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Russia And China Stand In Agreement On Ukraine

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– Russia And China Stand In Agreement On Ukraine – And That Is Very Bad News For The United States (Economic Collapse, March 3, 2014):

So much for “isolating” Russia.  The Chinese government is publicly siding with Russia on the crisis in Ukraine, and that is very bad news for the United States.  Not only does it mean that the U.S. is essentially powerless to do anything about the situation in Ukraine, it also means that Russia and China are starting to understand how much economic leverage that they really have.  Yes, the Obama administration can threaten to slap “sanctions” on Russia or threaten to kick Russia “out of the G8“, but those actions would not actually hurt too much.  On the other hand, Russia and China hold approximately 25 percent of all foreign-owned U.S. debt, and if they started massively dumping U.S. debt it could rapidly create a nightmare scenario.  In addition, it is important to remember that Russia is the largest exporter of natural gas and the second largest exporter of oil in the world.  And China now imports more oil than anyone else on the planet does, including the United States.  If Russia and China got together and decided to kill the petrodollar, they could do it almost overnight.  So when it comes to Ukraine, it is definitely not the United States that has the leverage.

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Russian Troops Fire Warning Shoots Against Ukrainian Soldiers In The Crimea (Video)

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– Watch As Russian Troops Fire Warning Shoots Against Ukrainian Soldiers In The Crimea (ZeroHedge, March 4, 2014):

Amicable resolution between Russia and the Ukraine as the market seems to be suggesting, or not? Watch this clip of what happened just hours earlier at the Belbek air force base, in which Russian troops fired warning shots aat approaching Ukrainian soldiers and you decide.

From Euronews:

Russian forces fired warning shots in to the air as ranks of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers marched towards them at Belbek air base in Crimea on Tuesday (March 4).

Read moreRussian Troops Fire Warning Shoots Against Ukrainian Soldiers In The Crimea (Video)

Futures Soar, Near Record As Putin Speaks, Softens Russian Stance On Ukraine

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– Futures Soar, Near Record As Putin Speaks, Softens Russian Stance On Ukraine (ZeroHedge, March 4, 2014):

Futures are soaring and are just shy of their record high first following news that the Russian military drill has ended, even if Russian troops stationed in the Crimea remain, but more importantly driven by a just completed press conference by Vladimir Putin in his residence outside of Moscow, in which the Russian leader appears to have softened his stance on Crimean aggression, saying he does not consider adding Crimea to its territory. What the market is focusing on is the repeat of Putin’s stance that he will not be sending troops to the Crimea yet (even though they are there already), and that he suddenly appears concerned about the impact on markets and the fallout from sanctions.

Putin speaks

The key highlights from the speech from Blooomberg.

  • PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE SUFFERED COUP
  • PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE GOVT OVERTHROW UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ARMED COUP
  • PUTIN SAYS YANUKOVICH AGREED WITH OPPOSITION TO SURRENDER POWER
  • PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE’S YANUKOVYCH DIDN’T GIVE ILLEGAL ORDER TO SHOOT
  • PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE USED TO ONE SET OF CROOKS REPLACING ANOTHER
  • PUTIN SAYS YANUKOVYCH IS UKRAINE’S LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT
  • PUTIN SAYS YANUKOVYCH ASKED RUSSIA TO SEND TROOPS TO PROTECT PEOPLE
  • PUTIN SAYS YANUKOVYCH HAS NO POLITICAL FUTURE
  • PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE POLITICAL LIFE HAS BECOME FARCE
  • PUTIN SAYS NO NEED TO SEND TROOPS TO UKRAINE YET
  • PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA’S MILITARY EXERCISE HAD BEEN PLANNED LONG AGO
  • PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WOULD SEND TROOPS TO UKRAINE ONLY IN EXTREME CASE
  • PUTIN SAYS NO BLOODSHED IN CRIMEA
  • PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TROOPS IN UKRAINE’S CRIMEA JUST REINFORCEMENT
  • PUTIN SAYS MARKETS REACTED NERVOUSLY TO EVENTS DUE TO U.S. POLICY
  • PUTIN SAYS POLITICS HAD “TACTICAL”, TEMPORARY IMPACT ON MKTS
  • PUTIN SAYS SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA WOULD CAUSE MUTUAL DAMAGE
  • PUTIN SAYS CRIMEAN ADMINISTRATION IS FULLY LEGITIMATE
  • PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA NOT CONSIDERING ADDING CRIMEA TO RUSSIA
  • PUTIN SAYS CRIMEA SELF-DEFENSE BLOCKED UKRAINE FORCES
  • PUTIN SAYS WE DON’T PLAN TO FIGHT UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
  • PUTIN SAYS DOESN’T WANT TO RECALL AMBASSADOR FROM U.S.
  • PUTIN ORDERED RUSSIAN GOVT TO RENEW CONTACTS WITH UKRAINE GOVT
  • PUTIN SAYS WEST ASKED RUSSIA NOT TO BUY MORE UKRAINE BONDS
  • PUTIN SAYS NO IDEA WHO UKRAINE WILL ELECT AS PRESIDENT
  • PUTIN SAYS AGREES W/ UKRAINE PROTESTERS’ DEMAND FOR NEW LEADERS
  • PUTIN SAYS MET YANUKOVYCH 2 DAYS AGO, SAYS HE’S ALIVE

On the oh so sensitive topic of Russian gas:

Read moreFutures Soar, Near Record As Putin Speaks, Softens Russian Stance On Ukraine

As Russian Troops In The Ukraine Hit 16,000, US Department Of Defense Orders Them To Go Home

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– As Russian Troops In The Ukraine Hit 16,000, US Department Of Defense Orders Them To Go Home (ZeroHedge, March 3, 2014):

While it has gotten to the point where the propaganda is so bad on both sides of the Ukraine crisis, that any numbers thrown about are ridiculous, made up gibberish more fabricated than anything the Chinese Department of Truth or US Bureau of Labor can possibly goalseek, it is worth pointing out that according to AP, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN said 16,000 Russian troops are now deployed in the Ukraine. This was “revealed” at the third emergency Security Council session meeting in the last four days, shortly after Ukraine’s fugitive president requested Russian soldiers in the strategic Crimea region “to establish legitimacy, peace, law and order,” Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Monday, contradicting the president’s own comments last week.

However, while Russian hypocrisy is to be expected – after all they are the “Evil Empire” to quote a famous actor and president – it is the humor from the self-appointed moral watchdog of all the world’s evils, the US, that was the highlight of today’s UN session:

Read moreAs Russian Troops In The Ukraine Hit 16,000, US Department Of Defense Orders Them To Go Home

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: ‘The Total Corruption Of Truth, Integrity, And Morality That Washington Has Imposed On The Western World Has Aligned The West With The Powers Of Darkness And Death. No Greater Evil Exists Than The Government Of The United States.’

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… except the elitists who do control our puppet government, the corporate media and the economy.

So Dr. Paul Craig Roberts is experiencing problems with his website too.

Hmmh.

I also experience problems with Infinite Unknown:

The website appears to be down, but isn’t. This may be caused by ‘cookies’, because after I remove the web history from my browser everything is fine.

If that also happens to my readers, then they might think that the website is constantly down and just don’t come back.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during President Reagan’s first term. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

– The end could be nearer than you think (Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, March 3, 2014):

The end could be nearer than you think

Readers:

We are having trouble today with the website. I do not know if it is problems caused by the typical incompetence of US business enterprises, including those who host websites and have offshored American jobs to foreign countries, or whether it is National Stasi Agency induced. Certainly, the propagandistic US government does not want any truth available to compete with Washington’s systematic lies. Washington is desperate to control the explanation of the situation in Ukraine that, as a result of Washington’s incompetence, has resulted in Ukraine falling under control of neo-nazi elements, whose rabid anti-semitic and Russophobic actions and rhetoric have caused Ukraine to split in half. If you were unable to access my column today, use this URL: http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/03/03/washingtons-arrogance-hubris-evil-set-stage-war/

Eastern and southern Ukraine are Russian-speaking former Russian territories added to Ukraine in the 1950s by the Communist Party leadership of the Soviet Union. These provinces are agitating to be returned to Mother Russia where they certainly belong. They are determined not to be part of a neo-nazi regime that will be looted by Western bankers and corporations and be forced to host US missile bases that will make western Ukraine a target for nuclear annihilation, like Poland and Czech Republic.

Read moreDr. Paul Craig Roberts: ‘The Total Corruption Of Truth, Integrity, And Morality That Washington Has Imposed On The Western World Has Aligned The West With The Powers Of Darkness And Death. No Greater Evil Exists Than The Government Of The United States.’

‘Extreme Radicals Among Those Who Seized Power In Ukraine’ – Russia’s UN Envoy (FULL SPEECH)

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Related info:

– Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: ‘The Total Corruption Of Truth, Integrity, And Morality That Washington Has Imposed On The Western World Has Aligned The West With The Powers Of Darkness And Death. No Greater Evil Exists Than The Government Of The United States.’


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The efforts of radical forces and the self-imposed government in Kiev to forcefully overthrow local authorities in the East are unacceptable and endanger the lives of Ukrainians and Russians, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the Security Council. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/mug9ujf

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, And Evil Have Set The Stage For War

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Dr. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during President Reagan’s first term. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

– Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, and Evil Have Set the Stage for War (Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, March 3, 2014):

In some quarters public awareness is catching up with Stephen Lendman, Michel Chossudovsky, Rick Rozoff, myself and a few others in realizing the grave danger in the crisis that Washington has created in Ukraine.

The puppet politicians who Washington intended to put in charge of Ukraine have lost control to organized and armed neo-nazis, who are attacking Jews, Russians, and intimidating Ukrainian politicians. The government of Crimea, a Russian province that Khrushchev transferred to the Ukraine Soviet Republic in the 1950s, has disavowed the illegitimate government that illegally seized power in Kiev and requested Russian protection. The Ukrainian military forces in Crimea have gone over to Russia. The Russian government has announced that it will also protect the former Russian provinces in eastern Ukraine as well.

Read moreDr. Paul Craig Roberts: Washington’s Arrogance, Hubris, And Evil Have Set The Stage For War

Ukraine Denies Russia’s Denial, Claims Ships Threatened With Seizure

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– Ukraine Denies Russia’s Denial, Claims Ships Threatened With Seizure (ZeroHedge, March 3, 2104):

Minutes after Russia denied it had issued an ultimatum to the Ukraine navy, Ukraine’s acting president has just denied the denial.

  • UKRAINE’S TURCHYNOV SAYS SHIPS THREATENED IF ARMS NOT LAID DOWN
  • UKRAINE’S TURCHYNOV SAYS SHIPS THREATENED WITH SEIZURE
  • UKRAINE’S TURCHYNOV SAYS SITUATION AROUND FLEET IS DANGEROUS
  • UKRAINE’S TURCHYNOV SAYS RUSSIA INCREASING CRIMEA FORCES
  • UKRAINE’S TURCHYNOV SAYS RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET HAS BLOCKED UKRAINIAN NAVY VESSELS IN SEVASTOPOL BAYS
  • TURCHYNOV SAYS SITUATION DIFFICULT IN EASTERN UKRAINE
  • TURCHYNOV CALLS ON RUSSIA TO STOP AGGRESSION

What is curious here is that while it is clear why Russia would benefit from an escalation in hostilities in the Crimea, on which it did not “start” – i.e., allowing it a clear pretext to enter the “east” and “protect” its citizens – what is becoming clear is that it is Ukraine that is desperate to raise the level of hostilities. Why – if it is to force the hand of NATO, EU or the west in providing assistance, this is a wild gambit, which will backfire massively.

Polish Tanks Mobilized To The Border Of Ukraine

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– Polish tanks mobilized to the border of Ukraine (Intellihub, March 3, 2014):

POLAND – The conflict in Ukraine begins to expand as countries allied with the European Union are rattling sabers with Russia over control of the struggling country.  It was reported by multiple sources yesterday, that Poland is now involved with the conflict, as they began massing troops and tanks along their border with Ukraine.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday it was essential to prevent Russia’s seizure of Crimea expanding into a wider regional conflict.

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Russia Denies It Has Given Ukraine An Ultimatum, Calls It ‘Utter Nonsense’

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– Russia Denies It Has Given Ukraine An Ultimatum, Calls It “Utter Nonsense” (ZeroHedge, March 3, 2014):

Just released from Vedomosti, google translated for most linguistic impact:

Russian Defense Ministry denies reports appeared that the Ukrainian military in Crimea delivered an ultimatum .

Today the agency ” Interfax-Ukraine” reported, citing a source in the Defense Ministry of Ukraine , that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia Alexander Vitko an ultimatum Ukrainian soldiers in the Crimea . According to the source agency , if, prior to 5:00 am Tuesday Ukrainian soldiers ” do not give up , start a real assault units and parts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces around the Crimea.”

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry called Message agency ” utter nonsense ” and said that any ultimatums Ukrainian military in the Crimea was not put.

Read moreRussia Denies It Has Given Ukraine An Ultimatum, Calls It ‘Utter Nonsense’

Ukrainian Special Forces Regiment Joins Other Units In Refusal To March Against Crimea

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FILE PHOTO. Ukrainian special forces soldiers storm a boat in Odessa (AFP Photo / Alexey Kravtsov)

– Ukrainian special forces regiment joins other units in refusal to march against Crimea (RT, March 3, 2014):

A Ukrainian Special Forces company dispatched in Ukraine’s centermost major city of Kirovograd has disobeyed an order to march on to Crimea, according to one of the officers in the company who spoke to Itar-Tass.

“Today we have been ordered to move toward the Crimean peninsula and disrupt the activity of the Crimean ‘defense forces.’ We have refused to carry out the order,” he told the agency of the order that came Sunday from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.

The officer added that part of the reason to go against Kiev’s orders was a lack of understanding by the special forces as to whose plans they had to thwart there, and why.

“Many of [our] guys have relatives there. I myself spend summer in Evpatoria,” he said. “Many among us don’t understand whom we are fighting for and against in Crimea.”

Read moreUkrainian Special Forces Regiment Joins Other Units In Refusal To March Against Crimea

Russia Defends Its ‘Absolutely Lawful’ Invasion Of Crimea

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– Russia Defends Its “Absolutely Lawful” Invasion Of Crimea (ZeroHedge, March 3, 2014):

Having earlier blasted John Kerry for his “lack of analysis” of the Ukraine situation and noted that China “understands” the Russian perspective, the Russian foreign ministry has issued a further statement defending its actions in Crimea: “…through the fault of the Bandera-type groups and other ultra-nationalistic forces, the measures we are taking are adequate and absolutely lawful.”

Via Interfax,

The measures Russia is taking to defend the population of the Crimea are adequate and lawful, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Read moreRussia Defends Its ‘Absolutely Lawful’ Invasion Of Crimea

Russia Warns Kerry’s ‘Threats Are Unacceptable’ As Europe Weighs Sanctions – China Sides With Russia

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– Russia Warns Kerry’s “Threats Are Unacceptable” As Europe Weighs Sanctions (ZeroHedge, March 3, 2014):

Russia has lashed out following comments from US Secretary of State John Kerry:

  • *RUSSIA SAYS KERRY THREATS ARE `UNACCEPTABLE’
  • *RUSSIA SAYS KERRY ISN’T ANALYSING SITUATION IN UKRAINE
  • *KERRY IS USING COLD WAR SLOGANS, RUSSIA FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS

In comments on the Russian foreign ministry website, Lavrov added:

  • *RUSSIAN MEASURES IN UKRAINE ARE `REASONABLE,’ `LEGAL’: FOR.MIN.
  • *U.S., ALLIES IGNORED VIOLENCE, RUSSOPHOBIA IN UKRAINE PROTESTS
  • *G-8 HALT OF PREPARATIONS FOR SUMMIT IS UNCONSTRUCTIVE: RUSSIA

Read moreRussia Warns Kerry’s ‘Threats Are Unacceptable’ As Europe Weighs Sanctions – China Sides With Russia

The Phone Call

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– The Phone Call (ZeroHedge, March 2, 2014):

The phone-calls are flying. On the heels of yesterday’s Obama-Putin “discussion”, today has seen Merkel drop him a line (with the resultant claim that Putin has accepted a “fact-finding mission” despite all evidence to the contrary); and then Merkel, Obama, and Cameron got on a party-line to discuss “sanctions”.

In the face of this seriousness, we suspect, however, any of the calls to Putin all had a similar dialogue…

Read moreThe Phone Call

Memo To Obama: This Was Their Red Line!

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– Memo to Obama: This Was Their Red Line! (David Stockman, Mar 2, 2014):

In 1783 the Crimea was annexed by Catherine the Great, thereby satisfying the longstanding quest of the Russian Czars for a warm-water port. In fact, over the ages Sevastopol emerged as a great naval base at the strategic tip of the Crimean peninsula, where it became home to the mighty Black Sea Fleet of the Czars and then the commissars.

For the next 171 years Crimea was an integral part of Russia—a span that exceeds the 166 years that have elapsed since California was annexed by a similar thrust of “Manifest Destiny” on this continent, thereby providing, incidentally, the United States Navy with its own warm-water port in San Diego. While no foreign forces subsequently invaded the California coasts, it was most definitely not Ukrainian and Polish riffles, artillery and blood which famously annihilated The Charge Of The Light Brigade at the Crimean city of Balaclava in 1854; they were Russians defending the homeland.

Read moreMemo To Obama: This Was Their Red Line!

Explosions Heard In Semferopol; Belbek (Sevastopol) Air Force Base Seized By Russian Forces, BBC & Pravda Report

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– Explosions Heard In Semferopol; Belbek (Sevastopol) Air Force Base Seized By Russian Forces, BBC & Pravda Report (ZeroHedge, March 2, 2014):

Several unconfirmed reports of two explosions being heard in Crimea’s capital, Semferopol were on the wires and now The BBC has confirmed,

A loud bang was heard about 23:10 local time (21:10 GMT), following by a smaller blast, BBC reporters in Simferopol say.

Reports vary from “didn’t hear any explosions” in Semferopol to Belbek Air Force base (In Sevastopol) is under Russian attack. Ukrainian Pravda confirms:

“Russian military, using ‘stun’ grenades, seized nearly all the buildings of the Ukrainian military in Belbek.”

The BBC reports explosions:

Read moreExplosions Heard In Semferopol; Belbek (Sevastopol) Air Force Base Seized By Russian Forces, BBC & Pravda Report

US Official Claims 6,000 Russian Troops In Complete Control Of Crimea – Crisis Map Update

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– US Official Claims 6,000 Russian Troops In Complete Control Of Crimea – Crisis Map Update (ZeroHedge, March 2, 2014):

While the images and local news have been suggesting that Russia is in control on the Crimean peninsula, US officials (according to Bloomberg) have confirmed this:

  • *RUSSIAN FORCES IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF CRIMEA: U.S. OFFICIAL
  • *RUSSIA HAS 6,000 TROOPS IN CRIMEA, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS
  • *KERRY TO REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR UKRANIAN SOVEREIGNITY, PSAKI SAYS

Obama, Merkel, and Cameron are now on a conference call to discuss this “fact” and officials have just reported that US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Kiev tomorrow (though we suspect not Sevastopol):

Read moreUS Official Claims 6,000 Russian Troops In Complete Control Of Crimea – Crisis Map Update

Putin Reminds Obama Of Crimes Committed By Ultranationalists In Ukraine

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– Putin reminds Obama of crimes committed by ultranationalists in Ukraine (Voice of Russia, March 2, 2014):

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the situation in Ukraine with his US counterpart Barack Obama by telephone. Putin reminded the US president of crimes committed by Ukrainian ultranationalists with the connivance of Kiev’s new self-proclaimed government.

The conversation was at Obama’s request and lasted more than an hour, according to the Kremlin’s press service.

In response to Obama’s concerns over the possible use of Russian troops in Ukrainian territory, Putin said that Russia reserved the right to defend both its own interests and the interests of the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine if violence spread to Ukraine’s eastern provinces and Crimea.

Read morePutin Reminds Obama Of Crimes Committed By Ultranationalists In Ukraine

Ukrainian Troops Dispatched In Crimea Switch To Region’s Side

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– Ukraine troops in Crimea change sides to back pro-Russia authorities without bloodshed (Voice of Russia, March 2, 2014):

Crimea-stationed Ukrainian troops have switched sides to join forces with local pro-Russia authorities in the Russian-dominated autonomous republic of Crimea, a source in the region’s administration has said.

The source has stressed the transition was peaceful and without a single shot being fired.

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– Ukrainian troops dispatched in Crimea switch to region’s side (RT, March 2, 2014):

Ukrainian armed forces dispatched to Crimea have switched to the side of local authorities and are expected to take military oath soon, Russian news agencies report.

“Today the majority of the Ukrainian armed forces deployed in Crimea passed to the side of the authorities of the Crimean autonomous region. The transition was absolutely peaceful, without a single shot fired either by the military or by the forces of self-defense,” an unnamed source told RIA Novosti news agency.

The source added that some of the servicemen also ran away, while some submitted letters of resignation.

The local military have not been paid for many months, the source also told RIA Novosti.

Read moreUkrainian Troops Dispatched In Crimea Switch To Region’s Side

Ukraine Launches Treason Case Against Navy Chief Denis Berezovsky Who Surrendered

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– Ukraine launches treason case against Navy chief who surrendered (Voice of Russia, March 2, 2014):

Ukraine launched a treason case on Sunday against the head of the navy, who surrendered his headquarters on Sunday in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on only his second day on the job.

Denis Berezovsky was shown on Russian television swearing allegiance to the pro-Russian regional leaders of Crimea. Russian forces have seized the Black Sea peninsula and told Ukrainian forces there to give up their weapons.

Read moreUkraine Launches Treason Case Against Navy Chief Denis Berezovsky Who Surrendered

John Kerry Warns Russia Of Possible Eviction From G-8

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– Kerry Warns Russia of Possible Eviction From G-8  (New York Times, March 2, 2014):

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Sunday that Russia risked eviction from the Group of 8 industrialized nations if the Kremlin did not reverse its military occupation of Crimea in Ukraine.

“He is not going to have a Sochi G-8,” Mr. Kerry said on the NBC program “Meet the Press,” referring to the meeting of the industrialized nations that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is to host in June. “He may not even remain in the G-8 if this continues.”

“He may find himself with asset freezes on Russian business,” Mr. Kerry added. “American business may pull back. There may be a further tumble of the ruble. There’s a huge price to pay.”

Mr. Kerry’s comments came as the Obama administration and its Western allies tried to formulate their response to Mr. Putin’s decision to deploy Russian forces in Crimea.

Read moreJohn Kerry Warns Russia Of Possible Eviction From G-8

Ukraine Orders Full Military Mobilization, Acting PM Says Russian Actions ‘Declaration Of War’

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Ukraine Orders Full Military Mobilization

– Ukraine Orders Full Military Mobilization, Acting PM Says Russian Actions “Declaration Of War” (ZeroHedge, March 2, 2014):

With less than 6 hours left until FX trading opens, no resolution to the Ukraine crisis is in sight. Instead the situation has devolved even more and overnight Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilization in response to Russia’s build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the country was “on the brink of disaster.” Several other measures were announced on Sunday by national security officials:

  • The armed forces would be put on “full combat readiness”.
  • Reserves to be mobilised and trained
  • Ukraine’s foreign minister will seek the help of US and UK leaders in guaranteeing its security
  • Emergency headquarters to be set up
  • Increased security at key sites, including nuclear plants.
  • Airspace closed to all non-civilian aircraft.

WSJ has more:

Read moreUkraine Orders Full Military Mobilization, Acting PM Says Russian Actions ‘Declaration Of War’

John Kerry Slams ‘Incredible Act Of Aggression’, NATO Says Russia ‘Must Stop’

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– John Kerry Slams “Incredible Act Of Aggression”, NATO Says Russia “Must Stop” (ZeroHedge, March 2, 2014):

Just in case Obama’s Friday message of “costs” should Russia invade Ukraine, which it did, was lost in translation, here is NATO with the clarification, and more harsh language:

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen convened an emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors in Brussels on Sunday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

Ahead of the meeting he issued the following statement:

I have convened the North Atlantic Council today because of Russia’s military action in Ukraine. And because of President Putin’s threats against this sovereign nation.

What Russia is doing now in Ukraine violates the principles of the United Nations Charter. It threatens peace and security in Europe. Russia must stop its military activities and its threats.

Today we will discuss their implications, for European peace and security, and for NATO’s relationship with Russia.

Read moreJohn Kerry Slams ‘Incredible Act Of Aggression’, NATO Says Russia ‘Must Stop’

In Crimea, Citizens Stand For Self Defense And Mother Russia

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– In Crimea, citizens stand for self defense and Mother Russia (Al Jazeera, Mar 1, 2014):

In port city of Sevastopol, people wave Russian flags and staff checkpoints to keep out those from Kiev and the West

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — Friday night, Vasili Kryshko bought a pair of woodland green hunting waders. A friend accompanying him bought a long waterproof trench coat, also in camouflage, and they set off to serve their shift at the local self-defense battalion checkpoint, 20 miles outside the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

Speaking from the checkpoint, Kryshko said it was set up a week ago to prevent “provocateurs” from Kiev and western Ukraine from coming into the city after three months of protests led to the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovich last Saturday. They are in communication with other battalions across the autonomous peninsula, coordinating security.

Read moreIn Crimea, Citizens Stand For Self Defense And Mother Russia

The Coup in Ukraine: Obama’s Dumbest Plan Yet

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Related info:

– Ukraine: Armed Neo-Nazi Groups Patrol Kiev (BBC News Video)

– The Coup in Ukraine: Obama’s Dumbest Plan Yet (CounterPunch, Feb 28, 2014):

“Washington and Brussels … used a Nazi coup, carried out by insurgents, terrorists and politicians of Euromaidan to serve the geopolitical interests of the West.”

– Natalia Vitrenko, The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine

The United States helped defeat Nazism in World War 2. Obama helped bring it back.

Read moreThe Coup in Ukraine: Obama’s Dumbest Plan Yet