What NOW for the Ukraine - Ukraine Crisis - Great Russia Threat

Guardian: Reports the following from the Ukraine, " Vacuum in Kiev as the presidential palace is vacated and security forces leave the streets ".

Lets Get Real: 

It might be lucky for the Ukraine that the Winter Olympics is on, the Russians can hardly invade the Eastern part of the Ukraine, this would set back Russia to the BAD old days of the Cold War, one just has to hope that President Obama does not dither and comes out in total support of the new Revolution in the Ukraine, Obama has a habit of dithering and being slow to act to events.   If the Ukraine does split the Western part of the Country and those Eastern parts that want to stay with the Ukraine will need financial support and security cover as the Russians will be breathing down their necks from now on, this is a new dawn for the Ukraine, a 2nd chance to gets its split from Russia right, the poor people of Russia has to put with the USSR for decades.  Lets hope the EU and the US are on the ball like Sky News, dithering is not a option, action is needed, time waits for no one, the story is developing in the Kiev, Ukraine. 

A SPLIT of the Ukraine - Ukraine Crisis - Great Russia Threat

BBC News: Reports the following in its 10:21am post, " Ukrainian Russian-language website Versii.com reports that President Yanukovych is planning to resign but is in Kharkiv with senior officials to discuss forming a separate government in the south-east and Crimea. Also considering asking Russia's President Putin to guarantee safety of those regions. He is with the head of his administration Andriy Kluev and ex-PM Mykola Azarov, Versii reports. ".

Lets Get Real:

Thus this blog and others were right, the East or some of aspects of the East could become a separate Country or join with Putin's Russia, THE EU and the US has to be firm with Russia, if this happens then this could lead to a New Cold War, that the West of the Ukraine would come under the security cover of NATO, reading the Ukraine people one can postulate that they want to keep the Ukraine, how will take the break up of the Ukraine, what if those areas closer to the Polish border want to join their former neighbours, this could get tricky very fast, pity Bush 41 is not in the White House, at least Bush 41 was a great diplomat, developing story.  

Note:  This blog is using, #FreeUk, #FreeUkraine. 

Kiev, Ukraine - Latest Part 2

Telegraph - Ukraine Live: Reports the following its 11.15pm post, " It's a little after 1am in Kiev but Vitali Klitschko, the opposition leader, is reportedly at the presidential palace to continue negotiations. ".

Lets Get Real:

Lets hope that the above post leads to 100% truce and real talks, and that Moscow keeps its opinions to itself, it is not wanted, its none of their business who the people of the Ukraine want as their President.   The US/EU has to be firm, it has to support the protesters, it should offer financial support to a new Government of the Ukraine and even give it security cover in case Moscow loses the plot, better to keep Moscow as the borders of the Ukraine and NOT Poland, a NATO member.   If the crisis in the Ukraine goes South, it would make the Wars in Bosnia look like happy hour, thus important that the West reacts and holds the line, no waffle from the US or EU this time. 

Kiev, Ukraine - Latest

BBC News - Ukraine Live: Reports the following in its Live posts from Kiev, Ukraine, " Ukraine's health ministry says 75 people have been killed since violence erupted in Kiev on 18 February ".

Lets Get Real:

Events are leading if they are not stopped to the break up of the Ukraine, the West and East could split as suggested in a recent post of this blog, the East could either form its own Country or joint with Putin's Russia.   The late EU/US sanctions and the reaction of the Russians shows that we could be entering a New Cold War 11, lets hope President Obama is now more Reagan that Carter with the Russians, it might not be a bad idea to increase troops in those Countries that were part of the old Warsaw Pact, a break up of the Ukraine could see refugees going to neighbouring Countries, it can be argued that Ukraine is in STATE of low level Civil War at this present moment, it might get a lot worse before it gets better for the people of the Ukraine. 

Ukraine Crackdown THREAT, Ukraine Crisis Part 3 - Great Russia Threat

The New York Times: Reports the following from the Ukraine, " The Interior Ministry announcement of an “antiterrorist operation” across the country... ".

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This is an excellent and fair reporting from the NYT, its odd but their foreign reporting has on the whole not fallen in to their liberal Democratic mind set, the Ukraine it can be argued is at a crossroads when it comes to its future, one can see one option of many, a split between the West and East Ukraine, the Eastern part either becoming its OWN Country or becoming part of Russia, and developing the aims of Putin for a Greater Russia in the mould of the old USSR.   Of course there could be a Civil War in the Ukraine, that would be bloody and draw in the powers, Russia and the US, the Ukraine is VERY close TO NATO countries, this option is out there, but its there as a consideration.   OF course the EU/US could force THE  Government of the Ukraine and the protesters to deal, depends if the West has the backbone to keep the pressure up, does President Obama, that is the question after Syria.   Interesting days ahead for the Ukraine and the West.   Are we seeing the development of a New Cold War 11. 

The Crisis in the Ukraine Part 2 - Great Russia Threat

Guardian - Ukraine Live: Reports the following on the latest events in the Ukraine, " The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland, plus EU foreign minister Lady Ashton, are heading to Kiev for meetings with government and opposition figures, including president Viktor Yanukovych. After that they will fly to Brussels, where the EU will hold an extraordinary meeting of its 28 members to discuss sanctions. ".

Lets Get Real:

This is an interesting development, but then the EU has to agree between its 28 members one policy, lets see how that goes, one can expect the UK, France, Germany and Poland to be tough in demanding tough sanctions should this meeting in Kiev make no progress, it is as usual  down to the US to move the boulder up the hill, will President Obama take on President Putin of Russia, or does he need Putin to much when it comes to Syria and Iran.   One can postulate that President Putin has no respect for Obama, he sees him as weak, a US Gorbachev in many respects, the elite might love him, not the rest of the World after his failure not to take action on Syria.   Lets see if diplomacy/sanctions work or brute force in the Ukraine, it could go either way. 

The Crisis in the Ukraine - Great Russian Threat

BBC News - Live Ukraine: Reports in its 4:01pm post the following, " The US secretary of state, John Kerry, earlier said the US was discussing the possibility of sanctions with its European allies. ".

Lets Get Real:

The US State Department has a very low opinion of the EU, such a large body can never have ONE foreign policy, it takes days even weeks for a narrow supportive action to be taken, the US and the UK should take a firm stand against the Government of Ukraine, there should be tough sanctions, but also in secret offer more than Russia has offered, if it takes under the cover bribes so let it be, the Oval Office can not be the first President since the end of the Cold War to lose land to a Great Russia, this would be nightmare of a legacy for President Obama, that and ObamaCare would place President Obama at the bottom of the Presidential table, he would be in the company of Nixon and LBJ.   Thus the US has to win this fight against Putin and Russia.