I can’t believe it took them that long to figure this out. *** Source: Globe and Mail In a sweeping rebuke of Moscow, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly affirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and deemed the referendum that led to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula illegal. The…
I don’t care which way this goes. That’s up to the Crimean people (if they actually do want to be part of Russia again). But it’s not nice to be forced into picking only one option. They should also be able to choose the options of being part of Ukraine…
More info on the Crimea Crisis. *** Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The top diplomats for Russia and the U.S. voiced pessimism Friday about negotiating an immediate end to the crisis in Ukraine, whose strategic Crimea region is voting this weekend about whether to secede. Related Stories West readying…
This can’t be a sign that things are going well. *** Source: www.cbc.ca Ukraine began mobilizing its new National Guard on Friday as tension over the fate of Crimea heightened. Street violence flared again and Russia warned that it “reserves the right to take people under its protection.” More than…