Posted on 03/01/2014 7:10:27 AM PST by maggief
Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- [Breaking News Update, 10:02 a.m. ET] (CNN) -- Russia's upper house of parliament voted Saturday to approve the use of military force in Ukraine. The vote was unanimous.
[Original Story, published 9:23 a.m. ET]
(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the upper house of parliament for approval to send Russian troops into Ukraine's Crimea region to normalize the political situation there, the Kremlin said Saturday.
Due to the "extraordinary situation in Ukraine," Putin said, there are threats to the lives of Russian citizens and Russian military personnel based in the southern Crimean region.
It comes on the same day that the new pro-Russian leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, asked Putin for help in maintaining peace in the Black Sea peninsula -- where Russia has a major naval base at Sevastopol.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Russian news source:
http://rt.com/news/navy-chief-ukraine-crimea-485/
Crimea forms its own fleet as Ukraine Navy chief sides with region
Rear admiral Denis Berezovsky, appointed as head of Ukraine’s Navy forces just two days ago, has sworn allegiance to the people of Crimea. Taking his oath, regional Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov announced creating Crimea’s Navy.
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The region’s Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov announced the creation of Crimea’s Navy forces and appointed Berezovsky its head.
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A Russian media report on Saturday also claimed that Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate has refused to follow orders from Kiev, came over to Russia’s side and was returning home from the Gulf of Aden flying the Russian naval flag.
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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Russia is ready to develop ties with Ukraine but not with those who seized power through bloodshed - RIA via @Reuters
....” Russia is ready to develop ties with Ukraine but not with those who seized power through bloodshed”...
If Chimea doesn’t go to Russia, Putin will work with a Gov. that represents ALL the people, currently it does not as it has no representation of the eastern Russian speaking areas.
Putin does not want Ukraine to go Nato....because if it does it protects Ukraine from any Russian authority there as do all those nations now part of Nato. He’s not going to have Nato on his doorstep, which for him is the West.
Therefore Putin will deal, as before, for his bases and the guarantees the oil will flow.
Reuters: Medvedev says Ukraine’s new leaders have seized power, predicts their rule will be very unstable and “end with a new revolution” and more bloodshed - Facebook post
by Brian Tracey 2:34 PM
3 minutes ago Ukrainian First Deputy PM: Ukrainian government is dicussing a possibility to close the border with Russia. - Source /u/Aesteral
7 minutes ago Crimean Tatar leader Chubarov: Russian invasion of Crimea is threat to world peace, security - Source /u/uptodatepronto
8 minutes ago German government spokesman says Putin accepted Merkel’s proposal to set-up “fact-finding mission”, possibly led by Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, to start political dialogue. [Reuters] /u/gissisim
10 minutes ago Medvedev says Russia needs Ukraine to be strong and stable, a predictable and economically thriving partner. [Reuters] /u/gissisim
11 minutes ago German Chancellor Angeal Merkel accused Russian President Vladimir Putin in phone call of having breached international law with ‘unacceptable Russian intervention” in Crimea. [Reuters]
3 minutes ago Chernigiv Region Governor (Northeaster Ukraine): Russian forces movements were seen close to the border, confirmed sights of a tank. - Source
Near the Russian border Chernihiv seen movement of military - media
10 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border in Chernihiv was seen military movement.
The chairman of the Chernihiv Regional Council Nikolai Zverev at the extraordinary session of the Regional Council on Sunday, writes UNIAN .
According to Zverev, he has more information, but can not be revealed, citing confidentiality.
However, one of the deputies of the regional council Viktor Labazov said that the Border “Senkovka” from the Russian side to the Ukrainian border at times approaching the tank, and then turns around and moves in the opposite direction.
Remind me of that silent Battleship Poltkerain that bottom line
Ping!
(Unconfirmed) reports of Polish troop movement in the region - Source /u/BipolarBear0
OH Maggie I hear it on Twitter just now unconfirmed report NOWWW
a minute ago US Secretary of State John Kerry to be in Kiev on Tuesday /u/emr1028
Post it if you find a source
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Kerry will actually be arriving Monday night for talks on Tuesday https://twitter.com/JohnKerry/status/440237071160987648
“I will be headed to Kyiv, Ukraine tomorrow night for discussions there Tuesday.”
Well found this US Congressman told UK daily mail that Vlady playing Chess Obama playing marbles
This come from Kiev Post not sure the source on this
Follow
William Hague @WilliamJHague
Have met a wide range of Ukrainian political leaders in Kyiv tonight. Violation of #Ukraine’s sovereignty unacceptable
The House has cancelled votes for Monday because of the winter weather forecast to hit the DC area tomorrow - @frankthorpNBC
see original on twitter.com
UKRAINIAN POLITICAL CRISIS
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President Obama spoke to Germany’s Merkel, underscored the ‘complete illegitimacy’ of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine’s Crimea, US official says - @Reuters
Hague shut f**** up you wacky Brit wantbe Ian Richardson character from Brit version of House of cards
LOL!
2 minutes ago BBC reports: A loud explosion has been heard in Simferopol, Crimea’s capital. No details are yet available.
Ruh Roh.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26410431
The newly appointed head of Ukraine’s navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader.
Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on Saturday, as the government in Kiev reacted to the threat of Russian invasion.
A loud explosion has been heard in Simferopol, Crimea’s capital. No details are yet available.
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