Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Ukraine SITREP April 20th, by Duff.





1.‘We’re not interested in a fair fight’ – US army commander urges NATO to confront Russia
2.Russia launches North Pole-2015 drifting Arctic station
Norway wants Moscow’s explanations after Russian vice-premier’s visit to Spitsbergen
Norway in Arctic dispute with Russia over Rogozin visit
Russian Ministry of foreign affairs: reaction of Oslo is absurd
МИД РФ: реакция Осло на посещение Рогозиным Шпицбергена “необъяснима и абсурдна”
3.NATO ‘Tornado’ Military Drills to Start in Estonia
the largest military exercises in country’s history
The Estonian military exercise “Sill” (Estonian for “hedgehog”) to involve 13 000 soldiers
4.Ukraine, US Joint Military Training Exercises Begin Despite Russian Objections
http://www.ibtimes.com/ukraine-us-joint-military-training-exercises-begin-despite-russian-objections-1888556
5.Germany Seeks to Counter Russian ‘Propaganda’ in Baltics
BERLIN—Germany said it would help train journalists from Baltic countries and provide Russian-language content to television networks there, in one of the most concrete responses yet to what Western officials call Moscow’s propaganda assault in Eastern Europe.
On a tour of the region—Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia— last week, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Berlin would bring Baltic journalists to train and study in Germany and advise Baltic governments on news media regulation.
6.EU hiring ‘myth-busters’ on Russian propaganda
Russian speaking  staff to do “analysis/monitoring of reporting on EU policies” in Russian language media, and also prepare press “materials” in Russian will be paid at least €4,350 a month. But they’ll be paid by whichever EU countries put them forward because EU institutions have not earmarked any money for the project.
7.USA is preparing a new Maidan in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz political analyst concerned about  recent delivery of 150 tons of unknown cargo with diplomatic mail status.  Multi-ton package, according to Kyrgyz media, was delivered to the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan. Many experts say that the same type of delivery  happened  before  Maidan in Kiev.
США готовят новый Майдан в Киргизии 2015
8.In Kharkov, possible false flag involving rocket artillery systems
In  Kharkov region, on Ukraine’s border with Russia,  the way BM-21 “Grad” rocket launchers are grouped, gives the grounds to suspect  possible provocation such as bombing border villages, to put the blame on  Russia.
9.Russian military breaks Crimea water blockade
10.Ex-MP Sasha Markovich murdered in Montenegro
While approaching his home  in a car,  an unknown attacker appeared out of the nearby forest and fired several bullets. Markovic was hit in the head and died immediately. Markovich, the author of the book “Manifesto against the Empire”, was a strong opponent of joining NATO, often advocating  the resumption of ties with Russia
Reaction in Russian MSM:
Kalasnikov, Buzina, and…Sasha Markovich
Калашников, Бузина, далее… Саша Маркович
11.Odessa Refinery due to mass layoffs on the brink of collapse
Refinery is under control of the gunmen who are implementing seizure by the government of oil production. Employees are not paid salaries for  8 months.
Одесский НПЗ из-за массовых увольнений на грани разрухи

12.UNESCO will not help returning Scythian gold to Crimea
ЮНЕСКО не поможет вернуть золото скифов в Крым
http://www.politnavigator.net/yunesko-ne-pomozhet-vernut-zoloto-skifov-v-krym.html
More on Scythian gold dispute
http://en.censor.net.ua/resonance/332731/ukrainerussia_tugofwar_over_scythian_gold
13.Deputies in Lugansk region recognized Russia as the aggressor
In the town Stanitsa Luganskaya, close to the front line, members of the local  council voted to recognize  Russia as “aggressor” and Lugansk People’s Republic as terrorists, said the former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Oleg Tsarev.
http://www.politnavigator.net/regionalov-nagnuli-teper-v-luganskojj-oblasti-deputaty-priznali-rossiyu-agressorom.html
14.Pensions for Donbass citizens Yatsenyuk considers a budget loss
Пенсии жителям Донбасса Яценюк считает «потерями бюджета»
http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1916842.html
15.In a week five supporters of DPR went missing
За неделю на территории Украины пять сторонников ДНР пропали без вести
http://news-front.info/2015/04/20/za-nedelyu-na-territorii-ukrainy-pyat-storonnikov-dnr-propali-bez-vesti/
16.MEP said that  Maidan  snipers were trained in Poland
The presidential candidate of Poland, MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke in an interview to Polish newspaper «Wiadomosci» said that Maidan  snipers who   shot on 40 protesters and 20 police officers, just to provoke unrest were trained in Poland. Responding to a reporter’s question  what interest  Poland have to do so, Janusz Korwin-Mikke said: “We are doing this to get the benefits from Washington.”
Депутат Европарламента сообщил, что на Майдане работали польские снайперы
http://uainside.info/2015/04/20/polskie-snajpery/

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