Ukrainian Conflict

[RRW]

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

I think this picture is appropriate, despite portraying a different person at a different time.

[Der Langrisser]

Putin signs laws annexing Crimea as Russia investors take fright
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K0MC20140321

Putin looks to Asia as West threatens to isolate Russia
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K07S20140321

[Ithekro]

At least something good came out of all this....she does look cute.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Der Langrisser

Putin looks to Asia as West threatens to isolate Russia
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K07S20140321

China will sign. It is desperate for energy. Very, very desperate.

[Der Langrisser]

European Union signs landmark political deal with Ukraine
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K0UX20140321

Insight: EU options on Russian energy stranglehold few and pricy
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K14D20140321

France to suspend military cooperation with Russia
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K0U520140321

[konart]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

China will sign. It is desperate for energy. Very, very desperate.

Well, some of our billionaires, like Usmanov already moving their money to China (Dark Knight style ). Usmanov sold his part in Apple and Facebook to put his money into some Chinese companies (Alibaba and some other)

Wikimart is working with eBay on Chinese goods delivery all over Russia too.

Japanese Marubeni Corporationis working with Chechnya in oil industry. (Not China, but hey!)

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

Funny thing is, she looks a lot like Riza Hawkeye from FMA, uniform and all.

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[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by konart

Well, some of our billionaires, like Usmanov already moving their money to China (Dark Knight style ). Usmanov sold his part in Apple and Facebook to put his money into some Chinese companies (Alibaba and some other)

Everybody is. And extra early too thanks to this crisis (and Alibaba being listed on NYSE); I thought it will be mid-April before we see the flight and people start short-selling in May.

Wikimart is working with eBay on Chinese goods delivery all over Russia too.

Is that the Russian Walmart.

Japanese Marubeni Corporationis working with Chechnya in oil industry. (Not China, but hey!)

Lots of insiders point to it being 893-run. They invest wherever is exploitable and nobody wants to go; it is late in Africa and there are plenty of rumours recently about them bribing government officials in SEA. Chechnya sounds like the place they would want to go to flip oil and natural gas.

Until Japan starts farming seabed methane there will be plenty of profiteering given the large disparity between the ruble and the yen.

[konart]

And just a bit more qt:

[Der Langrisser]

Putin pledges support for sanctions-hit Russian bank
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K1TA20140321

Russia's finance ministry admits sanctions bite
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2K1Q220140321

First on CNN: Intelligence from field has White House 'very concerned' about Russia invading more of Ukraine – possibly soon
http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03...y-coming-days/

[Roger Rambo]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

The Baltic 3 unlike Ukraine is a part of NATO. Unless Putin is insane he is going to find those "self defense forces" are going to be target practice for US drones.

And that doesn't change the fact that Putin is comparing Estonia and Ukraine together. That's a pretty blatant threat given that Russia might be fighting a shooting war with the Ukriane over this issue.

[Der Langrisser]

Shots fired as Russian troops force their way into Ukrainian base in Crimea
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2L0BN20140322

[LeoXiao]

Originally Posted by konart

And just a bit more qt:

''Snow in Crimea''? What does the rest say?

[RRW]

Originally Posted by LeoXiao

''Snow in Crimea''? What does the rest say?

Expanding influence of Russia in the snow immerses me in a special feeling. I like it.

[Der Langrisser]

NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine's border, worries over Transdniestria
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2M07O20140323

[lightbringer]

Seeing a lot of Reuters links here. CNN printed some great articles by Guardian editor Simon Tisdall, and Stephen Cohen's interview and Gregor Gysi's speech at the German parliament are worth watching, too. The propaganda war is thick on all sides in this conflict, unfortunately it's just as thick here in the West (where great pains are being taken to demonize Russia) as in Russia and Ukraine (in both countries, hysteria is being whipped up), so it's very important to get as many sources as possible and do as much cross-checking as possible if you really want to know what's going on.

I was hoping I'd be the first to post about this new sensation but no such luck. For those who can't read German and are challenged with Google Translate, the headline reads "New Crimea Prosecutor becomes Manga Sex Symbol". Some of the Japanese twitters are cited as "I dunno what the speech is about but I support her, she's beautiful" as well as "The Crimea crisis only happened so that the Internet could find HER".

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by lightbringer

The propaganda war is thick on all sides in this conflict,

It is EUROPE. For the past 2-3 millenia, it is always one bloody country that wanted to control the entire continent. We already have Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Frederick the Great and Ferdinand of Aragon, just to name a few.

Now it is no more steel and psyche, it is all media.

[AnimeFan188]

Russia Snatched Ukraine’s Rust-Bucket Submarine:

"Russian forces have bloodlessly captured the Ukrainian navy’s sole submarine
Zaporizhzhia at her home port in Sevastopol—the strategic peninsula the Moscow
has been steadily annexing since late February.

But for Moscow, capturing Zaporizhzhia is more a symbolic victory than a practical
military one. The 1970-vintage Foxtrot-class submarine is barely functional. It’s likely
the Russian navy will promptly decommission the prize vessel rather than try to
rehabilitate her."

See:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/ed1f0b7c4347


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The Mafia Ruling Ukraine’s Mobs:

"Organized crime helped Putin grab Crimea, and may open the way for him to
take more of Russian-speaking Ukraine."

See:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...n-ukraine.html


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Russian Forces Take Over One of the Last Ukrainian Bases in Crimea:

"Russian forces pushed Saturday to complete their expulsion of the Ukrainian
military from the disputed Crimean Peninsula, smashing through the gates of a
base here with armored vehicles, firing weapons into the air and demanding that
the cornered Ukrainian soldiers surrender."

See:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/wo...ref=world&_r=0


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NATO sounds alarm as Russian forces build on Ukraine border:

"Warnings of a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine as the country consolidates its
hold on Crimea."

See:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Secur...Ukraine-border


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Obama aide: 'Possible' Russia could enter Ukraine:

"A top White House aide says it's possible that Russia could invade eastern
Ukraine, and even U.S. military assistance would be unlikely to prevent it."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-aide-pos...-politics.html


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NATO commander warns of Russian threat to separatist Moldova region:

"NATO's top military commander said on Sunday Russia had built up a "very
sizeable" force on its border with Ukraine and Moscow may have a region in
another ex-Soviet republic, Moldova, in its sights after annexing Crimea."

See:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A2M09920140323


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Finns, Swedes Weigh NATO Membership:

"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."

See:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/2...ATO-Membership

[MrTerrorist]

Crimea's New Attorney General Reacts to Her Internet Fandom

In a recent interview (via The Voice of Russia), Russian television channel NTV asked the prosecutor what she thought about her newfound fame online.

"This is the first I've heard of it," she replied. "Well, I want to be viewed as the Attorney General, and I want to be evaluated on the way in which I do my job. I'm putting tremendous effort into that."

In another interview, which was uploaded on March 23, Poklonskaya said the reaction online was a "great surprise" to her. Honestly, she didn't quite seem to know how to react.

I was kinda expecting a Tsundere reaction.