Posted on 02/09/2015 2:17:40 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Ukraine's crisis has been caused by the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, as he considers Franco-German proposals to end fighting between the government and pro-Russia rebels.
Western countries had broken pledges not to expand Nato and forced countries to choose between them and Russia, Mr Putin told an Egyptian newspaper.
The comments come amid new hopes of a peace deal this Wednesday.
Russia denies accusations of sending troops and supplying the rebels.
The fighting in eastern Ukraine has claimed more than 5,300 lives and driven 1.5 million people from their homes.
At least nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours, officials say.
Fighting is said to be intense around the town of Debaltseve, near the rebel-held city of Donetsk.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande flew to Moscow on Friday to discuss proposals to end the fighting.
The detailed proposals have not been released but the plan is thought to include a demilitarised zone of 50-70km (31-44 miles) around the current front line.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said, “...peace in our time...”
Two more worthless world “leaders”
A Ukraneian DMZ, now why didn’t Obama think of that...
I just noticed your tagline : )
These excuses mirror 100% of that of the Rand/Ron Paul drones.
Putin would make a great Muslim.
Sure seems to be.
Yeah, I started that months ago.
Gack! LOL
Russia invaded Ukraine, period. Peace will happen when Russia pulls its troops out of Ukraine. Period.
Missiles ground troops and shield should be deployed to the Baltic States now!
If anything is sent it would be a token force
GeronL, I have no idea why that is so hard to grasp.
Sadly, it sure is for some folks.
I swear it’s 1917 all over again, and folks are still singing this nut-job’s praises. He is hijacking the reformist movement in Russia. And this is praised as saving the world in the name of Christianity, in the name of saving Russia from the evil United States and Europe.
Good Lord. This same noise was made prior to WWII, in the defense of Hitler. Don’t these folks get it?
No.
I know and it drives me crazy.
bump
How so?
:^)
Idiot Zer0 is playing with fire.
You trust his assessment of the situation? I don’t.
He apparently meddled in Ukrainian politics and election.
The EU invading the Ukraine was a bridge too far for Russia. The red line, the last straw.
how many troops did the EU invade with?
none
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