Posted on 03/25/2014 12:40:07 AM PDT by PaulCruz2016
Rallies have swept eastern Ukraine, with residents protesting against Kiev’s coup-imposed government and demanding a referendum to decide on the future of the region. Thousands took to the streets in Kharkov, Donetsk, Lugansk, and Odessa on Sunday.
About 5,000 protesters gathered in the city of Kharkov on Sunday to rally in favor of federalizing the country and holding people’s referendums in eastern Ukraine.
The demonstrators also demanded to make Russian the official language of the Kharkov region. Russian is the most common first language in the eastern regions.
Furthermore, the residents of Kharkov proclaimed illegitimate the political part of the EU-Ukraine association agreement signed by coup-installed Prime Minister Yatsenyuk. Some of the protesters headed to the Russian embassy, asking Moscow to investigate the legality of the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine and addressed Crimeans, asking to help the region.
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Moscow is angling for that invitation.
You know, to protect the local folks. But it can afford to wait.
Be very careful, Russia. One day, the Dragon will consume the Bear using the Bear's own methods, its own logic and justifications....
Russia Today = KGB propaganda
How dare them try to overthrow their legally elected government. [/sarc]
Slavic Spring. It was cool when Obama ushered in the Arab Spring, so I guess this is fine too.
You mean Eastern Slavic Spring.....Western Slavs want no part of this.
Not all Arabs wanted Arab Spring either... just the Muslim Brotherhood (and Obama)
Shades of the Sudetenland
You’re only saying that because its true. :-)
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