2014 was supposed to mark the end of mandatory conscription in the Ukraine, and the elected government stopped the practice at the beginning of the year, just weeks before NATO-backed protesters forced them from power.
With the takeover of the central government came new protests against the new regime, and the interim government announced today it is bringing conscription back in a big way, with an eye on the military reconquest of the east.
Interim President Oleksandr Turchinov, who has vowed to have the military “liquidate” the eastern protesters, issued a decree today seeking the conscription of all 18-25-year-olds to defend Ukraine’s “territorial integrity.”
Between outdated equipment and low morale, Ukraine’s military has so far been unable to take over even comparatively small protester-held cities like Sloyvansk. Though the draft could bring the number of troops from 130,000 to 1,000,000 in fairly short order, the draftees are unlikely to be any more willing to open fire on civilian protesters, and will make the equipment shortages even more dramatic.
In this case, the people of eastern Ukraine, those who are required to joining the army will be considered as, either conspirator or traitor against the central government, in both cases, and as announced by the central government they are already going to be "liquidated", so, why all these fas and puffs. What they are trying to do is to create a Neo army by recruiting and training a Neo solders as they been told by either USG or EU governing body, they simply can not trust the present Ukrainian army, Erdogan the Turkish government did exactly the same when he ordered the arrest of few hundred officers and generals few years back, accusing them for treasons and conspiracy in overthrowing the government. Just wait Jason, there are more news regarding the Ukrainian army to come.
This isn't the whole story. There are fears that the government is going to use the conscription to bring armed fascist and rightist groups into the military to attack people in the east.
care to cite some sources for reference?
Turchinov is a protestant pastor.Very interesting how "the people of God" are wearing military uniform and call young people to fight.
So what you have is a Pseudo Government that gained its power by a coup obtained by occupying buildings et al from an elected Government, say that other people that are occupying buildings that they have obtained by a coup over the Pseudo Government are committing crimes and are Terrorists!
You left out "aided and abetted" by a rogue nation who publicly denounces coups and the overthrowing of legally elected governments, unless they are sponsoring them, of course.
This government just continues to emulate, step by step, the government of revolutionary France after 1789. The army has divided and it's officers have fled- well, conscription then, make a new army.
It will be interesting to see whether the people subject to this conscription will obey.
If they can afford this army, then they can afford to pay their gas bill first. Fascinating watching Wall Street bankers back a bunch of deadbeats that won't pay their bills. Somebody's gonna be disappointed in how that turns out.
fuck you anti-war Russian mouth piece
Armchair warrior
Another armchair warrior who is having trouble processing what a bag of d!cks the US has turned into in the 21st century.
Another armchair warrior who is having trouble processing what a bag of d!cks the US has turned into in the 21st century: Even when America behaves like the USSR, everyone else she picks on is still somehow WORSE.
fuck you anti-war Russian mouth piece
Another armchair warrior who has trouble processing what a bag of d!cks the US leadership has turned into in the 21st century: Even when America behaves like the 80's version of the USSR, everyone else she picks on is still somehow WORSE.
Head in rectum is a happy place for you and so many others; it's what has gotten this country to the state it is in now.
So America you now know how a protester in the US will be treated!
The USg has decreed that is how Ukraine should deal with its Protesters of course though that is the protesters in the East, not those in the West, because they are GOOD Protesters and only overthrew the EVIL DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED Government, not the Unelected Nazi orientated Nationalists!
I bet Amerika is guiding them every step of the way—AMERIKA STAY OUT OF 'THE UKRAINE'
I was not aware of the decree to end conscription in Ukraine but I'm sure it was in response to the will of the citizenry. So, just guessing on my part…re-instituting mandatory conscription is not going to be met with overwhelming approval. The junta might be creating their own demise by forcing the people to re-make a choice they had already made – I wouldn't expect a different outcome.
"NATO backed"! Really, Mr Ditz, you're getting too frantic.
Conscripiton: Yet another totally crazy idea from Banderastan: http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2014/05/yet-ano…
"So what about this idea of return to a conscript military?
It is, to put it mildly, of truly breathtaking stupidity. There is no other way of putting it"
The short list:
1. they can't afford it.
2. Ukrainians and Russians do not want to shoot each other and have agreed to such.
3. conscription in a country that is breaking apart amounts to free distribution of firearms.
4. A bigger ukrainian army does not automatically mean a less pro-Russian one.
The leaders in Kiev are as divorced from reality as John Kerry and his fellow phonies.
Conscripiton: Yet another totally crazy idea from Banderastan: http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2014/05/yet-ano…
"So what about this idea of return to a conscript military?
It is, to put it mildly, of truly breathtaking stupidity. There is no other way of putting it"
The short list:
1. they can't afford it.
2. Ukrainians and Russians do not want to shoot each other and have agreed to such.
3. conscription in a country that is breaking apart amounts to free distribution of firearms.
4. A bigger ukrainian army does not automatically mean a less pro-Russian one.
The leaders in Kiev are as divorced from reality as John Kerry and his fellow phonies.
Conscription has become necessary to replace the "volunteers" who deserted and joined the pro-Russian protesters in the east, plus the thousand who voluntarily remained in Crimea and joined the Russian military.