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Ukraine’s Leader Flees Palace as Protesters Widen Control
nytimes ^ | FEB. 22, 2014 | By ANDREW HIGGINS and ANDREW E. KRAMER 4:33 AM ET

Posted on 02/22/2014 7:20:44 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

KIEV, Ukraine — An opposition unit took control of the presidential palace outside Kiev on Saturday, as leaders in Parliament said Ukraine’s president, Viktor F. Yanukovych, had fled the capital a day after a deal was reached aimed at ending the country’s spiral of violence.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: flexible0bama; obamaforeignpolicy; russia; soros; sovietreunion; ukraine; ukrainecrisis; ukrainepresident; ukraineriots; ussr2; yanukovych
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To: maggief

My pleasure , I am very curious to how Vlad will react. The eastern states will ask for his help as they are run by his puppets. What will restrain him?


81 posted on 02/22/2014 12:49:57 PM PST by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: a fool in paradise

Chill people, Yanuk’s digs are nothing compared with Al Gore’s and John Edwards’ palaces!


82 posted on 02/22/2014 1:01:20 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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To: grania

From what I see, they are Nationalists. I have sorted through newsletters at the Ukranian Cultural Center from the 1930’s and the theme is the same, they do not like collectivism and Soviet rule. How many family members were lost during Holodomor. 600 people a day were coming to Kiev from Lviv in support and love of country. Ukranians are afraid of the police because of the corruption and the power they wield over the population. I was on a train coming out of Kiev and asked my wife what the boxcars with the hammers and sickles painted on the sides and the little barred windows were. She responded “prison train”


83 posted on 02/22/2014 1:51:00 PM PST by usual suspect
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To: Blackyce
I don't get the boat at all, it's in a small pond

or the zoo

Or whatever this is.
The regular size toilet is on the right side, this thing is on the same level (too low to be the sink). Toilet for the kids, to wash your shoes? - would appreciate anyone's help

More pics

But damn, I do like those rooms. Wood carved ceilings and all

84 posted on 02/22/2014 1:58:40 PM PST by Ivan Mazepa
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To: usual suspect

thank you


85 posted on 02/22/2014 2:51:55 PM PST by grania
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To: familyop

Thanks for the update.


86 posted on 02/22/2014 3:18:44 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: elhombrelibre

You don’t think EU globalists meddle in affairs like this?


87 posted on 02/22/2014 5:31:02 PM PST by miliantnutcase
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To: P-Marlowe

IB4TNCWW2SITP - In before the neocons who want to stick it to Putin.


88 posted on 02/22/2014 5:35:07 PM PST by miliantnutcase
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To: smokingfrog

Usually when one despotic government is replaced, the new one is more despotic than the former, viz Iran.


89 posted on 02/22/2014 5:48:05 PM PST by Finalmente
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To: SamAdams76

Why do they call those who violently took over a tyrannical government, “protestors”?


90 posted on 02/22/2014 8:30:44 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: SamAdams76

Why do they call those who violently took over a tyrannical government, “protestors”?


91 posted on 02/22/2014 8:31:19 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What’s Ukrainian for “Ceausescu”?


92 posted on 02/22/2014 8:32:17 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: kristinn

The well connected wealthy in our own government are living at or near this level.


93 posted on 02/22/2014 8:43:11 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: kristinn

After looking at these images of his private Disneyland castle, no wonder this SOB fled the country...He’d would have ended up like Gaddafi did.


94 posted on 02/22/2014 8:47:03 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: usual suspect

Has O declared it demoncracy triumphant and given the rebels a blank check yet? Or is stupid foreign policy now John Kerry’s department?


95 posted on 02/22/2014 8:56:10 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: miliantnutcase

I think the Ukrainians know what’s best for themselves, and they want to get rid of Putin and his allies. If you think they should stay under Putin’s rule, then you’re for his imperialism.


96 posted on 02/22/2014 11:39:07 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Free Ukraine. Free Venezuela. Free Syria. Free Iran. Free USA.)
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To: SamAdams76

I agree with you. There were so many dumb conservatives who thought just because Putin was exploiting and demagoguing the homosexual issue he was some type of born again conservative in favor of the rule of law, free elections, and limited government. The former KGB thug has merely been manufacturing support with new propaganda. He obviously couldn’t fool the Ukrainians.


97 posted on 02/22/2014 11:43:45 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Free Ukraine. Free Venezuela. Free Syria. Free Iran. Free USA.)
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To: miliantnutcase

The neo-cons didn’t stick it to Putin. The Ukrainians did for their own reasons and legitimate grievances. Get over it.


98 posted on 02/22/2014 11:51:22 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Free Ukraine. Free Venezuela. Free Syria. Free Iran. Free USA.)
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To: elhombrelibre

I’m for neither side’s imperialism. I think we should just have an open mind when it comes to information being fed to us. I am not however, for balkanization of the Ukraine or Russia which could be next.


99 posted on 02/23/2014 6:31:59 AM PST by miliantnutcase
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Does anyone know if the Ukraine has many more nukes left ? or did they turn their nukes over to Russia ?
Any possibility of a broken arrow nuke ?
100 posted on 02/23/2014 8:50:43 AM PST by American Constitutionalist
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