14:42
19.4.2014
Video of a man playing Ukrainian anthem near the Western Wall in #Jerusalem http://t.co/mQm06ba9cZ
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 19, 2014
14:08
19.4.2014
Russian banks refute accusations of financing separatists in eastern #Ukraine http://t.co/TP9vLwdqwg @KyivPost pic.twitter.com/kmjIE3xqJ8
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) April 19, 2014
14:07
19.4.2014
Here's a snarky tweet reacting to Putin's history lessons from his call-in program:
What if #Kiev was there before Moscow… Could they "have the right" (like I do) to annex us? Tricky…. pic.twitter.com/uMPQbUT8DH
— Vladimir Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) April 19, 2014
14:05
19.4.2014
More on U.S. deployments to Poland and Estonia from "Stars And Stripes":
STUTTGART, Germany— A small contingent of U.S. soldiers will deploy to Poland and Estonia for a series of upcoming ground exercises aimed at reassuring allies shaken by Russian intervention in neighboring Ukraine, according to a report.
The U.S. is planning to send a company sized Army element of roughly 150 troops to conduct drills with allies, spanning roughly two weeks respectively in both Poland and Ukraine, the New York Times reported Friday.
The land force exercises being planned by the Obama administration are part of a broader undertaking by NATO to beef up its presence in eastern Europe. It is unclear what U.S. unit will be taking part in the exercises in Poland and Estonia, but more details are expected to be announced next week, the Times reported.
The U.S. is planning to send a company sized Army element of roughly 150 troops to conduct drills with allies, spanning roughly two weeks respectively in both Poland and Ukraine, the New York Times reported Friday.
The land force exercises being planned by the Obama administration are part of a broader undertaking by NATO to beef up its presence in eastern Europe. It is unclear what U.S. unit will be taking part in the exercises in Poland and Estonia, but more details are expected to be announced next week, the Times reported.
14:04
19.4.2014
US ground troops to be sent to Poland, Estonia - U.S. - Stripes http://t.co/Q6a8qUuzBC
— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) April 19, 2014
13:55
19.4.2014
Lots of photos of Ukrainian Easter eggs popping up on Twitter today.
Angry eggs - идея на Пасху pic.twitter.com/n6aQ2H7Q4P
— Константин Рыков (@rykov) April 19, 2014
Секрети еко-фарбування великодніх яєць. Інфографіка: http://t.co/Ob5G3ivAC0 pic.twitter.com/wSC5A5pl1n
— Ukrinform (@UKRINFORM) April 19, 2014
— Євромайдан Львів (@euromaidanlviv) April 19, 2014
— Ukrinform (@UKRINFORM) April 19, 2014
13:33
19.4.2014
Crimea Tatar MP Mustafa Dzhemilev back in Simferopol, today. pic.twitter.com/my12ZPI4Xl
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) April 19, 2014
13:27
19.4.2014
This just in from the Crimea Unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service:
The veteran leader of Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Dzhemilev, was briefly stopped by Russian border guards while entering Crimea from mainland Ukraine.
Dzhemilev was accompanied by Refat Chubarov, the leader of the Crimean Tatars' self-governing body, the Mejlis.
Mejlis spokeswoman Liliya Muslimova told Ukraine's Channel 5 television that the two leaders were held at the Chonhar checkpoint for about an hour on April 19 before Russian border guards finally allowed them to enter the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last month.
According to Muslimova, supporters in some 30 vehicles with Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags met the two leaders at the administrative boundary between mainland Ukraine and Crimea.
Both Dzhemilev, who is also a Ukrainian lawmaker, and Chubarov have said publicly that Crimean Tatars will not recognize the peninsula's annexation by Moscow.
Dzhemilev was accompanied by Refat Chubarov, the leader of the Crimean Tatars' self-governing body, the Mejlis.
Mejlis spokeswoman Liliya Muslimova told Ukraine's Channel 5 television that the two leaders were held at the Chonhar checkpoint for about an hour on April 19 before Russian border guards finally allowed them to enter the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last month.
According to Muslimova, supporters in some 30 vehicles with Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags met the two leaders at the administrative boundary between mainland Ukraine and Crimea.
Both Dzhemilev, who is also a Ukrainian lawmaker, and Chubarov have said publicly that Crimean Tatars will not recognize the peninsula's annexation by Moscow.
13:20
19.4.2014
Interesting piece in the Kyiv Post about Russian banks allegedly financing pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The banks under investigation include:
It appears that the stealth invasion of eastern Ukraine is flush with cash. A Ukrainian soldier who had been captured by separatists near the town of Kramatorsk, in a video testimony released by the State Security Service, said he was offered Hr 3,500 per week if he switched sides and $400 to move his family immediately. He said similar offers were made to others.
Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnytskiy said to Channel 5 on April 16 that his office was investigating 14 banks for financing pro-Russian separatists in the east, including the big state-owned Russian bank Sberbank, which has some 900,000 clients in Ukraine and is Russia’s biggest lender.
Sberbank has strenuously denied breaking any Ukrainian laws and says it has not received official notification from Ukrainian authorities regarding the accusations.
Sberbank has strenuously denied breaking any Ukrainian laws and says it has not received official notification from Ukrainian authorities regarding the accusations.
The banks under investigation include:
Sberbank Russia
Prominvestbank
VTB Bank
Alfa Bank
Russian Standard
Energobank
Folksbank
Petrocommerz Ukraine
Trust
Interbank
Finance Bank
Prominvestbank
VTB Bank
Alfa Bank
Russian Standard
Energobank
Folksbank
Petrocommerz Ukraine
Trust
Interbank
Finance Bank
13:08
19.4.2014
Administration #Donetsk. 40 Stunden nach Genf weiter keine Anzeichen, dass Belagerer Gebäude räumen. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/4FrMtc7fZl
— Dirk Emmerich (@DEmmerich) April 19, 2014