Ukraine crisis: Putin hopes for peace deal by Friday

BBC News ^ | 9-3-2014 | BBC

[tcrlaf]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is hoping for a peace agreement to be reached between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels by Friday.

Mr Putin urged both sides to stop military action in eastern Ukraine, adding that his views and those of his Ukrainian counterpart were very close.

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said they had agreed a "ceasefire process".

US President Barack Obama said he stood with Ukraine's people because they had a right to determine their own future.

Speaking in the Estonian capital Tallinn, Mr Obama also said Nato would guarantee the independence of the Baltic states.

"You've lost your independence once before, with Nato you'll never lose it again," he said.

A Nato summit opening in Wales on Thursday is expected to back plans for a rapid response force.

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[newnhdad]

Ukraine is weak... Ukraine is feeble...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSXcJlpMl8

[FreeReign]

Pointing out the bad guy won is pointing out a fact of life.

Not sure who won but yes Putin is the bad guy.

[novemberslady]

Yup, its the reality of todays warfare, this is not 1939 when wars were fought with huge armies, these days its economic, tech, strategic.

Its not 1939 europe when armies were mobilized against Hitler, this is gas reliance, economic reliance, payoffs.

There is a lot of people reliant on russian energy, winter is getting closer, Putin turned the screws, its not hero worship, its just where the power lies and a man like Obama who is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.


I sometimes wonder, is obama surrounded by people that lie to him?
Does he think that people out here in the real world love and adore him?

Everyone I meet despises him, or are embarrassed to admit they voted for him..

I wonder does obama know that?
Because I'm sure putin does.

Putin doesn't have to do a thing to sway American opinion.

[1rudeboy]

As an aside, I would also like to know how to stop the Muslim takeover of Europe. To simply claim Putin is part of a Muslim alliance of evil is quite naive and ahistorical.

Why don't you "get on a plane and go join the fight instead of pontificating behind a keyboard?"

[McGruff]

Ukraine should withdraw troops from southeastern regions of Ukraine, militia should stop offensive actions, Putin says - Interfax

[McGruff]

Putin Outlines 7-Point Plan for Ukraine Cease-Fire. Upstaging Obama again.

[McGruff]

Russia’s Putin says rebuilding brigades should be sent to Ukraine’s southeast to rebuild social infrastructure - Interfax

[Colonel_Flagg]

"You've lost your independence once before, with Nato you'll never lose it again," he said.

Given that in the 20th Century alone the Baltic States were annexed by the Soviets prior to being taken by the Nazis and reannexed by the Soviets, I'd say Baraq can't count. Like that's news or something.

[McGruff]

"You've lost your independence once before, with Nato you'll never lose it again," he said.

He's also said "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it" so I'd be prepared for the opposite outcome.

[McGruff]

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk: ‘The real plan of Putin is to destroy Ukraine and to restore the Soviet Union’ - statement