War in Ukraine

 Ukraine has issued a warrant for the arrest of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, the interim interior minister has announced.

Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post a criminal case had been opened against Mr Yanukovych and other officials over "mass murder of peaceful citizens".

MPs voted to remove Mr Yanukovych on Saturday after months of protest sparked by his rejection of an EU deal.

A crackdown on the protests last week left dozens dead.

Mr Avakov said Mr Yanukovych was seen in Balaklava on the Crimean peninsula on Sunday, but that he had left by car for an unknown destination, accompanied by an aide.

Before leaving Balaklava he had relieved his security detail of their duties, said the statement.

Mr Avakov - an key opposition figure - was appointed interim interior minister on Saturday, in a day of fast-paced events in parliament.

He replaced Vitaly Zakharchenko, who was sacked the day before after being blamed for the deaths of civilians in the crackdown on protesters.

The protests first began in late November when Mr Yanukovych rejected a landmark association and trade deal with the EU in favour of closer ties with Russia.

Mr Yanukovych insisted on Saturday that he was still Ukraine's legitimate leader, but he had become increasingly isolated and parliament voted to impeach him and hold presidential elections in May.

Meanwhile, the new interim finance minister, Yuriy Kolobov, has said Ukraine needs around $35bn (£21bn) in urgent foreign aid and asked for an international donors' conference to be held.

bb1 wrote:Too many neo-nazis in the Ukraine for my liking, LL.

bb1 wrote:David Cameron ‏@David_Cameron  Feb 20
The situation in Ukraine is deeply concerning. I've talked to Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Donald Tusk to discuss what can be done.

     

bb1 wrote:Ukraine says it needs $35 BILLION to avoid economy collapsing as George Osborne says Britain will 'pour taxpayers' money' in to help new government
Ukraine's new government says it needs $35 billion aid in next two years
Russia have withdrawn vital funding from Kiev creating economic crisis
Chancellor: 'UK willing to pour taxpayers’ money to help new government'
Donor 'conference' held by EU expected to ask US and others to help out


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Oh FFS!

bb1 wrote:I ROFLMAO'd at Hague describing the Ukraine thus:

The Foreign Secretary said: "Ukraine now has a pressing need for constitutional reform, improvements to its political culture, free elections, an end to pervasive corruption and the building of a stable political structure."

Thought he was talking about Westminster for a moment, seeing how it's run by a bunch of spivvy Bullington Boys that would sell their grannies for sixpence.

bb1 wrote:I'm sure you won't mind sacrificing your tiny ex-pats' fuel allowance so that Hague can give billions to his latest set of chums in the Ukraine, Sabot.

bb1 wrote:Pay for something? Them?

David Cameron claims SEVEN PENCE for bulldog clip on expenses
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The millionaire PM, who earns £142,500 a year, also charged taxpayers 26p for “banner bar tags” and 38p for a staple remover



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bb1 wrote:I ROFLMAO'd at Hague describing the Ukraine thus:

The Foreign Secretary said: "Ukraine now has a pressing need for constitutional reform, improvements to its political culture, free elections, an end to pervasive corruption and the building of a stable political structure."

Thought he was talking about Westminster for a moment, seeing how it's run by a bunch of spivvy Bullington Boys that would sell their grannies for sixpence.

lily wrote:What natural resources do they have?

Resources and power

Ukraine has extremely rich and complementary mineral resources in high concentrations and close proximity to each other. Rich iron ore reserves located in the vicinity of Kryvyy Rih, Kremenchuk, Bilozerka, Mariupol, and Kerch form the basis of Ukraine’s large iron-and-steel industry. One of the richest areas of manganese-bearing ores in the world is located near Nikopol. Bituminous and anthracite coal used for coke are mined in the Donets Basin. Energy for thermal power stations is obtained using the large reserves of brown coal found in the Dnieper River basin (north of Kryvyy Rih) and the bituminous coal deposits of the Lviv-Volyn basin. The coal mines of Ukraine are among the deepest in Europe.