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Ursprungligen postat av
bernad_law
Naturligtvis är det inte bra, men alternativet att gå in med våld och skapa kaos är ännu sämre just nu.
Det kommer nog ett väpnat svar från de ukrainska myndigheterna inom kort mot terrorcellerna i Slaviansk.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/12/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA3A1B520140412
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Armed separatists took virtual control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to deal with what it called an "act of aggression by Russia".
Pro-Russian activists carrying automatic weapons seized government buildings in Slaviansk and set up barricades on the outskirts of the city. Official buildings in several neighboring towns were also attacked.
The developments have increased concerns of a possible "gas war" that could disrupt energy supplies across the continent.
"The Ukrainian authorities consider the events of the day as a display of external aggression from Russia," Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a statement.
"Units of the interior and defense ministries are implementing an operational response plan," he added.
Skottlossning rapporteras i Kramatorsk, där polis försvarade en myndighetsbyggnad:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27005783
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Ukraine's interim interior minister says firing has broken out in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region.
Arsen Avakov said the gun battle began when men tried to storm local administration buildings and police fired back.
Jag tror det är nödvändigt att agera för att förhindra att Putin kommer med ett de facto-besittningstagande av områden i östra Ukraina till förhandlingsbordet i Genève på torsdag. Att slå ut till att börja med vettvillingarna i Slaviansk kanske leder till en fullskalig rysk invasion, men jag tror som sagt att en välövervägd insats med överlägsna resurser måste göras där till att börja med.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/12/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA3A1B520140412
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Ukrainian commentator Sergei Leshchenko said the burst of activity by pro-Russian groups was an attempt by the Kremlin to give it a strong negotiating position before international talks about Ukraine in Geneva next Thursday.
Russia is expected to argue at the talks for a revamp of Ukraine's constitution to give a large degree of autonomy to eastern Ukraine, something Kiev and its Western backers reject.
"Russia will come to the talks with the position that 'Donetsk and several neighboring regions are already ours - now let's talk about federalization'," said Leshchenko, a commentator with the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper.