Friday, February 13, 2015

Fort Russ — Update on Ukraine


The bias is toward the Ukrainian separatist and Russian side, but most of the factual reporting is not available in the Western media.

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Ceasefire used to upgrade forces and repair damage, just as the separatists claimed.

Fort Russ
Poroshenko reveals the true nature of ceasefire for Ukraine [Video with English subs]
Kristina Rus

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At the meeting we decided that there will be no ceasefire with Russian occupants and terrorists. We will wage the war until a victorious liberation of all Ukrainian lands from Moscow freaks. — From Yarosh's Facebook page. Not exactly being subtle about it.
Right Sector leader Dmitry Yarosh creates "Parallel" Armed Forces of Ukraine
Translation of Yarosh's Facebook page

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Exploration of the Western and Russian mindsets by a Russian educated at Brown University and LSE, now in Athens. I can'f vouch for his description of the Russian mindset other than by comparing it with readings, but his description of the Western liberal mindset is pretty accurate in my view. He, too, is concerned with this spinning out of control.

The Battle of Wills between the West and Russia: Which Side Will Win?
Joshua Tartakovsky


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Putin Wins, Obama Loses, in Draft Plan for Ukraine
Eric Zeusse

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