Ukraina valde Ryssland före EU - stora protester som följd, länkar i inlägg2

Nikolai Mironov in Nezavisimaya Gazeta says that "squads of militants" in Kiev's Independence Square were trained in Poland and Latvia at US expense. The Ukrainian crisis was "a well-planned rebellion of 'brown' pro-fascist forces backed from abroad", he argues.

Vladislav Vorobyev in Rossiyskaya Gazeta accuses the US of double standards.

"When Washington, citing protection of its national interests, bombs Iraq and Libya and threatens Syria with 'red lines'… all this is being done ostensibly for the victory of 'democracy'," he says. "Yet, the moment Moscow puts (so far only verbal) pressure on those who do not even hide their intention to dispose of all who simply speak Russian, Russia is instantly presented with boycotts and real threats."

The lead headline in RBK daily says: "Good-bye, 72bn [roubles]: Moscow stock exchange sends its first invoice to the economy for the Crimea campaign". Nezavisimaya Gazeta warns that Russia may have to pay dearly as aid to Crimea coupled with Western sanctions could undermine the federal budget.

In contrast, Kirill Rogov in the influential Russian business daily Vedomosti says Russian intervention in Crimea would encourage the international community to help Ukraine economically and politically.

"A 'Marshall Plan for Ukraine' looks like a much more real option today than three or four days ago…" he says.

"Putin has given Ukraine a chance. To use it, the Ukrainian elites need to take one fundamental decision… The central goal is reforms and consolidation of the state on their basis."

Barnslighet och lögnaktig paranoia från en skribent i Rossiyskaya Gazeta, efter att han först helt riktigt kritiserat den neokonservativt sionistiska amerikanska aggressionen i Irak, Libyen och Syrien.

What’s the atmosphere like in Independence Square, Kiev and the rest of the country?

This is a revolution of generations. My mum always supported Yanukovych. She voted for him in 2010 and defended his actions. Many of my friends face the same situation at home. My parents live in the city close to the Russian border. Her [my mother’s] counter-argument was: “Better to have someone in charge whom we know, then those nationalists” and “I don’t want the power being taken with violence.”

The atmosphere changes every day, with the rapid development of the events. Yesterday, for example, the air was full of hope, in my opinion; however, still sorrow is in the air. Tonnes of flowers for Ukrainian heroes are being brought constantly. I’ve never seen so many flowers in my life and so many people keep on bringing them. And many, many people are listening to the politicians on the stage and praying for the best. I think that the atmosphere also changed drastically in regards of number of people following the situation. Basically now there many fewer indifferent people.

After she saw Yanukovych’s actions, his house, the intervention in Russia, she started to filter the information and became much more careful and sceptical, though she still tends to trust propaganda. But I am working on it! I think the attitudes of many have been shaken. People are less apathetic now. People know that the future depends on every single citizen.