Last week’s attempted invasion of the protester city of Slovyansk came and went without too much fuss. This time, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry was much more aggressive, reporting five of the protesters killed, and labeling them “terrorists.”
The attack appears to have centered one of the protester checkpoints outside the city, with troops ordered to remove roadblocks, and protesters set fire to stacks of tires along the road to slow the military’s advance.
The Obama Administration has endorsed the attacks on eastern Ukraine cities like Slovyansk as intended to improve “law and order” in the country after a recent regime change which saw the elected government replaced by a pro-US group.
Russia was harshly critical of the attacks, saying that using the military to attack protesters was a violation of international law, and warning that they would not stand by while Ukraine continues operations against ethnic Russians along the border.
Why this time it is not said "Military to kill its own People"????
or better blackwater to kill ist own People" … Most Ukrainan Police and Military does not shoot at the own People when NAZI-Terrorists (called Ukraine’s Interior Ministry" by Jason Ditz) do command them.
Finally Antiwar has reached the Point, where they Support violent foreign -financed NAZI-Group parliament/governement/media Coups, and call this "democratic" and legitimate governments.
As a mean to inflict a war between fractions of an targeted victim, called enemy.
Obama endorses attack on Ukraine's people by the illegal junta in Kiev!
Not surprising when the US uses illegal "drone" strikes against its own citizens.
The Land Of The Free is now THE LAND OF THE TERRORIST.
The US hates the taste of its own medicine, they are jumping like mad.
I realize that there are many grave consequences for the world and for Russia if they marched into their old territory of Eastern Ukraine. However, Russia is now starting to look like a weak entity with their constant threats towards the illegitimate thugs passing themselves off as a government in Kiev, as the thugs are now getting emboldened by Russia doing nothing when the thugs attack those cities in the east. Either back up your threat, or, give the thugs and their murdering masters, the USA, a green light to trample all over you. Your prudent passivity will encourage the world's top criminal, Obama, to march into Russia itself to destabilize it.
Putin is not stupid… The consequences, as you point out, are enormous and would effect serious and long term harm, not only to Ukraine and Russia, but to the world economy also. I see Putin's "constant threats" as warnings, giving the adults in the room time to realize the monumental mistake it would be if things got out of control all because the US wants to expand their misguided hegemony.
Excellent strategy! The Ukrainians have the initiative and Putin is reduced to running after them. Let`s see if they can provoke him into doing something stupid.
Betcha the 'Ukrainian' troops were U.S. mercenaries or Special Ops, a la Libya