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SLAYER69
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
Well I dunno Agent. I see hundreds of thousands of people in the streets protesting.
Where are all his supporters?
SLAYER69
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
Well I dunno Agent. I see hundreds of thousands of people in the streets protesting.
Where are all his supporters?
Where are all his supporters?
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters took control of Ukraine's capital on Saturday, seizing the president's office as parliament sought to oust him and form a new government. An aide to President Viktor Yanukovych said he had left Kiev for his support base in the country's Russian-speaking east, but that he has no intention of abandoning power.
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In a special parliament session, lawmakers warned that the country risks being split in two. The country's western regions want to be closer to the EU and have rejected Yanukovych's authority in many cities, while eastern Ukraine — which accounts for the bulk of the nation's economic output — favors closer ties with Russia.
"The people have risen up and achieved their goals. The authorities are crumbling. Victory is in sight," 31-year-old construction worker Sviatoslav Gordichenko said outside a residential compound believed to belong to Yanukovych,
Hanna Herman, a close Yanukovych ally, told The Associated Press that the president was spending Saturday visiting Kharkiv, a city in Ukraine's east which is the heart of his support base.
"As much as some people want it, he has no intention to leave the country," Herman said. She said the president was to meet voters in the region and make a televised address.
The trip comes a day after Yanukovych and opposition leaders signed a European-brokered agreement aimed at resolving the months-old political crisis that has killed scores and injured hundreds. The agreement calls for early elections and constitutional reforms that reduce the president's powers.
SLAYER69
reply to post by daaskapital
So
It's split between East & West.
Seems pretty much divided down the line.
Leaders of mainly Russian-speaking regions of eastern Ukraine that are loyal to President Viktor Yanukovich challenged the legitimacy of the national parliament on Saturday and said they were taking control of their territories.
A resolution adopted at a meeting of regional leaders in Kharkiv decried a series of measures parliament passed that reduce the president's powers:
The decisions taken by the Ukrainian parliament in such circumstances cause doubts about their [...] legitimacy and legality. The central state organs are paralyzed. Until the constitutional order and lawfulness are restored [...] we have decided to take responsibility for safeguarding the constitutional order, legality, citizens' rights and their security on our territories.
In a special parliament session, lawmakers warned that the country risks being split in two. The country's western regions want to be closer to the EU and have rejected Yanukovych's authority in many cities, while eastern Ukraine — which accounts for the bulk of the nation's economic output — favors closer ties with Russia.
The president's concessions came as part of a deal Friday intended to end violence that killed scores and left hundreds wounded in Kiev this week as snipers opened fire on protesters. It was the worst violence in Ukraine's modern history.
andy1972
The question that remains is - Will Moscow answer his call.
The President is believed to be either in Eastern Ukraine or In Russia. The Ukrainian government is all but gone.
SLAYER69
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
I never quoted a 'Poll' so stop acting as if I did or promised one.
However, I thought these were informative...
"The opposition has not only failed to meet a single one of its obligations, but is also pushing new demands, submitting itself to armed extremists and looters whose actions pose a direct threat to the sovereignty and constitutional order of Ukraine."
Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by andy1972
This is the same USSR that saved your Obama's Behind from Embarrassing himself in Syria. And this the thanks Russia gets? you might as well should have let Saudis take over the middle east then.
Stormdancer777
reply to post by daaskapital
The President is believed to be either in Eastern Ukraine or In Russia. The Ukrainian government is all but gone.
WOW wouldn't I love to see that here.