JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 12:01AM FRI MAR 07,14
RUSSIA HAS JUST STARTED AIR DRILLS ALONG THE UKRAINE BORDER.THESE DRILLS WILL BE GOING ON FOR THE NEXT MONTH REPORTS SAY.AT LEAST 20,000 TROOPS AND AIR PLANES WILL BE DRILLING (IF YOU TAKE THE HINT-OIL) PROTECTING THEIR OIL AND GAS LINES.WHAT A BETTER EXCUSE THEN FOR RUSSIA TO SAY THEIR PROTECTING THEIR GAS LINES-THATS WHY THEIR DOING THE DRILLS ON THE UKRAINE RUSSIA BORDER.
AMERICA IS GIVING RUSSIA MORE TIME TO SCOOT THEIR TROOPS OUT OF CRIMEA BEFORE SANCTIONING THEM.RUSSIA HAS GOTTEN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TIED IN KNOTS. THEY CAN'T DO A THING.OR THEIR GOING AGAINST THEIR OWN UNITED USELESS NATIONS RULES.PUTIN THE DICTATOR IS NOT DELUSIONAL.NO DELUSION COULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO OUTSMART THE WORLD LIKE THIS AND DO IT LEGALLY.AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
UNITED NATIONS CHARTER
https://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
FULL NATO CHARTER
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 10:30AM FRI MAR 07,14
THERE WAS A PRO UKRAINE RUSSIAN DEMONSTRATION IN MOSCOW TODAY.THESE PEOPLE SUPPORT CRIMEA AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT ALL OF UKRAINE BACK IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.NOT JUST CRIMEA.THE AMERICAN WARSHIP HAS ENTERED THE BLACK SEA WATERS.2 TV STATIONS WERE SHUT DOWN IN UKRAINE AND QUICKLY OVERTAKEN BY RUSSIA WHO IS BROADCASTING ON THEM ALREADY.AND JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE UKRAINE.NOW THEIR (OBAMA) IS TRYING TO BLAME SNOWDEN FOR STEALING AMERICAN WAR PLANS.AND GIVING THEM TO RUSSIA.
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 11:35AM FRI MAR 07,14
CANADA IS EXPELLING ALL RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM CANADA.THEY GOT 24 HOURS TO GET OUT.RUSSIA BRUSHES OFF ALL SANCTIONS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AMERICA. RUSSIANS SAY THEY WILL GLADLY ACCEPT CRIMEA AS RUSSIAN TERRITORY.AND NOW WE FIND OUT THAT 30,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS INCLUDING THE BLACK SEA FLEET ARE IN CRIMEA.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT-NEW AGE MOVEMENT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(EU ARMY AND UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
Ten EU countries want Ukraine mission
Today @ 13:40-MAR 7,14-By EUOBSERVER
FMs from 10 EU countries - the Baltic, Nordic, and Visegrad states - in Narva, Estonia, Friday, said the EU should send monitors to Ukraine to keep the peace. "It is a challenge we did not wish for, but is knocking at our doors," Poland's Radek Sikorski said, Reuters reports.
Juncker elected EPP's top candidate for commission presidency
Today @ 16:01-MAR 7,14-By EUOBSERVER
The European People's Party at a congress in Dublin on Friday elected Jean-Claude Juncker as their lead candidate for the European Commission presidency. Out of the 629 votes cast, Juncker got 382, while his challenger, EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier, received 245. Two votes were annulled.
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 03:15PM FRI MAR 07,14
NOW WE FIND OUT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND OBAMA KNEW FROM 7 TO 10 DAYS BEFORE THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE THAT HE PUTIN WAS GONNA BRING TROOPS INTO UKRAINE.HERE AGAIN THE USELESS OBAMA DONE NO ACTION AND RUSSIA GOT TO INVADE WITH OBAMAS WISHES.THE NEW COLD WAR IS OFFICIALLY ON THANKS TO OBAMA.
18.07 Russian sailors rise flags on a Navy ship moored in Sevastopol bay:
18.05 Potential candidates for the Ukrainian presidency are urging the west to stick to one stance against Russia.Ukrainian magnate Petro Poroshenko told reporters in Paris on Friday that Ukraine wants the EU and U.S. "to speak in one voice and be on the same wavelength."Former boxer Vitali Klitschko, a leader of the protest movement that sent Ukraine's president fleeing last month, said "we need a joint position by all EU countries and the United States."
18.04 A Ukrainian Catholic woman prays during a religious procession near the Dinamo stadium close to Independence square in central Kiev:
17.56 The latest from Reuters: Putin's spokesman has ridiculed calls for talks between Russia and Ukraine with Western mediation, saying Western countries' actions during the crisis in Ukraine had cost them their credibility, Russian news agencies have reported.Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, also said Russia feared there would be ethnic persecution in Crimea and eastern Ukraine if "those who stood behind the coup in Kiev" reached those regions, the reports said.
17.55 Roland Oliphant says it is Crimea's own history that has led to it becoming a flashpoint.
17.50 Canada will impose a travel ban on the people it blames for the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said, without giving specific names.The Canadian government has already suspended military cooperation with Russia and said it will not recognize any referendum held in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as long as Russia's "illegal" occupation continues.Harper said that the ban would affect "a number of individuals responsible for threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. This ban will prevent these individuals from traveling to Canada."
17.43 A few more comments from Gazprom's chief executive quoted in Russian newspapers:
"Ukraine has de-facto stopped paying for gas... We cannot deliver gas for free. Either Ukraine pays the debt and pays for current supplies or the risk appears of a return to the situation at the start of 2009."
17.40 Another snap from Reuters, Putin's spokesman says calls for Russia to start talks with Ukraine under Western mediation "make us smile".
17.35 The IMF has told the Ukraine that economic assistance is on the way: "I am positively impressed with the authorities' determination, sense of responsibility and commitment to an agenda of economic reform and transparency", Reza Moghadam, the IMF's European Department director, said after a two-day visit. "The IMF stands ready to help the people of Ukraine."
17.30 Gazprom has increased the pressure on Ukraine's new government, which now owes $1.89 billion for Russian natural gas. Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said if Ukraine doesn't pay off its debt, "there is a risk of returning to the situation of the beginning of 2009" when Russia cut off supplies to Europe because of a pricing dispute with Ukraine.
17.27 Here is a bit more from Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament who said the country would welcome Crimea if it votes in the referendum to join its giant neighbor:"If the decision is made, then (Crimea) will become an absolutely equal subject of the Russian Federation."
17.25 People hold Russian flags during a rally-concert in support of the people of Crimea, in Moscow:
17.21 Reuters is reporting that Putin's spokesman says that despite deep differences with the West over Ukraine, he hopes that common ground will be found and there will be no cold war.
17.18 A rally-concert in support of the people of Crimea in Moscow:
17.14 US spy agencies warned the White House of imminent action by Russia in Ukraine and were not caught off guard by the crisis, a top official said Friday, rejecting criticism from lawmakers AFP reports.Facing accusations the spy services were taken by surprise, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, said in an interview the intelligence community predicted the likely intervention of Russian troops up to a week in advance.
17.12 A woman passes by a graffiti that reads "The Russians are coming - Resistance" in Simferopol:
16.29 France says no referendum on the future of Crimea unless Ukraine decides to organise one. Francois Hollande said after a meeting with Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko, the former boxer who was a leading figure in the protest movement that ousted a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine:Quote The territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine are non-negotiable.
15.15 Strong words from Arseniy Yatseniuk earlier saying that "no-one in the civilised world" would recognise Crimea's referendum on on joining Russia. The interim Ukraine prime minister repeated his stand that referendum "illegitimate".
14.58 OSCE observers turn back after being blocked from entering Crimea.
14.11 Russia's Gazprom warns Ukraine it could halt gas exports as in 2009 crisis, AFP reports.
14.10 Over 65,000 people waving Russian flags and banners are attending a rally next to St Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow, in a demonstration expressing solidarity with the pro-Russian authorities in the Ukrainian region of Crimea who want to join Russia, police said.The rally, called "We are together", began with Russian pop star Oleg Gazmanov singing a patriotic song called "Officers" and took place just outside the Kremlin walls.
14.00 Military observers from the OSCE trying to enter Crimea were stopped at a checkpoint blocking a road into the peninsula, an AFP reporter said.A convoy of vehicles - led by a police car, followed by two buses carrying the observers and a large number of cars waving Ukrainian flags and honking their horns - were stopped at the checkpoint manned by unidentified armed men, as they tried for a second day to enter Crimea.
Putin will go as far as the West allows him to'
Today @ 09:19-MAR 7,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
Dublin - Despite their personal differences, Ukrainian opposition leaders Yulia Tymoshenko and Vitali Klitschko put up a united front at a meeting of centre-right EU leaders on Thursday (6 March), warning the West against allowing Russia to invade their country."Putin will go as far as the Western world will allow him to," Tymoshenko said in a speech at the Dublin congress of the European People's Party."If we allow Russia to hold a referendum under the barrel of Kalashnikovs on the annexation of Crimea, we will lose stability throughout the whole world," she said.Still in a frail state after more than two years in prison, Tymoshenko confirmed reports she will fly to Germany for medical treatment.In a wheelchair, she was accompanied on stage by her daughter, Eugenia, who campaigned tirelessly for her mother's release. They were both welcomed with standing ovations and flowers.The EPP has consistently pleaded for Tymoshenko's release, with the party's late chief, Hans Martens, a strong supporter of the Ukrainian politician.But other EPP leaders, notably Germany's Angela Merkel, were concerned about giving Tymoshenko too much of a platform. The former prime minister is a polarising figure in Ukraine, after controversial gas deals with Russia's Vladimir Putin.EUobserver has learned that Merkel insisted that other opposition figures be invited to the EPP congress. Vitali Klitschko and Arsenyi Yatsenuk were added as speakers, although the latter was unable to make it to Dublin.Klitschko and Tymoshenko appeared together for press photos but chose to hold their press conferences separately.Of the two, Klitschko seemed more inclined to co-operate."I have been working together with Tymoshenko's party against the regime and I hope to do so in the future," Klitschko said.He said that as a former boxer he "knows better than anyone: no fight, no win".Ukraine will "defend itself", he said, but not seek war with Russia.As for Tymoshenko, she mentioned no other opposition party and defended her relations with Putin during her time as prime minister, but said she had no contact with him since being in jail."I had to work with Putin when I was prime minister. I tried to build a relationship with Russia so Ukraine is not just a 'little brother'," she said during her press conference.As for future co-operation with Russia, Tymoshenko doubted there can be direct bilateral relations as long as they are "unequal" and Russia is in violation of international agreements regarding Ukraine's territorial integrity."If Russia is allowed to annex Crimea, the whole of Europe will be on the losers' side. I will not accept a compromise at Ukraine's expense, and that includes its territorial integrity," she said.According to Russian media reports, Tymoshenko allegedly struck a deal with Putin so he can keep Crimea, while she gets his endorsement for becoming prime minister after the May elections.Tymoshenko responded to this by saying: "Don't watch Russian TV, don't read Russian press, it's full of anti-Ukrainian propaganda."
On recent remarks by Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet (made in a leaked telephone call) that there was a "stronger understanding" among Maidan protesters that someone in the current interim government, and not ousted President Yanukovych, had hired snipers to shoot at civilians, Tymoshenko said she "fully supports an independent inquiry"."Experts are already on the ground," she added.
EU leaders freeze Russia visa talks, threaten trade sanctions
06.03.14 @ 20:15-By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - EU leaders have suspended talks on visa-free travel with Russia and threatened asset freezes and economic sanctions if the situation in Ukraine gets worse.The immediate cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea - described by UK Prime Minister David Cameron as “the one thing the Russians want more than anything with the EU” - is no quick prospect of Russian people visiting Europe without visas.EU leaders also shelved talks on a new bilateral treaty with Russia, but these had all-but petered out before the current crisis.They added that unless Russia starts negotiations with Ukraine’s new government “in the next few days” and agrees in “a limited timeframe” to pull back troops, the EU will impose visa bans and asset freezes on Kremlin officials and cancel the next EU-Russia summit.They also said if Russia “further … destabilise[s] the situation in Ukraine” there will be “far reaching consequences … which will include a broad range of economic areas.”The red line refers to Russian aggression in other partly Russophone regions of east and south Ukraine.Britain’s Cameron indicated the trade sanctions could cover Russian access to EU financial centres, such as the City of London, the energy market, and defence contracts.For her part, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country buys vast amounts of Russian gas and sells tens of billions of euros of German products in Russia, noted she is ready to take "far reaching economic measures.”French leader Francois Hollande, who is due to deliver two warships to Russia, said “we respect all contracts that we have signed,” but added “we have to look at all domains … we have to forcefully evoke even this hypothesis [that the ships will not be sent].”On the Ukrainian side, EU leaders agreed to sign the “political” chapters of an EU-Ukraine treaty before Ukrainian elections in May and to unilaterally lower tariffs on Ukrainian imports.They also backed a European Commission proposal to pay Ukraine €11 billion in loans and grants in the next seven years in return for an ethnically “inclusive” government and austerity measures.With the Ukraine crisis originating in its former regime’s refusal to sign the EU accession treaty last year due, in part, to Russian pressure, the commission chief, Jose Manuel Barroso, said the early signature “will seal the association between Ukraine and the EU, as was the wish of the Ukrainian people.”
The EU summit accord was not plain sailing.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told press that when the meeting began “it looked like it would not be so simple” to get agreement on his proposal on the early EU treaty signature.France's Hollande noted the association treaty has nothing to do with EU enlargement. “For those of you [in the press] who are not specialists, ‘association’ does not mean ‘integration’ and it does not mean ‘accession’,” he said.He added that any Russia trade sanctions will require a “new decision” by the EU, creating the opportunity for national vetoes down the line.With the US earlier in the day already authorising a visa ban and asset freeze on Russian officials, the EU side rejected suggestions that its response is weaker.Van Rompuy noted the US executive order was “very general” and will be fleshed out later, while EU institutions are already drafting legal instruments for similar measures so that “this step can be taken much earlier ... than people think.”Barroso said the EU-Ukrainian association pact “is something that we can offer that some of our international partners cannot,” while Merkel added that America’s decision is part of a “co-ordinated approach between the US and Europe.”For its part, Nato, the West’s defence alliance, the same day also took action.The US said it is sending an extra six F-15 fighter jets to patrol Nato airspace in the Baltic region and 12 F-16s for a training exercise in Poland.Directly after attending the EU meeting, Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke with Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who promised to “step up our engagement with Ukraine’s political and military leadership, as we are doing just now.”He also said he will “strengthen our efforts to build the capacity of the Ukrainian military, including with more joint training and exercises, and we will do more to include Ukraine in our cutting-edge multinational projects to develop capabilities.”But in the meantime, Russia and pro-Russian groups in Crimea created their own new facts.The devolved Crimean parliament decreed the territory should join Russia and called a referendum on the question in 10 days’ time - a move the EU and the US dubbed “illegal.”Pro-Russian paramilitaries scuttled a ship to block Ukrainian vessels in Lake Donuzlav and made Crimea a no-go area for international monitors by refusing access to the Vienna-based multilateral club, the OSCE.Ukrainian civil society activists also reported that Russian nationals continued to come by bus from Russia to eastern Ukrainian cities, such as Donetsk and Kharkiv, to join pro-Russia protests, in which crowds hung Russian flags on municipal buildings in recent days.
OSCE media freedom representative cancels press conference in Kyiv on Friday
KYIV, 6 March 2014 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, is cancelling her press conference on Friday due to additional information gathering and meetings with authorities and media organizations in Ukraine.
Stop attacks on journalists, de-escalate situation by allowing media to report freely in Ukraine, says OSCE representative
KYIV, 7 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today warned that the current situation in Ukraine has led to a media freedom crisis as she ended a four-day visit to the country. “I am extremely worried about the media freedom situation, we are seeing cases of intimidation, beatings and media censorship every day. I call on all those responsible to stop the information war, ensure journalists’ safety in Crimea and elsewhere and immediately start to de-escalate the situation by allowing media to report freely,” Mijatović said.“In times of crisis, members of the media are among the first to be attacked to deprive citizens from receiving information from a variety of sources. The recent demonstrations in Kyiv and other cities and what we are seeing across Crimea are clear examples of this. Mijatović met with media associations and local journalists in Simferopol on Wednesday to discuss media freedom issues. “The biggest problem is journalists’ safety. In addition, signals of Ukrainian television stations have been cut in Crimea, including the signal of the independent Chernomorskaya TV,” Mijatović said.
She said Tatar journalists at the state broadcaster Krym are under political pressure from the broadcaster’s administration and that access to official information from local authorities is provided only to loyal journalists.“History has shown that attempts to silence critical voices are never successful and restrictions on media can have disastrous consequences. From personal experience I know very well what the destructive power of controlled media can be,” Mijatović said.During her meetings in Kyiv with senior government officials Mijatović stressed that there must be no impunity for attacks against journalists, and she raised the case of the murder of Vesti journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi. “I noted that the public prosecutor will focus on these cases and I expect justice to be served”, she said. “Veremyi's family, friends and colleagues deserve it.”In her meetings with government officials Mijatović also noted that recent proposals by some parliamentarians to ban Russian television channels have been withdrawn.“These are positive steps. But in order for media freedom to be restored, I stressed that there is a need for thorough and comprehensive actions in the media legislation reform to ensure media pluralism,” Mijatović said.She expressed hope public service broadcasting law would be adopted to establish a politically and financial independent and impartial broadcaster, improve access to information, enhance the regulator, and continue the digitalization process without delay.The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. She provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and media freedom and promotes full compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on facebook.com/osce.rfom.
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 12:01AM FRI MAR 07,14
RUSSIA HAS JUST STARTED AIR DRILLS ALONG THE UKRAINE BORDER.THESE DRILLS WILL BE GOING ON FOR THE NEXT MONTH REPORTS SAY.AT LEAST 20,000 TROOPS AND AIR PLANES WILL BE DRILLING (IF YOU TAKE THE HINT-OIL) PROTECTING THEIR OIL AND GAS LINES.WHAT A BETTER EXCUSE THEN FOR RUSSIA TO SAY THEIR PROTECTING THEIR GAS LINES-THATS WHY THEIR DOING THE DRILLS ON THE UKRAINE RUSSIA BORDER.
AMERICA IS GIVING RUSSIA MORE TIME TO SCOOT THEIR TROOPS OUT OF CRIMEA BEFORE SANCTIONING THEM.RUSSIA HAS GOTTEN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TIED IN KNOTS. THEY CAN'T DO A THING.OR THEIR GOING AGAINST THEIR OWN UNITED USELESS NATIONS RULES.PUTIN THE DICTATOR IS NOT DELUSIONAL.NO DELUSION COULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO OUTSMART THE WORLD LIKE THIS AND DO IT LEGALLY.AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
UNITED NATIONS CHARTER
https://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
FULL NATO CHARTER
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm
04 Apr. 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty
Washington D.C. - 4 April 1949
The Parties
to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of
the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with
all peoples and all governments.
They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area.
They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security. They therefore agree to this North Atlantic Treaty :
They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area.
They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security. They therefore agree to this North Atlantic Treaty :
Article 1
The Parties undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.Article 2
The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.Article 3
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security .THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 10:30AM FRI MAR 07,14
THERE WAS A PRO UKRAINE RUSSIAN DEMONSTRATION IN MOSCOW TODAY.THESE PEOPLE SUPPORT CRIMEA AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT ALL OF UKRAINE BACK IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.NOT JUST CRIMEA.THE AMERICAN WARSHIP HAS ENTERED THE BLACK SEA WATERS.2 TV STATIONS WERE SHUT DOWN IN UKRAINE AND QUICKLY OVERTAKEN BY RUSSIA WHO IS BROADCASTING ON THEM ALREADY.AND JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE UKRAINE.NOW THEIR (OBAMA) IS TRYING TO BLAME SNOWDEN FOR STEALING AMERICAN WAR PLANS.AND GIVING THEM TO RUSSIA.
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 11:35AM FRI MAR 07,14
CANADA IS EXPELLING ALL RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM CANADA.THEY GOT 24 HOURS TO GET OUT.RUSSIA BRUSHES OFF ALL SANCTIONS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AMERICA. RUSSIANS SAY THEY WILL GLADLY ACCEPT CRIMEA AS RUSSIAN TERRITORY.AND NOW WE FIND OUT THAT 30,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS INCLUDING THE BLACK SEA FLEET ARE IN CRIMEA.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT-NEW AGE MOVEMENT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(EU ARMY AND UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
Ten EU countries want Ukraine mission
Today @ 13:40-MAR 7,14-By EUOBSERVER
FMs from 10 EU countries - the Baltic, Nordic, and Visegrad states - in Narva, Estonia, Friday, said the EU should send monitors to Ukraine to keep the peace. "It is a challenge we did not wish for, but is knocking at our doors," Poland's Radek Sikorski said, Reuters reports.
Juncker elected EPP's top candidate for commission presidency
Today @ 16:01-MAR 7,14-By EUOBSERVER
The European People's Party at a congress in Dublin on Friday elected Jean-Claude Juncker as their lead candidate for the European Commission presidency. Out of the 629 votes cast, Juncker got 382, while his challenger, EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier, received 245. Two votes were annulled.
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)
THE RUSSIA - UKRAINE SITUATION AT 03:15PM FRI MAR 07,14
NOW WE FIND OUT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND OBAMA KNEW FROM 7 TO 10 DAYS BEFORE THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE THAT HE PUTIN WAS GONNA BRING TROOPS INTO UKRAINE.HERE AGAIN THE USELESS OBAMA DONE NO ACTION AND RUSSIA GOT TO INVADE WITH OBAMAS WISHES.THE NEW COLD WAR IS OFFICIALLY ON THANKS TO OBAMA.
18.07 Russian sailors rise flags on a Navy ship moored in Sevastopol bay:
18.05 Potential candidates for the Ukrainian presidency are urging the west to stick to one stance against Russia.Ukrainian magnate Petro Poroshenko told reporters in Paris on Friday that Ukraine wants the EU and U.S. "to speak in one voice and be on the same wavelength."Former boxer Vitali Klitschko, a leader of the protest movement that sent Ukraine's president fleeing last month, said "we need a joint position by all EU countries and the United States."
18.04 A Ukrainian Catholic woman prays during a religious procession near the Dinamo stadium close to Independence square in central Kiev:
17.56 The latest from Reuters: Putin's spokesman has ridiculed calls for talks between Russia and Ukraine with Western mediation, saying Western countries' actions during the crisis in Ukraine had cost them their credibility, Russian news agencies have reported.Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, also said Russia feared there would be ethnic persecution in Crimea and eastern Ukraine if "those who stood behind the coup in Kiev" reached those regions, the reports said.
17.55 Roland Oliphant says it is Crimea's own history that has led to it becoming a flashpoint.
17.50 Canada will impose a travel ban on the people it blames for the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said, without giving specific names.The Canadian government has already suspended military cooperation with Russia and said it will not recognize any referendum held in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as long as Russia's "illegal" occupation continues.Harper said that the ban would affect "a number of individuals responsible for threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. This ban will prevent these individuals from traveling to Canada."
17.43 A few more comments from Gazprom's chief executive quoted in Russian newspapers:
"Ukraine has de-facto stopped paying for gas... We cannot deliver gas for free. Either Ukraine pays the debt and pays for current supplies or the risk appears of a return to the situation at the start of 2009."
17.40 Another snap from Reuters, Putin's spokesman says calls for Russia to start talks with Ukraine under Western mediation "make us smile".
17.35 The IMF has told the Ukraine that economic assistance is on the way: "I am positively impressed with the authorities' determination, sense of responsibility and commitment to an agenda of economic reform and transparency", Reza Moghadam, the IMF's European Department director, said after a two-day visit. "The IMF stands ready to help the people of Ukraine."
17.30 Gazprom has increased the pressure on Ukraine's new government, which now owes $1.89 billion for Russian natural gas. Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller said if Ukraine doesn't pay off its debt, "there is a risk of returning to the situation of the beginning of 2009" when Russia cut off supplies to Europe because of a pricing dispute with Ukraine.
17.27 Here is a bit more from Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament who said the country would welcome Crimea if it votes in the referendum to join its giant neighbor:"If the decision is made, then (Crimea) will become an absolutely equal subject of the Russian Federation."
17.25 People hold Russian flags during a rally-concert in support of the people of Crimea, in Moscow:
17.21 Reuters is reporting that Putin's spokesman says that despite deep differences with the West over Ukraine, he hopes that common ground will be found and there will be no cold war.
17.18 A rally-concert in support of the people of Crimea in Moscow:
17.14 US spy agencies warned the White House of imminent action by Russia in Ukraine and were not caught off guard by the crisis, a top official said Friday, rejecting criticism from lawmakers AFP reports.Facing accusations the spy services were taken by surprise, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, said in an interview the intelligence community predicted the likely intervention of Russian troops up to a week in advance.
17.12 A woman passes by a graffiti that reads "The Russians are coming - Resistance" in Simferopol:
16.29 France says no referendum on the future of Crimea unless Ukraine decides to organise one. Francois Hollande said after a meeting with Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko, the former boxer who was a leading figure in the protest movement that ousted a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine:Quote The territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine are non-negotiable.
15.15 Strong words from Arseniy Yatseniuk earlier saying that "no-one in the civilised world" would recognise Crimea's referendum on on joining Russia. The interim Ukraine prime minister repeated his stand that referendum "illegitimate".
14.58 OSCE observers turn back after being blocked from entering Crimea.
14.11 Russia's Gazprom warns Ukraine it could halt gas exports as in 2009 crisis, AFP reports.
14.10 Over 65,000 people waving Russian flags and banners are attending a rally next to St Basil's Cathedral in central Moscow, in a demonstration expressing solidarity with the pro-Russian authorities in the Ukrainian region of Crimea who want to join Russia, police said.The rally, called "We are together", began with Russian pop star Oleg Gazmanov singing a patriotic song called "Officers" and took place just outside the Kremlin walls.
14.00 Military observers from the OSCE trying to enter Crimea were stopped at a checkpoint blocking a road into the peninsula, an AFP reporter said.A convoy of vehicles - led by a police car, followed by two buses carrying the observers and a large number of cars waving Ukrainian flags and honking their horns - were stopped at the checkpoint manned by unidentified armed men, as they tried for a second day to enter Crimea.
Putin will go as far as the West allows him to'
Today @ 09:19-MAR 7,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
Dublin - Despite their personal differences, Ukrainian opposition leaders Yulia Tymoshenko and Vitali Klitschko put up a united front at a meeting of centre-right EU leaders on Thursday (6 March), warning the West against allowing Russia to invade their country."Putin will go as far as the Western world will allow him to," Tymoshenko said in a speech at the Dublin congress of the European People's Party."If we allow Russia to hold a referendum under the barrel of Kalashnikovs on the annexation of Crimea, we will lose stability throughout the whole world," she said.Still in a frail state after more than two years in prison, Tymoshenko confirmed reports she will fly to Germany for medical treatment.In a wheelchair, she was accompanied on stage by her daughter, Eugenia, who campaigned tirelessly for her mother's release. They were both welcomed with standing ovations and flowers.The EPP has consistently pleaded for Tymoshenko's release, with the party's late chief, Hans Martens, a strong supporter of the Ukrainian politician.But other EPP leaders, notably Germany's Angela Merkel, were concerned about giving Tymoshenko too much of a platform. The former prime minister is a polarising figure in Ukraine, after controversial gas deals with Russia's Vladimir Putin.EUobserver has learned that Merkel insisted that other opposition figures be invited to the EPP congress. Vitali Klitschko and Arsenyi Yatsenuk were added as speakers, although the latter was unable to make it to Dublin.Klitschko and Tymoshenko appeared together for press photos but chose to hold their press conferences separately.Of the two, Klitschko seemed more inclined to co-operate."I have been working together with Tymoshenko's party against the regime and I hope to do so in the future," Klitschko said.He said that as a former boxer he "knows better than anyone: no fight, no win".Ukraine will "defend itself", he said, but not seek war with Russia.As for Tymoshenko, she mentioned no other opposition party and defended her relations with Putin during her time as prime minister, but said she had no contact with him since being in jail."I had to work with Putin when I was prime minister. I tried to build a relationship with Russia so Ukraine is not just a 'little brother'," she said during her press conference.As for future co-operation with Russia, Tymoshenko doubted there can be direct bilateral relations as long as they are "unequal" and Russia is in violation of international agreements regarding Ukraine's territorial integrity."If Russia is allowed to annex Crimea, the whole of Europe will be on the losers' side. I will not accept a compromise at Ukraine's expense, and that includes its territorial integrity," she said.According to Russian media reports, Tymoshenko allegedly struck a deal with Putin so he can keep Crimea, while she gets his endorsement for becoming prime minister after the May elections.Tymoshenko responded to this by saying: "Don't watch Russian TV, don't read Russian press, it's full of anti-Ukrainian propaganda."
On recent remarks by Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet (made in a leaked telephone call) that there was a "stronger understanding" among Maidan protesters that someone in the current interim government, and not ousted President Yanukovych, had hired snipers to shoot at civilians, Tymoshenko said she "fully supports an independent inquiry"."Experts are already on the ground," she added.
EU leaders freeze Russia visa talks, threaten trade sanctions
06.03.14 @ 20:15-By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - EU leaders have suspended talks on visa-free travel with Russia and threatened asset freezes and economic sanctions if the situation in Ukraine gets worse.The immediate cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea - described by UK Prime Minister David Cameron as “the one thing the Russians want more than anything with the EU” - is no quick prospect of Russian people visiting Europe without visas.EU leaders also shelved talks on a new bilateral treaty with Russia, but these had all-but petered out before the current crisis.They added that unless Russia starts negotiations with Ukraine’s new government “in the next few days” and agrees in “a limited timeframe” to pull back troops, the EU will impose visa bans and asset freezes on Kremlin officials and cancel the next EU-Russia summit.They also said if Russia “further … destabilise[s] the situation in Ukraine” there will be “far reaching consequences … which will include a broad range of economic areas.”The red line refers to Russian aggression in other partly Russophone regions of east and south Ukraine.Britain’s Cameron indicated the trade sanctions could cover Russian access to EU financial centres, such as the City of London, the energy market, and defence contracts.For her part, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country buys vast amounts of Russian gas and sells tens of billions of euros of German products in Russia, noted she is ready to take "far reaching economic measures.”French leader Francois Hollande, who is due to deliver two warships to Russia, said “we respect all contracts that we have signed,” but added “we have to look at all domains … we have to forcefully evoke even this hypothesis [that the ships will not be sent].”On the Ukrainian side, EU leaders agreed to sign the “political” chapters of an EU-Ukraine treaty before Ukrainian elections in May and to unilaterally lower tariffs on Ukrainian imports.They also backed a European Commission proposal to pay Ukraine €11 billion in loans and grants in the next seven years in return for an ethnically “inclusive” government and austerity measures.With the Ukraine crisis originating in its former regime’s refusal to sign the EU accession treaty last year due, in part, to Russian pressure, the commission chief, Jose Manuel Barroso, said the early signature “will seal the association between Ukraine and the EU, as was the wish of the Ukrainian people.”
The EU summit accord was not plain sailing.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told press that when the meeting began “it looked like it would not be so simple” to get agreement on his proposal on the early EU treaty signature.France's Hollande noted the association treaty has nothing to do with EU enlargement. “For those of you [in the press] who are not specialists, ‘association’ does not mean ‘integration’ and it does not mean ‘accession’,” he said.He added that any Russia trade sanctions will require a “new decision” by the EU, creating the opportunity for national vetoes down the line.With the US earlier in the day already authorising a visa ban and asset freeze on Russian officials, the EU side rejected suggestions that its response is weaker.Van Rompuy noted the US executive order was “very general” and will be fleshed out later, while EU institutions are already drafting legal instruments for similar measures so that “this step can be taken much earlier ... than people think.”Barroso said the EU-Ukrainian association pact “is something that we can offer that some of our international partners cannot,” while Merkel added that America’s decision is part of a “co-ordinated approach between the US and Europe.”For its part, Nato, the West’s defence alliance, the same day also took action.The US said it is sending an extra six F-15 fighter jets to patrol Nato airspace in the Baltic region and 12 F-16s for a training exercise in Poland.Directly after attending the EU meeting, Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke with Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who promised to “step up our engagement with Ukraine’s political and military leadership, as we are doing just now.”He also said he will “strengthen our efforts to build the capacity of the Ukrainian military, including with more joint training and exercises, and we will do more to include Ukraine in our cutting-edge multinational projects to develop capabilities.”But in the meantime, Russia and pro-Russian groups in Crimea created their own new facts.The devolved Crimean parliament decreed the territory should join Russia and called a referendum on the question in 10 days’ time - a move the EU and the US dubbed “illegal.”Pro-Russian paramilitaries scuttled a ship to block Ukrainian vessels in Lake Donuzlav and made Crimea a no-go area for international monitors by refusing access to the Vienna-based multilateral club, the OSCE.Ukrainian civil society activists also reported that Russian nationals continued to come by bus from Russia to eastern Ukrainian cities, such as Donetsk and Kharkiv, to join pro-Russia protests, in which crowds hung Russian flags on municipal buildings in recent days.
OSCE media freedom representative cancels press conference in Kyiv on Friday
KYIV, 6 March 2014 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, is cancelling her press conference on Friday due to additional information gathering and meetings with authorities and media organizations in Ukraine.
Stop attacks on journalists, de-escalate situation by allowing media to report freely in Ukraine, says OSCE representative
KYIV, 7 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today warned that the current situation in Ukraine has led to a media freedom crisis as she ended a four-day visit to the country. “I am extremely worried about the media freedom situation, we are seeing cases of intimidation, beatings and media censorship every day. I call on all those responsible to stop the information war, ensure journalists’ safety in Crimea and elsewhere and immediately start to de-escalate the situation by allowing media to report freely,” Mijatović said.“In times of crisis, members of the media are among the first to be attacked to deprive citizens from receiving information from a variety of sources. The recent demonstrations in Kyiv and other cities and what we are seeing across Crimea are clear examples of this. Mijatović met with media associations and local journalists in Simferopol on Wednesday to discuss media freedom issues. “The biggest problem is journalists’ safety. In addition, signals of Ukrainian television stations have been cut in Crimea, including the signal of the independent Chernomorskaya TV,” Mijatović said.
She said Tatar journalists at the state broadcaster Krym are under political pressure from the broadcaster’s administration and that access to official information from local authorities is provided only to loyal journalists.“History has shown that attempts to silence critical voices are never successful and restrictions on media can have disastrous consequences. From personal experience I know very well what the destructive power of controlled media can be,” Mijatović said.During her meetings in Kyiv with senior government officials Mijatović stressed that there must be no impunity for attacks against journalists, and she raised the case of the murder of Vesti journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi. “I noted that the public prosecutor will focus on these cases and I expect justice to be served”, she said. “Veremyi's family, friends and colleagues deserve it.”In her meetings with government officials Mijatović also noted that recent proposals by some parliamentarians to ban Russian television channels have been withdrawn.“These are positive steps. But in order for media freedom to be restored, I stressed that there is a need for thorough and comprehensive actions in the media legislation reform to ensure media pluralism,” Mijatović said.She expressed hope public service broadcasting law would be adopted to establish a politically and financial independent and impartial broadcaster, improve access to information, enhance the regulator, and continue the digitalization process without delay.The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. She provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and media freedom and promotes full compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on facebook.com/osce.rfom.
Developing situation in Crimea alarming, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Astrid Thors, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, The Hague, 27 August 2013. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
KYIV, 6 March 2014 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors is alarmed about the situation in Crimea.On her return to Kyiv today, she said: “I am alarmed about the risk
of violent conflict on the Crimean peninsula and the effects this could
have on all communities, particularly the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar
groups.”Thors said the situation remains precarious. “Rash decisions on the
future status of Crimea are a major source of tension and expose
divisions between the peninsula’s communities that have been left
unaddressed for decades. Like the Ukrainian community, Crimean Tatars
have taken a different position to the majority population, which
increases their vulnerability. Relations between ethnic groups on the
peninsula are characterized by a growing climate of fear,” she said.“I remind the authorities in effective control of the Crimean
peninsula that they are obliged to ensure security and respect for human
rights, including minority rights, for all those present on the
territory, regardless of whether they are of Russian, Ukrainian or
Crimean Tatar or other origin.”“There is a real risk of bloodshed. All decisions on essential
issues, such as the status of Crimea, language policy or national
minority policy, must be taken in dialogue with all parties and be
consistent with international law,” said Thors. During her visit to Kyiv
and Crimea, the High Commissioner found no evidence of violations or
threats to the rights of Russian speakers.
Personal Envoy Guldimann says situation in Crimea calm but very tense
Ambassador Tim Guldimann, Personal Envoy of the Swiss OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office on Ukraine, briefing OSCE participating States and
senior OSCE officials, Vienna, 3 March 2014. (OSCE/Jonathan Perfect)
KYIV, 6 March 2014 - The Personal Envoy of the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Tim Guldimann, briefing media in Kyiv
today, commended the Ukrainian authorities for their efforts to
de-escalate the situation on Crimea, adding that “the situation is calm,
but very tense.”Guldimann, together with the High Commissioner of National
Minorities, Astrid Thors, visited Crimea over the last two days and had
the opportunity to meet with various stakeholders.“It is a miracle that there has been no blood-shed yet,” he said.Guldimann deplored the fact that, while in Crimea, he was not able to
secure a meeting with Sergey Aksyonov and the commander of the Black
Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. He and Thors, however, had
extensive talks with representatives from the Crimean Parliament as well
as from public administration and civil society, including from the
community of the Crimean Tatars. He also met with the representative of
the acting Ukrainian President in Crimea.Guldimann’s visit to Crimea, as well as various meetings with
officials in Kyiv during his trip, were an essential step for
preparations of further OSCE activities to assist Ukraine to overcome
the crisis.
MOSCOW/SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - President
Vladimir Putin rebuffed a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama over
Moscow's military intervention in Crimea, saying on Friday that Russia
could not ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.After an hour-long telephone call, Putin said in a statement that
Moscow and Washington were still far apart on the situation in the
former Soviet republic, where he said the new authorities had taken
"absolutely illegitimate decisions on the eastern, southeastern and
Crimea regions."Russia cannot ignore calls for help and it acts accordingly, in full compliance with international law," Putin said.Ukraine's border guards said Moscow had poured troops into the southern peninsula where Russian forces have seized control.Serhiy Astakhov, an aide to the border guards' commander, said there
were now 30,000 Russian soldiers in Crimea, compared to 11,000
permanently based with the Russian Black Sea fleet in the port of
Sevastopol before the crisis.Putin denies that the forces with
no national insignia that are surrounding Ukrainian troops in their
bases are under Moscow's command, although their vehicles have Russian
military plates. The West has ridiculed this claim.The most
serious east-west confrontation since the end of the Cold War -
resulting from the overthrow last month of President Viktor Yanukovich
after violent protests in Kiev - escalated on Thursday when Crimea's
parliament, dominated by ethnic Russians, voted to join Russia. The
region's government set a referendum for March 16 - in just nine days'
time.European Union leaders and Obama denounced the referendum as illegitimate, saying it would violate Ukraine's constitution.The head of Russia's upper house of parliament said after meeting
visiting Crimean lawmakers on Friday that Crimea had a right to
self-determination, and ruled out any risk of war between "the two
brotherly nations".Before calling Putin, Obama announced the
first sanctions against Russia since the start of the crisis, ordering
visa bans and asset freezes against so far unidentified persons deemed
responsible for threatening Ukraine's sovereignty.Japan endorsed
the Western position that the actions of Russia, whose forces have
seized control of the Crimean peninsula, constitute "a threat to
international peace and security", after Obama spoke to Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe.China, often a Russian ally in blocking Western moves
in the U.N. Security Council, was more cautious, saying that economic
sanctions were not the best way to solve the crisis and avoiding comment
on the legality of a Crimean referendum on secession.The EU,
Russia's biggest economic partner and energy customer, adopted a
three-stage plan to try to force a negotiated solution but stopped short
of immediate sanctions.The Russian Foreign Ministry responded
angrily on Friday, calling the EU decision to freeze talks on visa-free
travel "extremely unconstructive" and warning that Moscow would
retaliate against any sanctions.Brussels and Washington also rushed to strengthen the new
authorities in economically shattered Ukraine, announcing both political
and financial assistance.Promises of billions of dollars in
Western aid for the Kiev government, and the perception that Russian
troops are not likely to go beyond Crimea into other parts of Ukraine,
have helped reverse a rout in the local hryvnia currency.In the
past two days it has traded above 9.0 to the dollar for the first time
since the Crimea crisis began last week. Local dealers said emergency
currency restrictions imposed last week were also supporting the
hryvnia.
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
In their telephone call, Obama said he urged Putin to accept the terms of a potential diplomatic solution to the dispute over Crimea that would take account of Russia's legitimate interests in the region.Putin was defiant on Ukraine, where he said the pro-Russian Yanukovich had been ousted in an "anti-constitutional coup". But he underlined what he called "the paramount important of Russian-American relations to ensure stability and security in the world", the Kremlin said."These relations should not be sacrificed for individual differences, albeit very important ones, over international problems," Putin said.The 28-nation EU welcomed Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to an emergency summit, even though Kiev is neither a member nor a recognized candidate to join the bloc, and agreed to bring forward the signing of the political parts of an agreement on closer ties before Ukraine's May 25 elections.Yatseniuk said after returning to Ukraine that no one in the civilized world would recognize the result of the "so-called referendum" in Crimea. He repeated Kiev's willingness to negotiate with Russia and said he had requested a telephone call with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.The European Commission said Ukraine could receive up to 11 billion euros ($15 billion) in the next couple of years provided it reaches agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which requires painful economic reforms like ending gas subsidies.
UKRAINIANS CONFIDENT
Despite Putin's tough words, demonstrators who have remained encamped in Kiev's central Independence Square to defend the revolution that ousted Yanukovich said they did not believe Crimea would be allowed to secede.Some said they were willing to go to war with Russia, despite the mismatch between the two countries' armed forces."We are optimists. Crimea will stand with us and we will fight for it," said Taras Yurkiv, 35, from the eastern city of Lviv. "How we will fight depends on the decisions of our leadership. If necessary, we will go with force. If you want peace, you must prepare for war."Alexander Zaporozhets, 40, from central Ukraine's Kirovograd region, put his faith in international pressure."I don't think the Russians will be allowed to take Crimea from us: you can't behave like that to an independent state. We have the support of the whole world. But I think we are losing time. While the Russians are preparing, we are just talking."
On the ground in Crimea, the situation was calm although 35 unarmed military observers dispatched by the pan-European Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe were denied entry into the peninsula on Thursday after landing in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa.A U.N. special envoy who traveled to the regional capital Simferopol on Tuesday was surrounded by pro-Russian protesters, some of them armed, and forced to leave on Tuesday. The United Nations said it had sent its assistant secretary-general for human rights, Ivan Simonovic, to Kiev to conduct a preliminary humans rights assessment.Ukrainian television was switched off in Crimea on Thursday and replaced with Russian state channels.The streets largely belong to people who support Moscow's rule, some of whom have become increasingly aggressive in the past week, harassing journalists and occasional pro-Kiev protesters.Part of the Crimea's 2 million population opposes Moscow's rule, including members of the region's ethnic Russian majority. The last time Crimeans were asked, in 1991, they voted narrowly for independence along with the rest of Ukraine."This announcement that we are already part of Russia provokes nothing but tears," said Tatyana, 41, an ethnic Russian. "With all these soldiers here, it is like we are living in a zoo. Everyone fully understands this is an occupation."(Additional reporting by Luke Baker and Martin Santa in Brussels, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason in Washington, Lina Kushch in Donetsk and Pavel Polityuk in Kiev; Writing by Paul Taylor; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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Putin rebuffs Obama as Ukraine crisis escalates
By Lidia Kelly and Alissa de Carbonnel -MAR 7,14-Yahoonews
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
In their telephone call, Obama said he urged Putin to accept the terms of a potential diplomatic solution to the dispute over Crimea that would take account of Russia's legitimate interests in the region.Putin was defiant on Ukraine, where he said the pro-Russian Yanukovich had been ousted in an "anti-constitutional coup". But he underlined what he called "the paramount important of Russian-American relations to ensure stability and security in the world", the Kremlin said."These relations should not be sacrificed for individual differences, albeit very important ones, over international problems," Putin said.The 28-nation EU welcomed Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to an emergency summit, even though Kiev is neither a member nor a recognized candidate to join the bloc, and agreed to bring forward the signing of the political parts of an agreement on closer ties before Ukraine's May 25 elections.Yatseniuk said after returning to Ukraine that no one in the civilized world would recognize the result of the "so-called referendum" in Crimea. He repeated Kiev's willingness to negotiate with Russia and said he had requested a telephone call with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.The European Commission said Ukraine could receive up to 11 billion euros ($15 billion) in the next couple of years provided it reaches agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which requires painful economic reforms like ending gas subsidies.
UKRAINIANS CONFIDENT
Despite Putin's tough words, demonstrators who have remained encamped in Kiev's central Independence Square to defend the revolution that ousted Yanukovich said they did not believe Crimea would be allowed to secede.Some said they were willing to go to war with Russia, despite the mismatch between the two countries' armed forces."We are optimists. Crimea will stand with us and we will fight for it," said Taras Yurkiv, 35, from the eastern city of Lviv. "How we will fight depends on the decisions of our leadership. If necessary, we will go with force. If you want peace, you must prepare for war."Alexander Zaporozhets, 40, from central Ukraine's Kirovograd region, put his faith in international pressure."I don't think the Russians will be allowed to take Crimea from us: you can't behave like that to an independent state. We have the support of the whole world. But I think we are losing time. While the Russians are preparing, we are just talking."
On the ground in Crimea, the situation was calm although 35 unarmed military observers dispatched by the pan-European Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe were denied entry into the peninsula on Thursday after landing in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa.A U.N. special envoy who traveled to the regional capital Simferopol on Tuesday was surrounded by pro-Russian protesters, some of them armed, and forced to leave on Tuesday. The United Nations said it had sent its assistant secretary-general for human rights, Ivan Simonovic, to Kiev to conduct a preliminary humans rights assessment.Ukrainian television was switched off in Crimea on Thursday and replaced with Russian state channels.The streets largely belong to people who support Moscow's rule, some of whom have become increasingly aggressive in the past week, harassing journalists and occasional pro-Kiev protesters.Part of the Crimea's 2 million population opposes Moscow's rule, including members of the region's ethnic Russian majority. The last time Crimeans were asked, in 1991, they voted narrowly for independence along with the rest of Ukraine."This announcement that we are already part of Russia provokes nothing but tears," said Tatyana, 41, an ethnic Russian. "With all these soldiers here, it is like we are living in a zoo. Everyone fully understands this is an occupation."(Additional reporting by Luke Baker and Martin Santa in Brussels, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason in Washington, Lina Kushch in Donetsk and Pavel Polityuk in Kiev; Writing by Paul Taylor; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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