Danwichmann Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Opposition have taken control of Kiev. Armed forces vanished along with the President overnight. Dafuq. And the police are supposed to have switched sides as well now. I really think this is moving to a full on civil war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Yeah, apparently one region's council has declared constitutional control i.e. the country is becoming more divided. No surprise given the demographics of the place but that is as ominous as it gets. Edited February 22, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sarajevo Mark II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah, apparently one region's council has declared constitutional control i.e. the country is becoming more divided. No surprise given the demographics of the place but that is as ominous as it gets. I think quite a few regional leaders in the east are "taking control" until "the situation calms down". It's going to get worse before it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nobody worry, Obama's got everything under control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 What's Obama got to do with this? Not everything is about America. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sarcasm: 1. mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Ukraine is very much of interest to the US. Geopolitics innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sarcasm: 1. mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult Yeah, but the "Thanks Obama" thing doesn't really play on a board which is 90% British. It feels like you are trying to crowbar it in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Woke up on the wrong side, Rev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted February 22, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Reports (Reuters) stating that the president tried to flee to Russia and is now in eastern Ukraine. President: events a coup and are illegal Opposition leader: Dictatorship has fallen Hopefully this is the start of the long road to recovery but I fear for what is to come. Edited February 22, 2014 by trekka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Well, Tymoshenko is out of jail so I guess she might get another go (would that be her third or fourth?). I'm not quite sure what they'd be recovering to: a country under the control of leaders a little less corrupt than the previous lot perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Tymoshenko released, due to give a speech when she lands in Kiev. EU/Germany must be chuffed. A nice, centre-right, market-friendly president. Can't see Russia being too happy. Can't see it working out too well if/when Russia stop supporting Ukraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) They'll turn off the gas again, just to see how much the Ukraine likes western Europe when they are cold and unable to cook. Edited February 22, 2014 by The_Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Some nice footage from inside the ex-presidents mansion yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I reckon they should just slug it out in a boxing ring, Vitali Klitschko vs the rest (one on one of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ukraine is very much of interest to the US. Geopolitics innit. Well yes, it is. Should Putin decide to restore the "rightful" President by repeating his recent invasion of Georgia, will the EU send it's half dozen remaining tanks to support Ukrainian independence, or will every one squeal for the Americans to protect them? It is a rhetorical question by the way. Hopefully Tsar Vlad will not be that daft but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) I reckon they should just slug it out in a boxing ring, Vitali Klitschko vs the rest (one on one of course). One after the other or does he get a rest between punches? By the 4th or 5th challenger he'd have bored them into submission anyway. Edited February 23, 2014 by dont_do_it_doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 So what happens if / when all this turmoil eventually leads to a fresh general election - and it (possibly) transpires that all those east Ukraine votes keep the current pro Russian stance? I guess the West accepts that's democracy at work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 When you say west do you mean Europe / USA or the west of Ukraine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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