates a nuclear missile attack, ground to ground, launched by the Kiev government. No conventional, thermobaric or otherwise, weapon could have done this.

There is clear evidence of a missile. We waited for someone to act, do something, say something meaningful, then we acted. We clearly have a nuclear war ongoing in the Ukraine. From Jeff Smith:

35 to 40 seconds in on the right hand side of the video is the nuke going off. The Yellow Orange flash is from alpha and beta radiation being generated in the atmosphere by the warhead detonation. The Radar proximity fuse detonated the warhead between 1,000 to 3,000 feet in altitude. 


Novorossiyan Forces Disavow Ceasefire at Encircled Town

Ukraine Rebels Disavow Ceasefire At Encircled Town

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Posted: 02/15/2015 6:17 am EST Updated: 15 minutes ago 





 

By Anton Zverev and Gleb Garanich

DONETSK/ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine's rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has taken place in recent weeks.

Guns fell abruptly silent at midnight across much of eastern Ukraine in line with the ceasefire agreement, but the pro-Russian rebels announced that they would not observe the truce at Debaltseve, where Ukraine army forces have been encircled.