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Russia's murder in Ukraine: Euronews shows map of Russia's plan to occupy from Luhansk to Crimea (Original Post) uhnope Jan 2015 OP
Russia wants the east and south coast Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #1
Ukraine’s Made-in-USA Finance Minister WillYourVoteBCounted Jan 2015 #4
Mariupol resident appeals to Poroshenko to remove his Ukrainian troops WillYourVoteBCounted Jan 2015 #2
Russian proxies? ridiculous. Majority of Mariupol speaks Russian WillYourVoteBCounted Jan 2015 #3
Video: American wearing Ukranian uniform scuttling around in aftermath of bombardment WillYourVoteBCounted Jan 2015 #5
 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
1. Russia wants the east and south coast
Sat Jan 24, 2015, 03:33 PM
Jan 2015

so they can have a land bridge to Crimea and Moldova. That also gives them the offshore ares.

WillYourVoteBCounted

(14,622 posts)
4. Ukraine’s Made-in-USA Finance Minister
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 04:31 AM
Jan 2015

The US is the one who wants Ukraine.

Russia proposed a federal solution, which keeps all areas in Ukraine. But Ukraine said no,
instead Ukraine's newly installed govt is shelling civilians.

Ukraine’s Made-in-USA Finance Minister
December 5, 2014

Exclusive: A top problem of Ukraine has been corruption and cronyism, so it may raise eyebrows that new Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, an ex-U.S. diplomat and newly minted Ukrainian citizen, was involved in insider dealings while managing a $150 million U.S. AID-backed investment fund, writes Robert Parry.

https://consortiumnews.com/2014/12/05/ukraines-made-in-usa-finance-minister/

WillYourVoteBCounted

(14,622 posts)
3. Russian proxies? ridiculous. Majority of Mariupol speaks Russian
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 04:18 AM
Jan 2015

Of the 31,116 residents of Mariupol, 19,670 of them speak Russian.

try to expand your news resources a bit.


Language The city of Mariupol
Russian 19,670
Ukrainian 3,125
Greek 1,590
Turkish 922
Total Population 31,116

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariupol#Language_structure

WillYourVoteBCounted

(14,622 posts)
5. Video: American wearing Ukranian uniform scuttling around in aftermath of bombardment
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 04:47 AM
Jan 2015

somehow people forget that Ukrainians have cell phones, cameras, internet.


SIT January 24th Bombardment of Mariupol "Grad" Special Issue Mariupol News Service

Watch at 2 minutes, 33 seconds where reporter tries to interview a English speaking soldier dressed in fatigues
and carrying an AK and covering his face.

American merc wearing Ukranian uniform scuttling around in the aftermath.

Get outta my face, get outta my face!
VIDEO at this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=kiwIUsX63Hk&t=2m32s&app=desktop

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