Serhiy Pashynsky, the Chief of Staff to Ukraine’s interim president, announced today that Ukraine’s military would treat any incursion by Russian troops across the border as an “invasion” and that the “attackers will be killed.”
The comments come just a day after Ukraine’s interim Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia declared the military “ready” to fight Russia as soon as it crosses the border.
Ukraine interim Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk doubled down on those comments, insisting that not only was Russia plotting to invade Ukraine, but that it “wants to start World War III” and attack all of Europe.
Ukrainian and NATO officials have been predicting a Russian invasion of Ukraine for weeks now, and the lack thereof is starting to hamper sanctions calls to punish Russia for an invasion that isn’t happening. The Ukrainian interim government seems to be built entirely around fighting (and surely losing) this potential war, and seems determined to needle Russia more and more until it actually does start a conflict.
Russia is definitely not the loonier of this pair… tempting to ask what prescription meds might be common in this 'new Ukraine' gov't.
Maybe someone doesn't know, or didn't make the connection: Gladio had a Plan A and B, and this 'new Ukraine' gov't might be seen to resemble a Plan A thing –'cept NATO is openly/ostensibly taking it's side. Independently of that, question is whether there's method to the madness (undoubtedly for some of the individuals), or is it that the mad ones were selected? How much selection did Nuland manage? Yatsenyuk ('Yatz'), at a minimum…
It s impossible to take these western-backed idiots seriously
Not really difficult to understand this . did not we support the KLA against the Orthodox Christians ? haven't We supported the liver eater against Syria ? What makes you think we would not support real born again NAZIs against Russia .
"Chief Of Staff" makes him sound like a military officer- he's not. He's a politician. And he can hope that Ukraine's five or six thousand competent (not yet defected) soldiers would put up some kind of opposition to a Russian invasion, but it hardly seems likely.
It's amazing how these fools can talk. I'm sure they have assured the troops that they are behind them.
Well behind.
The Washington-installed junta in Ukraine are dangerous lunatics. They aren't even liked in western Ukraine, where people don't trust their austerity plans. Locally, only the ultra-nationalists support them, and these simply because they have plans to use the tottering junta to advance their own neo-nazi agenda.
That the Ukrainian coup premier's name can be shortened to 'Arse' should be a red light as to where this one is going.
Rumor mill has it this is all a neocon plot to spoil relations with Russia and make a deal with Iran impossible.
The crunch comes on 26 May, after the Ukrainian and European Parliament elections. That's why nothing is happening. Everybody id marking time until they see what Putin does at that moment. If he invades, then war is probably inevitable because he cant just stop at a few run-down coal mines.
War is not possible unless the United should get into it . The American people will not allow the United States to get into this war
Are you kidding me? The last thing on Washington's minds is what the American people want, or even their very survival. All they care about is getting their family members jobs and getting rich.
"…the [Ukrainian] military “ready” to fight Russia as soon as it crosses the border…"
Yup, and as soon as the Russian tanks cross the border, the "interim" Ukrainian government and the interim Foreign Minister will find out that the Ukrainian Army has no interest in standing firm against them and will either "defect" or drop trou and head for safer territory.
World war !!! was already started again in the Balkans 15 yrs ago . It was started by Germany only a few months after East and West Germany were United . When the first vote was taken everybody favored allowing Yugoslavia to continue as the Balkan peoples country . Roman Catholics , Orthodox Christians and moderate white Muslims all living together in the one united country of Yugoslavia . Only Germany favored destroying Yugoslavia . Yet NATO attacked Yugoslavia at mostly Germany's request without any valid reason other than the fact that Germany wanted to control the Balkans as they wished to do before the 1st and 2cd world war too . Germany used the same people Hitler used and reestablished Hitler's old borders in Yugoslavia .The destruction of Yugoslavia has alarmed both Russia and China . They both have been preparing for their own dismemberment . Neither of them see any difference in NATO or NAZI . The only difference is NATO has much better propaganda machinery and greater firepower
As for the endangered children, we can be sure some US military adviser will have reminded Yats by now: "That's what happens when you take kids to a battle."
The position of USA,maiking third list of sanctions is already a casus belli.It is like to say I will punish you because you must order a neighbour to stop making noise but he still continues.Russia has suggested to send international peace corps to south .It was also refused.USA simply do not want listen the people of south Ukraine because the actual "gouvernement" tell fairytales to Europ and USA.
Obama anti professional attitude and his lack of knowlegde of local situation can lead us to a direct confrontation with Russia.