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Pro-Russia protesters storm regional government building in east Ukraine
Reuters ^ | 4-6-14 | Lina Kushch

Posted on 04/06/2014 9:13:51 AM PDT by dynachrome

More than 1,000 people protested in a main square in Donetsk, an industrial city, before breaking into the regional administrative building where they hung a Russian flag from a second floor balcony, a Reuters witness said.

The protesters outside cheered and chanted "Russia!".

"Around 1,000 people took part (in the storming of the building), mostly young people with their faces covered," said Ihor Dyomin, a spokesman for Donetsk local police.

"Around 100 people are now inside the building and are barricading the building."

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The news announcer said the Luhansk protesters wanted a referendum on the status of their region, similar to the vote carried out in Crimea which paved the way for the region's annexation by Russia. They also demanded the release of people detained by security services in recent days.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; donetsk; putin; putinsbuttboys; russia; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; yuliatymoshenko
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Go use that rhetoric with someone wgo doesnt know better. A country which I visit frequently and think I understand more tgan someone gullibly lapping up Russian propaganda.

Does democratically elected mean limitless power? Where you also against Zelaya being booted in Honduras? Does a leader get to endlessly abuse their power because they were “elected?” Yanukovych had political opponents and journalists murdered, he openly bragged to other leaders about his corruption, he stole billions from the Treasury and this is a man you see fit to defend?

Dont bother responding, i have no i terests in arguing with those who defend fascism, repression and murder, go tell your fairy tales to someone else.


41 posted on 04/06/2014 12:47:04 PM PDT by RedForemanRules
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To: dfwgator

Ukraine Crisis Part two—Putin builds a land link to Criema. Watch as the mobs start or cause a military reaction from Kiev—then the Russian Responce—watch for an “incident” a bloodbath of Russians that will spark the Invasion by Russians Best Units. The war will be short and limited.


42 posted on 04/06/2014 3:14:15 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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