Ukraine’s Navy was already reeling after the loss of their flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny, which in the middle of a NATO operation in the Gulf of Aden ditched the Ukraine flag in favor of a Russian one. Now, they’ve lost their naval chief as well.
Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky formally defected from Ukraine to Crimea, and the Crimean parliament announced the creation of a new autonomous Crimean Navy, with Berezovsky at the lead.
Berezovsky had been named Ukraine’s naval commander-in-chief only yesterday, part of an effort by the interim Ukrainian government to sideline military leaders from the ousted Yanukovych government.
Ukrainian interim president Oleksandr Turchinov dismissed Berezovsky after his defection, accusing him of “treason.” He also reportedly “reprimanded” acting Defense Minister Ihor Teniukh for the situation.
A defection from a country to an autonomous region within that country is extremely unusual, but reflects the growing secessionist sentiment within Crimea, which is planning on a referendum to split from Ukraine in late March.
Hey, if Kosovars of Kosovo, a former province of Serbia can secede from Serbia because the population wants to, well then so can Crimea. The majority of the population wants to secede from Ukraine so what goes around comes around.
It's not only about Crimea. A NATO-EU puppet Ukraine even without Crimea (whose independence and/or annexation won't be recognized anyway) would be a strategic defeat for Russia of such magnitude that is hard to imagine what could happen next. I think Putin simply can't afford it and the West cornering the bear in such a transparently aggressive way plays a very risky hand.
It's not only about Crimea. A NATO-EU puppet Ukraine even without Crimea (whose independence and/or annexation won't be recognized anyway) would be a strategic defeat for Russia of such magnitude that is hard to imagine what could happen next. I think Putin simply can't afford it and the West cornering the bear in such a transparently aggressive way plays a very risky hand.
Obama manipulated political and his hand picked democrats “statuesque” again embarrassing themselves internationally by yet another double language and immoral act in Ukraine. For the western right wing, (G7) Neo fascism, Neo liberals, Neo naZism the principals in democracy is no longer there, one way or other they are doing what they have left to reach into Russia and China where in cooperation they can become the world dominating force. In Ukraine they have and continue with their support of a
national socialism (Hitlerism), the Neo fascist and naZism, in Syria they are in support of Saudis barbarians in cooperation with yet another of their militarism entity, Turkish government.
In England David Cameron “saving money” for the rich in form of Austerity and people pay for bribing all and every form of a non democratic idea in Ukraine, in France the tax hick is the traditional way for the (French) social democrats to pay for their costs of war in Africa and eventual war with Russia! German Christian democrat government of Angela Markell sucking the Greece resources, Spain, Portugal and other European countries to pay for the same, while the Swedish (wattenfal) energy company destroying a farm village in Germany with no whatsoever protest by Angela Markell or anyone from her government.
This is 2013, western democracy is about vulture capitalism and is about to collapse. Vulture capitalism is about Neo, old, religious or otherwise ok’d fascism, meanwhile, when Obama-Kerry lecturing all other nations about human rights, democracy and all other social matters, yet, behind closed doors they welcome the idea as in Granada, Afghanistan, Iraq, Balkan, Libya, Syria war.
This is just the beginning, before the total collapse of western democracy and returning to its militarism they need to see a women as their candidate and already elected president, a women with deceptive political background as Madeline Albright and reputation as Hillary Clinton.
There is no government in Ukraine, and their won’t be one that are hand picked by the west, people of Ukraine will see to it.
A NATO operation in the Gulf of Aden? NATO means north Atlantic treaty organization. The Gulf of Aden isn't even remotely near the north Atlantic.
Thats great news.
Hopefully, there will be many more such defections in the near future.
It's sad America is the Bad guys always thanks mostly to AIPAC and the so called leaders that do anything for them without a care if it hurts America. It's only a matter of time before the hole world wakes up and turns on this communist government. Russia is the country always calling for a stop to wars being pushed by AIPAC something I never thought I would see Russia is the free country in comparison. Why don't we ever see movies about the Bolshivik revolution in 1917 were at least 30 million Russians were murdered, probably the biggest Genocide ever in the worlds history. Putin seems to be a good leader the last in America was JFK.
"Ukrainian interim president Oleksandr Turchinov dismissed Berezovsky after his defection, accusing him of “treason.”"
And letting a mob of Nazi's choose a new government isn't treason?
Why? Putin let the Orange Revolution happen. Why not take the East and allow the Neo Nazi crazies to turn the West of Ukraine into a living a hell? This will just be a replay of Georgia. Putin will come out again smelling like a rose by being patient and pragmatic. The US is really horrible at this whole world empire thing.
Victoria (F**k the EU) Nuland didn't think it through enough. Hope these cronies start committing some career ending hare kare as they are increasingly shown to be incompetent ideologues with a death wish. How can our secrecy agencies have any credibility ? Obviously doing things in dark corners limits their vision.