A pro-protester militia is continuing to expand control over the area around Slovyansk today, marching into the nearby town of Kostyaniynivka and capturing the police station, along with a government building.
The militias quickly seized the buildings without any violence, and protesters backing them were not far behind, setting up the same barricades of sandbags and tires seen at other protester-held buildings.
A spokesman for the regional government said they received demands from those who took the buildings and that they were “the usual demands” for a referendum on federalization.
Ukraine’s central government had briefly suggested they were open to such a referendum, though shortly thereafter they promised to “liquidate” the protesters militarily.
The protester factions across Donetsk aren’t all united on the same position, with some seeking secession and some angling simply for some autonomy. Two rival protest groups ran afoul of one another in Donetsk today, leading to some fistfights and a few injuries.
Why don't we put some sanction on our selves and change our own behavior , Maybe we should not have invested all that money to help the skin heads overthrow the Ukrainian government in the 1 st place
Clearly, no proper referendum can be held as long as there are armed bands in control of parts of the country. We saw that in Crimea. The "militias" must know that, so I would doubt if their purpose is anything other than to force Putin to intervene. It is increasingly obvious that they are not "pro-Putin" but are trying to force his hand. Maybe Ol'Vlad has outlived his usefulness!
Vlamir Putin won't rest until he rebuilds as much of the former soviet union as he can. http://www.thedemocratictruth.com/pres-obama/russ…