Ukraine and Syria are both going to the polls in less than two weeks, but the election that is legitimate (Syria) is painted as a fraud by the West, and the actual fraudulent election (Ukraine) is promoted as legitimate. Comparing both of these cases back-to-back most strongly illustrates the hypocrisy […]
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Press Kit on Human Rights in Ukraine
The flywheel of political repressions in Ukraine is gaining momentum these days. In sharp contrast with the liberal approach by president Yanukovych to the “Euromaidan” rout, the interim Kievan administration did not hesitate much about cracking down the public uprising against the “neo-Nazi regime” on the rise in the East […]
Why America Needs a Face-Saving Retreat Plan for Ukraine
The American foreign policy blunders in Ukraine have been colossal, and as it currently stands, it looks as like they have completely backfired. Ukraine rejected the EU Association Agreement in November, only to have a covert Western-led coup usurp power. At that time, American policy seemed to have prevailed, but […]
The 12 New Crimes of New Ukraine
Citizens of Ukraine, read these to avoid committing ‘new crime’, or ‘thought crime’. 1. Separatism. The ultimate crime in New Ukraine. Request a referendum for your city? You are an enemy of the State and may be immediately removed to a state facility for re-education. 2. Russian television Watching Russian television […]
Timoshenko: ‘Time to Grab Guns and Kill Damned Russians!’
Yulia Timoshenko is back into politics. Her phone conversation with Nestor Shufrych, former deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (their close personal ties are an open secret), was uploaded on YouTube on March 24. A part of the recorded talk was devoted to Crimea. Timoshenko […]
Who is in charge of Ukraine today?
The dominant condescending and appeasing tone towards the new Ukrainian authorities in the West clearly contradicts to its democratic and humanitarian values, it persistently promotes in the world. Any attentive unbiased observer of the situation in this post-Soviet state and the Western policies in the region cannot help but feel […]
World War III over Ukraine, anyone?
It is essential that those working to damp down foreign crises understand the perspectives of the parties involved. This sounds obvious enough, but isn’t always the case. As Russia and the United States face off over Ukraine, this country’s political leaders embrace a narrative far different from what Russian President […]
Washington’s Hysteria Towards Russia Hides US Regime Change
Legally, Washington and its European allies haven’t a leg to stand on. Both can be rightly accused of violating international law from their gross interference in Ukrainian sovereign affairs – from the instigation of violent street protests that led to the sacking of an elected president and government, to the […]
Six Cold-War-era coup d’états that the Euromaidan leaders should know about
“They shall no more prevail than we give way to.” William Shakespeare, Henry VIII “King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded. One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded.” English mnemonic device From the early 1950s until 2000 the United States supported a number of quasi-fascist regimes […]
Ukrainian nationalism – its roots and nature (II & III)
The Saker’s analysis of the situation in Ukraine done in the midst of the coup d’etat and Crimean events at the end of February 2014.
Ukrainian nationalism – its roots and nature (I)
PART ONE: a preliminary excursion in ancient history 1204 – The Eastern Crusade of Pope Innocent III: Most people mistakenly believe that the Crusades only happened in the Middle-East and that they were only directed at Islam. This is false. In fact, while the official excuse for western imperialism at […]
European Parliament adopts irrelevant resolution on Ukraine
Today the European parliament has passed an extremely irrelevant resolution on Ukraine. 1.They recognize the putchist “government” and self-nominated “Supreme Rada” in Kiev as the legitimate central authorities in Ukraine. 2. They call to enforce “targeted sanctions against those responsible for violence” despite the fact that the leaders of the […]
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