Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[GreatJustice]

Parts of eastern Ukraine are arguably Russian, too

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

 

Historically speaking, not ethnically.

[Owlbread]

Crimea is basically Russian now in terms of ethnicity, not so much Tartar. Anyhow, once you get into "historical ethnicity", especially with the Ukraine, then things get complicated, since a lot of modern Ukrainian land was claimed by Soviet-Ukrainians from other countries. Crimea was originally Tartar/Turkish but most of them are long gone and it is basically Russian now.

They aren't long gone. Unless you consider WW2 so long ago that it doesn't really matter, of course. Maybe consider that next time there's a Veteran's Day parade in the USA.

[10ebbor10]

Anyway, the parliament is now considering amnesty for everyone who got involved with the protests.

[Owlbread]

If I was a protestor I wouldn't stop. The government is so weakened now they're basically giving them anything they can besides holding an election, keep going and the day will be won by the protestors.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

So they admitted that they are holding hostages by passing the new "amnesty" law. If protesters pack and go home then they'll release arrested. *facepalm*

[XXSockXX]

So Yanukovych has called in sick.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

That is worrisome news. When shit is about to hit the fan - He is sick\on vocation\has very important visit to some other country

[Owlbread]

I found that quite funny when I heard it. I was just imagining Gaddafi calling in sick when the rebels were at his door in Sirte.

[Helgoland]

"No, sorry, I've been having this terrible headache all day, and I'm really not well enough to participate in a historical moment. Could we work out something tomorrow, perhaps? If it's all right with you, of course."

[XXSockXX]

Well, you wouldn't hang someone who has a mild case of the sniffles, right?

Seriously though, the media here interpret the general situation as Yanukovych increasingly losing control, with several powerful oligarchs withdrawing their support and siding with the protesters.

[Helgoland]

Interestingly, the one lesson we can take from this revolution/these protests is that violence can sometimes help very much.

Not always, though. And the same applies to the government, sadly.

[Comrade P.]

Heard in news somewhere that bodyguard's prices grew in Ukraine up to 4000$ per hour, which is twice more than usual.

[LordSlowpoke]

$4000 per hour? Wot?

...wot?

Who the hell can even pay that much? Oligarchs?

[Comrade P.]

Yep. And right now budyguard business is gioing up the hill right now. Guess why.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I knew I should've gotten into that gig.