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steve2470

(37,468 posts) Sun Mar 2, 2014, 06:41 AM Mar 2014

Ukraine parliament calls for international monitors and for necessary aid to ensure the safety of it [View all]

Source: Reuters

BREAKING NEWS: Ukraine parliament calls for international monitors and for necessary aid to ensure the safety of its nuclear assets

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10:41: Ukraine has called for the immediate despatch of an international fact-finding mission to Ukraine and Crimea, as well as assistance in protecting nuclear facilities. It is inviting the OSCE, the EU and others to hold meetings in Ukraine. It is also setting up a parliamentary negotiation group to reach out to Russian MPs

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26405082

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Ukraine parliament calls for international monitors and for necessary aid to ensure the safety of it [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

this is the UK Telegraph's take on it: steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

Russia is coming to Ukraine's defense. joshcryer Mar 2014 #2

I've heard... steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Putin has to protect Crimea from the fascists. joshcryer Mar 2014 #5

interesting tweet here steve2470 Mar 2014 #8

I posted that in the other thread. joshcryer Mar 2014 #11

+10 (nt) PosterChild Mar 2014 #32

Russian troops surrounding Ukraine base in Crimea steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

I doubt Putin invades Ukraine proper. joshcryer Mar 2014 #6

Ukrainians are defending the base from inside the base. What a novel idea! pampango Mar 2014 #27

statement from NATO at 1145 UK time steve2470 Mar 2014 #7

" leading US diplomat was seen on the Maidan handing out cookies to protesters" steve2470 Mar 2014 #9

Ukraine airspace closed to non-civilian aircraft steve2470 Mar 2014 #10

brink of disaster quote steve2470 Mar 2014 #12

I think the US will probably send in troops to protect the "nuclear sites." joshcryer Mar 2014 #13

if we do that, I hope the sites are far away from the Russian border steve2470 Mar 2014 #14

There are no remaining nuclear weapons in Ukraine. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #15

You're right, but they invoked the Budapest Memorandum in any event. joshcryer Mar 2014 #16

That only concerned nuclear disarmament. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #18

Here's the article I was thinking of: joshcryer Mar 2014 #20

To use a Nixonian term, I think that memorandum is now "inoperative." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #35

That would more likely be UN forces, don't you think, though? Appreciate your reasoning on this. nt freshwest Mar 2014 #37

HA! The US will do nothing. Thats why Putin is doing what he wants. Just like Georgia. 7962 Mar 2014 #29

+10 (nt) PosterChild Mar 2014 #33

statement by Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk steve2470 Mar 2014 #17

Inches ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #19

yes, very curious because the BBC reported it also nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #21

Aside from which Russia has been metric since 1924. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #23

The state department is telling him what to say. cosmicone Mar 2014 #25

I had wondered. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #26

Translation from a Ukranian phrase? karynnj Mar 2014 #28

Complicated might express it better. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #30

That would be the word that fits karynnj Mar 2014 #31

"We are hostages" said a Ukrainian admiral joshcryer Mar 2014 #22

Anything would be more legitimate than Iraq dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #24

This Is A Very Positive Development DallasNE Mar 2014 #34

This is possibly one of the best threads on this. I'm keeping a tab open to keep reading the views. freshwest Mar 2014 #36