Sooo....no talk on Kiev's gradual descent into Mad Max beyond Thunderdome status??
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Here's a roundup of the latest developments around Ukraine, Crimea and Russia:
• Ukraine has withdrawn all its troops from Crimea, after Russia launched another attack on a military base there. Reports saidRussian troops used helicopters and stun grenades to take over theFeodosia naval base. The Ukrainian defence ministry said between 60 and 80 marines were captured by the Russians. Russia says its flag is now flying over 189 military institutions in Crimea.
• The G7 leaders, meeting in the Hague, have said this year's G8 meeting – to be held in Sochi in June – is cancelled, in the wake of what the White House called Russia's "flagrant" violation of international law. The G7 leaders are meeting to discuss the possible permanent expulsion of Russia from the Group of Eight.
• Russia has banned 13 Canadians from entering its territory, in a retaliatory move following Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper's visit to Kiev at the weekend. One, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, said "it's an honour to be on Putin's sanction list".
• Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has met US secretary of stateJohn Kerry in the Hague, on the fringes of the Nuclear Security Summit attended by world leaders.
Sergey #Lavrov and John Kerry's meeting in Hague@RusEmbUSA pic.twitter.com/4OphBGKZek
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 24, 2014
4.35pm GMT
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov left @NSS2014 in the Hague during the speech by UA's FM @AndriiDesh Not good prognostic for dialogue & deescalation
— Marcin Wojciechowski (@maw75) March 24, 2014
4.24pm GMT
Karzai backs Russian annexation of Crimea
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has backed Russia's annexation of Crimea, saying a much-criticised referendum on its future reflected its people's "free will" to decide their future, reports Emma Graham-Harrison:
Summary
Here's a roundup of the latest developments around Ukraine, Crimea and Russia:
• Ukraine has withdrawn all its troops from Crimea, after Russia launched another attack on a military base there. Reports saidRussian troops used helicopters and stun grenades to take over theFeodosia naval base. The Ukrainian defence ministry said between 60 and 80 marines were captured by the Russians. Russia says its flag is now flying over 189 military institutions in Crimea.
• The G7 leaders, meeting in the Hague, have said this year's G8 meeting – to be held in Sochi in June – is cancelled, in the wake of what the White House called Russia's "flagrant" violation of international law. The G7 leaders are meeting to discuss the possible permanent expulsion of Russia from the Group of Eight.
• Russia has banned 13 Canadians from entering its territory, in a retaliatory move following Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper's visit to Kiev at the weekend. One, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, said "it's an honour to be on Putin's sanction list".
• Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has met US secretary of stateJohn Kerry in the Hague, on the fringes of the Nuclear Security Summit attended by world leaders.
Sergey #Lavrov and John Kerry's meeting in Hague@RusEmbUSA pic.twitter.com/4OphBGKZek
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 24, 2014
4.35pm GMT
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov left @NSS2014 in the Hague during the speech by UA's FM @AndriiDesh Not good prognostic for dialogue & deescalation
— Marcin Wojciechowski (@maw75) March 24, 2014
4.24pm GMT
Karzai backs Russian annexation of Crimea
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has backed Russia's annexation of Crimea, saying a much-criticised referendum on its future reflected its people's "free will" to decide their future, reports Emma Graham-Harrison:
It was an unexpected move from a man who has little stake in Ukraine's future, spent years fighting to evict Soviet forces from his own country, and now leads a democracy funded largely by the western nations that have slapped sanctions on Moscow.
However, Karzai has always been keen to counter accusations that he is a foreign puppet, and more recently has been at odds with the United States over everything from air strikes and the forthcoming presidential election to the recent release of dozens of prisoners captured by foreign troops.
He may also be looking to strengthen regional ties, at a time when western interest in Afghanistan is fading and with it the funds the government needs to pay the army and keep the country running.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has said that "Afghanistan respects the free will of the people of Crimea to decide about their own future". Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
Updated at 4.24pm GMT
However, Karzai has always been keen to counter accusations that he is a foreign puppet, and more recently has been at odds with the United States over everything from air strikes and the forthcoming presidential election to the recent release of dozens of prisoners captured by foreign troops.
He may also be looking to strengthen regional ties, at a time when western interest in Afghanistan is fading and with it the funds the government needs to pay the army and keep the country running.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has said that "Afghanistan respects the free will of the people of Crimea to decide about their own future". Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
Updated at 4.24pm GMT
2.49pm GMT
Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on 13 Canadians
Russia's foreign ministry has announced that it is imposing retaliatory sanctions on 13 Canadian officials, lawmakers and public figures, according to Reuters.
The Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, visited Kiev on Saturday. Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail reported that he "stood shoulder to shoulder with [Ukraine prime minister Arseniy] Yatsenyuk and forcefully rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin". The newspaper called Harper "the most vocal advocate of expelling Russia from the Group of Eight [G8]".
Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk with Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper in Kiev on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Kravchenko/AP
Canada has, according to that report, the third largest Ukrainian population in the world.
The Globe and Mail had previously reported fears among Canadian businesses over possible retaliatory sanctions:
Leaders of Canadian companies operating in Russia are fearful that Western sanctions – and Ottawa’s overtly pro-Ukrainian position over Crimea – will lead to a worsening business environment for them here.
Canada has not only joined the United States and European Union in slapping sanctions on Russian officials following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has been more outspoken in its support for Kiev – and criticism of Moscow – than any other Western country.
Updated at 3.03pm GMT
2.34pm GMT
Russian lawmaker Alexander Chekalin adds a Crimea flag to a line of Russian regional flags in the Russian Federation Council building in Moscow, marking the region's accession to Russia. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
1.57pm GMT
Britain is to join forces with its Nato allies to help bolster defences of the Baltic states amid fears that Moscow may use the presence of substantial Russian minorities to destabilise Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Nicholas Watt reports.
As Downing Street indicated that the leaders of the G7 countries are likely to punish Moscow for its annexation of Crimea by mothballing the larger G8, which includes Russia, the prime minister said Nato would send a "very clear message" to show it believes in the security of all its members.
Cameron said:
I think what is important is that we send a very clear message to our Nato partners and allies that we believe in Nato and we believe in their security. That's why, for instance, we're helping some of the Baltic states with their defence and their needs. That's what we should be doing and that's what we're very much committed to doing.
12.36pm GMT
As world leaders – though not Vladimir Putin – meet in the Hague for the Nuclear Security Summit, Obama has met with Chinese president Xi Jinping as part of his efforts to gather international support for pressure on Russia. As my colleague Dan Roberts has reported, the White House is anxious to lure Beijing away from its historic support of Moscow:
Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on 13 Canadians
Russia's foreign ministry has announced that it is imposing retaliatory sanctions on 13 Canadian officials, lawmakers and public figures, according to Reuters.
The Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, visited Kiev on Saturday. Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail reported that he "stood shoulder to shoulder with [Ukraine prime minister Arseniy] Yatsenyuk and forcefully rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin". The newspaper called Harper "the most vocal advocate of expelling Russia from the Group of Eight [G8]".
Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk with Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper in Kiev on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Kravchenko/AP
Canada has, according to that report, the third largest Ukrainian population in the world.
The Globe and Mail had previously reported fears among Canadian businesses over possible retaliatory sanctions:
Leaders of Canadian companies operating in Russia are fearful that Western sanctions – and Ottawa’s overtly pro-Ukrainian position over Crimea – will lead to a worsening business environment for them here.
Canada has not only joined the United States and European Union in slapping sanctions on Russian officials following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has been more outspoken in its support for Kiev – and criticism of Moscow – than any other Western country.
Updated at 3.03pm GMT
2.34pm GMT
Russian lawmaker Alexander Chekalin adds a Crimea flag to a line of Russian regional flags in the Russian Federation Council building in Moscow, marking the region's accession to Russia. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
1.57pm GMT
Britain is to join forces with its Nato allies to help bolster defences of the Baltic states amid fears that Moscow may use the presence of substantial Russian minorities to destabilise Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Nicholas Watt reports.
As Downing Street indicated that the leaders of the G7 countries are likely to punish Moscow for its annexation of Crimea by mothballing the larger G8, which includes Russia, the prime minister said Nato would send a "very clear message" to show it believes in the security of all its members.
Cameron said:
I think what is important is that we send a very clear message to our Nato partners and allies that we believe in Nato and we believe in their security. That's why, for instance, we're helping some of the Baltic states with their defence and their needs. That's what we should be doing and that's what we're very much committed to doing.
12.36pm GMT
As world leaders – though not Vladimir Putin – meet in the Hague for the Nuclear Security Summit, Obama has met with Chinese president Xi Jinping as part of his efforts to gather international support for pressure on Russia. As my colleague Dan Roberts has reported, the White House is anxious to lure Beijing away from its historic support of Moscow:
Despite fears that the Ukrainian crisis marks a return to a Cold War-style standoff between East and West, the White House had drawn succour from a Chinese decision to to abstain rather than vote with Russia during a United Nations vote condemning events in Crimea last Sunday.
Obama meet president Xi Jinping in the Hague on Monday on the sidelines of a wider summit on combating nuclear terrorism. Michelle Obama and her two daughters are currently on a visit to China that is billed as a form of “soft diplomacy” by the White House.
US President Barack Obama meets China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in The Hague. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Updated at 12.47pm GMT
Obama meet
US President Barack Obama meets China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in The Hague. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Updated at 12.47pm GMT
the following statement by Tymoshenko, after asked, rhetorically, by her counterparty, "what should we do now with the 8 million Russians that stayed in Ukraine. They are outcasts"... to which she replies: "They must be killed with nuclear weapons."
http://rt.com/news/tymoshenko-calls-destroy-russia-917/
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-...illion-russians-ukraine-must-be-killed-nuclea
theworldismine13
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I find that tymoshenko clip hard to believe, first off its russia today, second shes cursing too much for a former politician and making some brazen ass statements about genocide on what she should know are tapped phones.... if true tho, on the off chance thats really her spouting that ignorant bullshyt....she's a psycopath
4.49pm GMT
Summary
Here's a roundup of the latest developments around Ukraine, Crimea and Russia:
• Ukraine has withdrawn all its troops from Crimea, after Russia launched another attack on a military base there. Reports saidRussian troops used helicopters and stun grenades to take over theFeodosia naval base. The Ukrainian defence ministry said between 60 and 80 marines were captured by the Russians. Russia says its flag is now flying over 189 military institutions in Crimea.
• The G7 leaders, meeting in the Hague, have said this year's G8 meeting – to be held in Sochi in June – is cancelled, in the wake of what the White House called Russia's "flagrant" violation of international law. The G7 leaders are meeting to discuss the possible permanent expulsion of Russia from the Group of Eight.
• Russia has banned 13 Canadians from entering its territory, in a retaliatory move following Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper's visit to Kiev at the weekend. One, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, said "it's an honour to be on Putin's sanction list".
• Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has met US secretary of stateJohn Kerry in the Hague, on the fringes of the Nuclear Security Summit attended by world leaders.
Sergey #Lavrov and John Kerry's meeting in Hague@RusEmbUSA pic.twitter.com/4OphBGKZek
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 24, 2014
4.35pm GMT
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov left @NSS2014 in the Hague during the speech by UA's FM @AndriiDesh Not good prognostic for dialogue & deescalation
— Marcin Wojciechowski (@maw75) March 24, 2014
4.24pm GMT
Karzai backs Russian annexation of Crimea
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has backed Russia's annexation of Crimea, saying a much-criticised referendum on its future reflected its people's "free will" to decide their future, reports Emma Graham-Harrison:
It was an unexpected move from a man who has little stake in Ukraine's future, spent years fighting to evict Soviet forces from his own country, and now leads a democracy funded largely by the western nations that have slapped sanctions on Moscow.
However, Karzai has always been keen to counter accusations that he is a foreign puppet, and more recently has been at odds with the United States over everything from air strikes and the forthcoming presidential election to the recent release of dozens of prisoners captured by foreign troops.
He may also be looking to strengthen regional ties, at a time when western interest in Afghanistan is fading and with it the funds the government needs to pay the army and keep the country running.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has said that "Afghanistan respects the free will of the people of Crimea to decide about their own future". Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
Updated at 4.24pm GMT
Last time an Afghan leader sided with the Russians, some Arab fukk named Osama assembled goons to take him out. I'm sure OBL was like "Ok, so make another al Qaeda." right before the Seal team shot em like Alonzo did Roger. CIA bout to get loose.
Could be her, she was known for corruption too. Plus during her days in the gas/oil business she was a real cut throat businesswoman. I can't stress enough that both sides have their unscrupulous characters.
I was thinkin tho yall, this situation might be what gets the Keystone XL passed by the State Dept. Not only does America want to get Europe off Russian energy, but the void will provide a potential boom for American/Canadian natural gas.
dawg, them cats already intercepted a shyt ton of calls from US Ambassadors that they had to acknowledge.
That shyt is real.
The taliban about to break their AK's off in his ass once ISAF pulls out anywaysI guess Karzai won't be retiring in the West.
This is actually pretty interesting....
Prokhorov says transferring Brooklyn Nets ownership to Russia
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Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov speaks at his press conference in Moscow, on June 13, 2013 (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)
Moscow (AFP) - Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball franchise, said Monday he was transferring its ownership to Russia.
As one of the richest Russians with assets abroad, Prokhorov could be vulnerable if the Western powers escalate economic sanctions against Russia over its takeover of Crimea.
"I am doing all that I can to own the basketball club through a Russian company," Prokhorov told journalists, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
Prokhorov is the principal owner of the Brooklyn Nets through his Onexim Sports & Entertainment holding, according to the team's website.
The Brooklyn Nets last year jumped in value 47 percent to $780 million, making it the fifth most valuable National Basketball Association club.
Asked if US sanctions imposed on Russia could affect his assets, Prokhorov said: "This question is not clear so far. We are all now looking at it together. At the moment, so far, no."
The billionaire tyc00n and former presidential candidate has not been personally targeted by US sanctions over Crimea, which have blacklisted several billionaires closely linked to President Vladimir Putin.
Prokhorov said that the transfer of the team's ownership to Russia was an ongoing process.
"This process is going slowly. I have already said numerous times that I am gradually transferring the basketball club to Russian companies, according to the law."
Putin decorated Prokhorov on Monday over his contribution to the Sochi Winter Olympic games as the head of biathlon in Russia.
Prokhorov was estimated to be worth $10.4 billion by Forbes magazine this year.
Prokhorov says transferring Brooklyn Nets ownership to Russia
6 hours ago
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Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov speaks at his press conference in Moscow, on June 13, 2013 (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)
Moscow (AFP) - Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball franchise, said Monday he was transferring its ownership to Russia.
As one of the richest Russians with assets abroad, Prokhorov could be vulnerable if the Western powers escalate economic sanctions against Russia over its takeover of Crimea.
"I am doing all that I can to own the basketball club through a Russian company," Prokhorov told journalists, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
Prokhorov is the principal owner of the Brooklyn Nets through his Onexim Sports & Entertainment holding, according to the team's website.
The Brooklyn Nets last year jumped in value 47 percent to $780 million, making it the fifth most valuable National Basketball Association club.
Asked if US sanctions imposed on Russia could affect his assets, Prokhorov said: "This question is not clear so far. We are all now looking at it together. At the moment, so far, no."
The billionaire tyc00n and former presidential candidate has not been personally targeted by US sanctions over Crimea, which have blacklisted several billionaires closely linked to President Vladimir Putin.
Prokhorov said that the transfer of the team's ownership to Russia was an ongoing process.
"This process is going slowly. I have already said numerous times that I am gradually transferring the basketball club to Russian companies, according to the law."
Putin decorated Prokhorov on Monday over his contribution to the Sochi Winter Olympic games as the head of biathlon in Russia.
Prokhorov was estimated to be worth $10.4 billion by Forbes magazine this year.
Russian military holds exercises in breakaway Moldova region: agency
MOSCOW Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:20pm EDT
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(Reuters) - Russia's military staged training exercises on Tuesday in Transdniestria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
NATO's top military commander said on Sunday he was worried that Russia might have its eye on Transdniestria, a largely Russian-speaking region that borders western Ukraine, after seizing Crimea, which has a narrow ethnic Russian majority.
The Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's Western Military District, Colonel Oleg Kochetkov, as saying that Russian forces stationed in Transdniestria had "conducted an anti-terrorism drill and practiced operations to rebuff an attack on their military base".
Transdniestria, with a population of half a million, has run its own affairs since 1992 after fighting a brief war against the Moldovan government over fears that it might join Romania after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Russia has a permanent garrison of peacekeepers there.
Russia has held several military drills during months of political upheaval in Ukraine. Some have brought large Russian forces close to Ukraine's eastern border, adding to concerns of an invasion after President Vladimir Putin secured permission from parliament to send in troops to protect Russians if needed.
Earlier on Tuesday, a spokesman for Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces, responsible for Russia's long-range nuclear arsenal, said around 10,000 troops would take part in exercises until March 29 in western Siberia's Omsk region and Orenburg in the southern Urals, more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Steve Gutterman; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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(Reuters) - Russia's military staged training exercises on Tuesday in Transdniestria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
NATO's top military commander said on Sunday he was worried that Russia might have its eye on Transdniestria, a largely Russian-speaking region that borders western Ukraine, after seizing Crimea, which has a narrow ethnic Russian majority.
The Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's Western Military District, Colonel Oleg Kochetkov, as saying that Russian forces stationed in Transdniestria had "conducted an anti-terrorism drill and practiced operations to rebuff an attack on their military base".
Transdniestria, with a population of half a million, has run its own affairs since 1992 after fighting a brief war against the Moldovan government over fears that it might join Romania after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Russia has a permanent garrison of peacekeepers there.
Russia has held several military drills during months of political upheaval in Ukraine. Some have brought large Russian forces close to Ukraine's eastern border, adding to concerns of an invasion after President Vladimir Putin secured permission from parliament to send in troops to protect Russians if needed.
Earlier on Tuesday, a spokesman for Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces, responsible for Russia's long-range nuclear arsenal, said around 10,000 troops would take part in exercises until March 29 in western Siberia's Omsk region and Orenburg in the southern Urals, more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Steve Gutterman; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
