Posted on 02/18/2014 11:55:44 AM PST by Beave Meister
Violent clashes have erupted during anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, with at least nine people, including two policemen, dead.
In the worst violence in weeks, police used rubber bullets and stun grenades as thousands of protesters marching on parliament.
A deadline set by the security forces for the violence to end has passed with no immediate sign of police action.
The clashes came as MPs were due to debate changes to the constitution.
The proposals would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych, but the opposition say they were blocked from submitting their draft, meaning no debate could take place.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she was "deeply worried" by the escalation of violence, and urged politicians to "address the root causes".
Russia blamed the upsurge in violence on "connivance by Western politicians and European structures" and their refusal to consider the "aggressive actions" of radical factions within the protest movement.
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Thanks for the view from the Kremlin.
Clearly, the Ukrainians should watch out for their own best interests.
Clearly, the Ukrainians should be suspicious of paid protest instigators.
Clearly, the Ukrainians should be suspicious of Greeks bearing gifts.
Why don’t these protesters understand what a Trojan horse is.
>>>If this happened in the US the rioters would be shot down in the streets
It has happened in the US and the rioters weren’t shot down. Protected class<<<
What ae you smoking? Shots are fired and molotovs thrown into police.
Oh, look. The neo-con clown car has arrived and dropped off the trotskyite 1rudeboy.
Glad to be here, comrade. Why did you guys have to give me the icepick?
The police there look just like our ‘no-knock warriors’ — faces covered and everything. What a koe-inky-dink.
It’s the tacti-cool thing. All of the really hip tyrannies are doing it...
I didn't say they weren't. If you look at my post you will notice the first statement was in italics which means I was responding to someone else's statement.
I see the George Soros Fan Club (’We luv him so much we hate him’) is here.
What a dilemma for these “conservatives: the Ukrainians want to join the EU they hate so much, while Yanukovich wants to join the New Soviet Union they love so much.
“I don’t know whether to laugh or vomit” — Hank Hill.
Glad that you can equate the two. We’re getting somewhere. (And I see the whiners have arrived).
Touche , lol
Obama and EU are new on the scene, Russia has a much much longer “proven” track record
We're not getting anywhere, until YOU can tell the difference between the two.
It’s not Soros, it’s Bababooey, look it up
As a new guy, you best realize that Bababooey is little kid’s stuff and has no relevancy on FR.
Look it up.
“The police there look just like our ‘no-knock warriors’
They look like our gestapo pigs because Americans, just like Russians, refuse to get off their fat butts and elect pro-2nd amendment, Constitutional sheriffs who will protect them from big city gestapo cops. Gee, sergeantdave, how do you do that? Well, you get off your fat asses, stop worshipping Mammon and start thinking about establishing freedom for your children.
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