Voices of Ukraine

Oleksiy Zavodyuk

In this posting I will try to keep an open mind and to adequately explain what is going on in Ukraine. The posting is intended mainly for my Russian friends and people wishing to get the mots impersonal and objective picture of what is happening in Ukraine.

How it all started

There was Yanukovych and his insatiable family, who were robbing Ukraine in a  way that had not been done since the times of Batu Khan. Even allowing for artistic exaggeration, the exaggeration couldn’t be too great. The scope of plunder was so high that Ukrainians could not endure one more year until the presidential election was scheduled, and rebelled against Yanukovych earlier. This was a people’s uprising against the tyrant, who forgot abouy limits and there is nothing more to  it. It is true that the world’s major players and Ukrainian oligarchs are behind this rebellion; they…

Der ukrainische  Ex-Präsident, nach dem international gefahndet wird, hat eine Ansprache an die Welt gehalten.

Hier sind die 10 wichtigsten Thesen seiner Rede.

Über die Gesundheit: “Erstens, weil in der Ukraine Gerüchte über mich die Runde machen, will ich sagen, dass ich lebe… Wenn es die Umstände erlauben werden, und ich bin sicher, dass es  bald so sein wird, kehre ich nach Kyiw zurück. Ich bleibe nicht nur der einzige legitime Präsident der Ukraine, sondern auch der Oberbefehlshaber der Armee. Ich habe meine Macht nicht vorzeitig niedergelegt. Ich lebe, ich wurde nicht verfassungsgemäß meines Amtes enthoben.”

Über die neue Regierung: “Hinter der Fassade der rechtsgültigen Regierung agieren die Ultranationalisten und Neo-Nazis, die sogar auf das Präsidentenamt zielen. Sie wollen die Armee unter die Bandera-Fahne stellen und den Bürgerkrieg auslösen. Sie wollen die Kämpfer der nationalistischen Organisationen in die Streitkräfte eingliedern und sie bewaffnen.”

Darüber, wie er die heutige Ukraine sieht:

First the rumor: I have heard from several people that supposedly Ukraine has sent two brigades of its best troops to the SE border opposite Russia’s Glukhov province, and that the Russians are now pushing force to their side of the line. Absolutely no media reports, however, past news said the two brigades were in motion. So that might be something to watch.

As to other developments, some of you will have heard that NATO decided yesterday to send AWACS planes to fly the alliance’s eastern frontier. The planes doing the job will fly from one base in Germany and one base in England, and the route will be the Polish and Romania borders.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 15:34

The Security Service of Ukraine has evidence of involvement by Russian intelligence in organizing provocations in Ukraine, said SSU head Valentyn Nalyvaychenko.

“In an open briefing, we will present evidence, including detained employees of the Intelligence Service  of Ministry of Defense of Russia, who are directly involved in organizing sabotage on our native land,” said Nalyvaychenko.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 15:47

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine requested action on the security guarantees of Ukraine to preserve the country’s independence, sovereignty, and existing borders.

Two hundred and sixty three deputies voted for the appeal.