Ukraine: Thousands of soldiers moving towards Kiev

AFP via translation | May 26, 2007

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Ukraine: thousands of soldiers move towards Kiev

KIEV - Several thousands of soldiers belonging to the troops of the ministry for the Interior, carried out by their commander, honest to president Viktor Iouchtchenko, move towards Kiev, in spite of the order of their minister, faithful to the Ukrainian government, affirmed Saturday the ministry.

“On May 26 (...) of the units of the interior, strong troops several thousands of people, took the road towards Kiev”, affirmed the ministry all while being said “worried” by this situation.

“The order on their displacement was given personally by the commander of the interior troops Olexandre Kikhtenko” close to the presidency, “in spite of the order of the Minister of Interior Department”, faithful to the government, underlines the official statement.

A person in charge for service of the interior troops contacted by AFP could not confirm these assertions. “We do not have this kind of information”, declared this person in charge.

[Grzegorz 246]

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Russia voices ‘worry’ over Ukraine developments UPDATE
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/05/25/afx3758564.html

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Several thousands of soldiers belonging to the troops of the ministry for the Interior, carried out by their commander, honest to president Viktor Iouchtchenko, move towards Kiev, in spite of the order of their minister, faithful to the Ukrainian government, affirmed Saturday the ministry.

What is going on over there? Aren't the president and the Ukrainian goverment on the same side? This article is confusing? The soldiers have a commander who is faithful to the president, and these same soldiers have a minister that is faithful to the government. Don't the minister and the president work for the same government? Gee whiz???

[johnny7]

Putin and his minions...

[VietVet]

It is a parliamentary form of government, remember. Parliament and President elected separately. Minister of the Interior Appointed by Parliament. Commander of the “troops of the interior ministry” (i.e. State Security Police) is said to be loyal to the President. Looks like a coup-d’etat shaping up.

[rawhide]

Thanks for the reply. I understand what you are saying.

PS: Who do we (US) root for in all of this? The president or the minister?

[VeniVidiVici]

Russia voices ‘worry’ over Ukraine developments UPDATE

Oh brother. Does this bring back some memories or what? Next thing you know Putin will say that Russian troops will invade the Ukraine in response to an urgent request by the ministry.

[Thunder90]

Putin is stirring up things in Ukraine!!!

[Camel Joe]

Those here in the US that stand for Freedom stand beside President Viktor Yushchenko. Vlad Putin and his evil minions in the imperialist Parliament stand between the Ukrainian people and peace.

[M. Espinola]

That commie sob does not stop. One week he is attacking a sovereign nation through the Internet, riots, energy blackmail in the dead of winter, Kremlin control of all Russkie TV media, sending his Nashi goons to break into embassies, assassinating media critics (on both sides of the Atlantic), and now what looks like an actually military coup the Ukraine (since the poison did not murder that nation's president.)

1938 in reverse - as world's leaders remain in their slumber.

[M. Espinola]

Putin was well tutored in the history of Moscow's invasions.

1956 Budapest

East Germany, 1953, Russian tanks ordered to crush resistance to Moscow's brutal system of communist slavery.