[Ivan Mazepa]

What do you mean exactly? Ukrainian parliament has the same people as before it all started, you can google or look at the makeup at Wikipedia. Almost the same, with the following changes:

- there’s a number of MPs that fled the country. Those are the Yanukovich loyalists and some from the Communist Party. Can’t recall the exact number, but something like 20 out of the 450 total have fled. Communist leader Symonenko is reportedly in Belarus, others probably in Russia.

- Yanukovich Regions party and Communists used to have a majority faction, now the Regions party is dead in the water. A number of MPs resigned from the party, large number are now voting with the former opposition. (Whether they saw the light or are under duress, that’s a different topic)

- Former opposition (Yatseniuk, Klitchko, Tyahnibok) now have a majority in the parliament

- The majority elected a new Speaker, Turchynov, and formed the new government. Given the line of succession, Turchynov is now fulfilling the duties of the president until elections in May ( if they’re not sabotaged by then)

[MarMema]

Well you have a lot on the US media, because they don’t seem to have a clue. Most of what I have read contradicts the next writing.

[Carry_Okie]

Welcome to FreeRepublic. You could do a great service here if you are willing, particularly if you are willing to post translations of reliable sources or flag a thread with a keyword of your choosing that you might post to your FReeper page.

Might I suggest the example of TigerLikesRooster with regard to Korea?