Sunday, March 2, 2014

Russia Assumes Control of Crimea, East Ukraine: March 2, 2014

As of this morning, it's being reported by Ukrainian Pravda (pravda.com.ua) that the Crimea is currently held by pro-Russian supporters, and cities in Eastern Ukraine are being quietly overtaken. Sometimes building by building. As in Kharkov, in NE Ukraine via @ukrpravda_news


The military bases, airports and other important sites, yesterday were likewise assumed control of, and Russian forceswere  mobilized in the East. The major naval base in Sevestapol with its submarines and other naval forces were also secured by Russian support. Military trucks and tanks etc. have also mobilized throughout the region. The demonstrations that have characterized the last several monthsall over Ukraine have cooled  for several days but today, Sunday they have quietly resumed as a show of unity in the west. Kiev has quieted down significantly since President Yanukovych fled the capitol 22February. But on Friday 28Feb, he appeared for the press in Russia saying that he had not been deposed and the existing parliament in Kiev had not successfully removed him from power. Both US Secretary of State Kerry and the US President have strongly condemned the actions, yesterday, saying Putin is effectively invading a foreign country. Putin and Obama reportedly spoke on the phone yesterday for 90 minutes and did not find a resolution. Putin claims his intent to secure the safety of ethnic Russians from attack by what he calls a fascist putsch of the Ukrainian parliament.

Of course the effects spread far and wide. This tweet from this morning, apparently in Minsk, the capitol of neighboring Belarus, saying, 'Russia this is war!' shows how other former Soviet states are seeing this weekend's actions. Via the Ukrainian Pravda twitter feed:

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