Poroshenko throws 800 people and thee battalion groups into battle to deblock the Debaltsevo cauldron and save himself

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February 12, 2015
Shurygin
Translated by Kristina Rus

Kristina Rus: Now it becomes clear what Poroshenko was talking about on the phone in those early morning hours from Minsk. He was preparing a last ditch massive surprise attack to deblock the Debaltsevo cauldron, which he maintains "does not exist". He had hoped that by the end of the day he will be able to pull off a victory and say, look - I was right, there is no cauldron! But all those Ukrainian lives were lost in vain...

Is the US Getting Ready to Dump Poroshenko?

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It looks like Poroshenko’s days are numbered. His most likely replacement? The extreme right.

originally written by The Saker for Russia Insider

So the “great genius” of Ukrainian military strategy, the man who promised to organize a victory parade for the Ukrainian army in Sevastopol was fired.

Poroshenko Underlines Importance of Minsk Memorandum: Reports

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In an interview with the country's TV channels, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko underlined the importance of the Minsk Memorandum, aimed to restore peace in eastern Ukraine, Poroshenko's website reported Sunday.


"We can win only by peace," Poroshenko said.
Poroshenko reminded that the memorandum, achieved in Minsk on September 19, establishes the procedures for ending the armed conflict.
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US, Other Countries to Provide Ukraine With Non-Lethal Weapon: Poroshenko

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Ukraine will receive non-lethal weapons from the United States and several other countries, which will help the country to strengthen its defense, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

"We have to get and got everything we need: intelligence, radar, surveillance and other types of defense equipment, which will allow us to increase the effectiveness of our weapons dozens of times, upgrade it and do everything possible to ensure that the efficiency of our weapons is much better and it is not only from the side of the United States, " Poroshenko told Ukrainian TV channels on Sunday evening.

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Poroshenko Wants Donetsk, Luhansk Republics to be Recognized as Terrorist Organizations

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 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intends to raise the issue of recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as terrorist organizations during his upcoming visit to the United States, the president’s press service said in a statement Monday.

“Petro Poroshenko and [US Senator] Robert Menendez discussed the visit of the Ukrainian President to the United States planned for the second part of September and the scheduled meetings with US executives. The Head of State intends to raise the issue of recognizing the so-called DPR and LPR terrorist organizations in the course of his visit to the United States,” the statement says.
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Poroshenko’s Statement That Ukraine Conflict Can End by September Far From Reality - DPR

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The Kiev authorities’ statements that conflict in eastern Ukraine can be ended by September are idealistic and far from reality, Deputy Prime Minister of Donetsk People’s Republic Andrei Purgin said in an interview with RIA Novosti Saturday.

"Their statements are of Martian nature, these people are dwelling in an emerald garden on Mars and commenting on the situation, which has nothing to do with reality. In fact, all these comments are often made not for internal use but for external use, for Europe. Such claims hit the headlines, then the IMF allocates money, so their goal is to get money from the IMF," Purgin said.

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Putin, Obama discuss implementation of Poroshenko's peace plan by phone

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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed proposals for peace in Ukraine with US President Barack Obama on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement, after Ukraine's leader announced a ceasefire in military operations in the east, informing Reuters. US President urged Putin to support peace in Ukraine and said Moscow would face further "costs" if it did not take steps to reduce tensions in the country, the White House said.

"They discussed ... the implementation of the peace plan proposed by the President Petr Poroshenko," the Kremlin said. "Putin stressed that priority must be given to halting military operations and to the start of direct negotiations between the opposing sides."

Ukrainian soldier dropping rifle during Poroshenko's inauguration ceremony to be sent to war

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After the incident during Petr Poroshenko’s inauguration ceremony when one of the soldiers dropped his rifle, ten servicemen of the President’s regiment were sent to the Donbass 'voluntary battalion', ITAR-TASS reports. According to the local media, they will be taking part in the military operation in the east of Ukraine.

The local media also report that "the soldiers were sent to the region of combat operations on the voluntary-compulsory principle".

Recall that the incident occurred on 7 June. One of the soldiers of the guard of honor dropped his rifle at the moment when Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko was walking past him along the red carpet in the direction of the Verkhovna Rada building.