Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Ukraine’s Yatsenyuk says new government to resort to unpopular measures.

LONDON, February 27, 0:33 /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine is standing on the brink of a disaster and its new government will have to resort to unpopular measures, Arseny Yatsenyuk, one of the leaders of the irreconcilable opposition and the incumbent candidate to the Prime Minister’s post said in an interview with the BBC.

He voiced the confidence that Ukraine would remain a united country and he promised to put his best efforts into keeping up that unity, which is currently going through a harsh trial test.
Yatsenyuk explained for exigency of tough austerity measures by apportioning all blame for the situation to the decisions taken by the previous government.

He called the ‘cabinet of people’s trus’, which is in the phase of formation now, a government of political self-killers.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721119
26/2/14 
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  1. Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk warns of 'unpopular steps' ahead...

    Ukraine's PM-designate Arseniy Yatsenyuk has warned of the need for "unpopular steps" to bring the country back from the "brink of disaster".

    He told the BBC the central challenge for the new government - unveiled at Kiev's main protest camp on Wednesday - was to "stabilise" the country.

    Ukrainian MPs are expected to vote later on the new cabinet line up.

    US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia any military intervention in Ukraine would be a "grave mistake".

    His comment came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap drill to test the combat readiness of troops in central and western Russia, near the border with Ukraine.
    Fears over economy

    Mr Yatsenyuk and Ukraine's other new ministers were presented to a large crowd at Kiev's Independence Square, the Maidan, on Wednesday evening.

    Mr Yatsenyuk, who was one of the main protest leaders, was greeted with cheers.

    But the announcement of some other heads of ministries, including Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, prompted booing from the crowd, who said the candidates were not worthy of government posts.....................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26362789
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  2. Statement by the Press Secretary on Ukraine. -The White House, Office of the Press Secretary.....

    The United States strongly supports Ukrainian leaders’ ongoing work to form an inclusive, multiparty government to represent all the people of Ukraine as they prepare for May elections, and to restore order, stability, and unity to the country. As the process moves forward, the United States again calls on all parties in Ukraine and in the region to support reconciliation and the country’s return to political and economic health, and will work with the international community in building an economic assistance package based upon Ukraine’s achievements in crafting a unity government. An inclusive, broad-based government committed to reconciliation and to economic reform is the necessary foundation for international assistance. We call on Ukraine’s leaders to do their utmost to protect the security and human rights of all their citizens, including the rights of minorities, to recommit to honor the state’s international obligations, and to avoid divisive policies. We urge outside actors in the region to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, to end provocative rhetoric and actions, to support democratically established transitional governing structures, and to use their influence in support of unity, peace, and an inclusive path forward. We remind all governments of their political commitments to transparency about military activities under the Vienna Document 2011 and other OSCE principles designed to ensure peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic region.
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/26/statement-press-secretary-ukraine
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  3. Ukraine: Gunmen seize Crimea government buildings....

    Ukraine's security forces have been put on alert after government buildings in the Russian-majority Crimea region were seized by armed men.

    The Russian flag had been raised over both buildings in the capital, Simferopol.

    The local government has said it is negotiating with the gunmen.

    The seizure of the buildings comes a day after confrontations between pro-Russian separatists and supporters of Ukraine's new leaders.

    The incident is another illustration of tensions in the region, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Crimea.

    On Wednesday Simferopol saw clashes erupt between Ukrainians who support the change of government and pro-Russians.

    Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the area in Simferopol had been cordoned off by police to prevent "bloodshed" and said the seizure of the buildings was the work of "provocateurs".

    "Measures have been taken to counter extremist actions and not allow the situation to escalate into an armed confrontation in the centre of the city," he said in a statement on his Facebook page.

    The men have not yet made any demands or issued any statements but did put up a sign saying "Crimea is Russia.".

    AP reported that they threw a flash grenade in response to a journalist's questions.
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26364891
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  4. Armed men seize government buildings in Ukraine’s Crimea....

    A group of armed men have reportedly seized two government buildings in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region. The incident comes as the country’s new leaders face the issue of pro-Russia separatism within its borders.

    Refat Chubarov, a local Tatar leader, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Facebook: “I have been told that the buildings of parliament and the council of ministers have been occupied by armed men in uniforms that do not bear any recognisable insignia.”

    “They have not yet made any demands,” he said.

    Russian flags could be seen flying over both buildings.

    On Wednesday, the United States issued a stern warning after Russia placed its troops on the border with Ukraine on high alert.

    "Any kind of military intervention that would violate the sovereign territorial integrity of Ukraine would be a huge – a grave mistake," US Secretary of State John Kerry said...................http://www.france24.com/en/20140227-ukraine-crimea-armed-men-seize-building/
    27/2/14

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  5. Bericht: Bewaffnete besetzen Regierungsgebäude auf der Krim

    Die Männer sollen Uniformen ohne erkennbare Kennzeichen tragen, schreibt die Agentur Interfax. Das Land steuert indessen dem Staatsbankrott zu.

    Auf der ukrainischen Halbinsel Krim haben bewaffnete Männer die Gebäude von Parlament und Regionalregierung besetzt. Das meldete die Nachrichtenagentur Interfax Donnerstagfrüh. Sie beruft sich auf einen Anführer der Bevölkerungsgruppe der Krimtataren. Die Männer würden Uniformen ohne erkennbare Kennzeichen tragen, habe der Tatarenführer Refat Tschubarow auf Facebook geschrieben. Auf dem Regionalparlament wurde offenbar die russische Flagge platziert..................http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/1568123/Bericht_Bewaffnete-besetzen-Regierungsgebaeude-auf-der-Krim-?_vl_backlink=/home/politik/aussenpolitik/1563377/index.do&direct=1563377
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  6. Media: Houses of Crimean parliament and council of ministers occupied....

    KIEV, February 27. /ITAR-TASS/. The houses of Crimean parliament and council of ministers have been occupied by people in uniform without identifying signs, Crimean media reported with reference to Refat Chubarov, head of Crimea’s Mejlis.

    According to reports, the unidentified attackers haven’t put forward any demands as yet.

    Police has cordoned off the neighborhood of the council of ministers’ house.

    Reports say that in Crimea, community defense volunteer squads voluntarily are being formed to move to Simferopol.


    What happened in Crimea the day before

    February 26, several thousands of people involved in two rallies gathered near the Supreme Council house. One part of the protesters was yelling “Crimea is not Russia!” and “Ukraine, Ukraine”. Among them, there were many supporters of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. Others with flags of Crimea and Russia were yelling “Russia, Russia”. The parliament was expected to discuss the domestic political situation............http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721151?utm_medium=rss20
    27/2/14

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  7. Any movement of Black Sea Fleet in Crimea to be interpreted as aggression against Ukraine....

    Turchynov gave a task to law enforcement agencies “to protect citizens in Crimea and punish the offenders” that occupied the house of Crimean parliament.

    Any movement of Russia's Black Sea Fleet personnel in Crimea will be interpreted as military aggression against Ukraine, says interim president Oleksanr Turchynov.

    Oleksanr Turchynov urged Russian servicemen in Crimea to remain strictly on territories stipulated in bilateral agreements. "Any movement in areas not included in those territories would be interpreted as military aggression. The Ukrainian state will be able to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity."

    Turchynov gave a task to law enforcement agencies “to protect citizens in Crimea and punish the offenders” that occupied the house of Crimean parliament.

    “I have given a task to law enforcement agencies to protect citizens, punish the offenders and unblock the building,” Turchynov stated.

    He addressed the citizens urging them to keep calm. “Any attempts of invading (buildings) would be considered as a crime against the Ukrainian state with all that it entails,” the interim president said.
    http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721161
    27/2/14

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  8. ‘West plays with fire to drive the Russian naval base out of Crimea’....

    Crimea’s ethnic composition and Western policy towards Ukraine could create a Kosovo-like scenario where the majority of Russian speaking residents would claim independence which could lead to violence on the ground, Oxford historian Mark Almond told RT.

    RT: If the EU and the US are concerned about doing what people on the Maidan want, why are they ignoring what people in Crimea want?

    Mark Almond: Well one would have thought so if you’re going to listen to the crowd on the street on the square and there are many squares where there’re crowds including Simferopol and Sevastopol. The basic problem of course is what the Americans, particularly the lead military power in NATO want, is to eventually ease the Russian navy out of its base, out of its lease in Sevastopol in the Crimea. And so of course the fact that the great majority of people in Crimea not only 60 per cent that are actually Russian but many of the rest who speak Russian as their everyday language is something that the EU and NATO countries want to ignore................http://rt.com/op-edge/ukraine-crimea-west-policy-942/
    27/2/14

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  9. Russia to "uncompromisingly" defend rights of compatriots - Foreign Ministry....

    Russia will defend the rights of its compatriots in a "strong and uncompromising" manner, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, as tensions rose in Crimea, the only Ukrainian region with an ethnic Russian majority.

    "Russia's Foreign Ministry will continue to defend in the international arena the rights of its compatriots, it will strongly and uncompromisingly react when they are violated," the ministry said on its Twitter microblog.

    The ministry said "large-scale human rights violations" in Ukraine were a cause for concern.

    Voice of Russia, Reuters
    http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_27/Russia-to-uncompromisingly-defend-rights-of-compatriots-Foreign-Ministry-1022/
    27/2/14

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  10. Russia will guarantee security of Black Sea Fleet facilities in Crimea - Shoigu...

    The Russian Defense Ministry closely follows everything that is happening around the Black Sea Fleet, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told journalists on Wednesday.

    "Measures are taken to guarantee the security of our facilities," he said.

    Voice of Russia, Interfax
    http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_27/Russia-will-guarantee-security-of-Black-Sea-Fleet-facilities-in-Crimea-Shoigu-8783/
    27/2/14

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  11. О предстоящей сессии Совета ООН по правам человека....

    3 марта в Женеве начнет свою работу 25-я сессия Совета ООН по правам человека (СПЧ).

    Сессия откроется сегментом высокого уровня (3-5 марта), на котором планируется выступление Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лаврова.

    Российская делегация внесет проект резолюции «Целостность судебной системы». Эта инициатива направлена на укрепление международных гарантий отправления справедливого и беспристрастного правосудия для всех. Доработанный текст развивает и дополняет положения аналогичной предыдущей резолюции СПЧ. Рассчитываем на принятие резолюции без голосования.

    В повестку дня сессии включен широкий круг страновых и тематических вопросов в области поощрения и защиты прав человека.

    После годового перерыва, обусловленного уставными правилами СПЧ, Россия вновь участвует в его сессиях в качестве полноправного члена. Продолжаем исходить из того, что основополагающим принципом работы СПЧ должно быть равноправное сотрудничество государств, основанное на уважении суверенитета. Все заинтересованные стороны должны соблюдать этот принцип в своей деятельности, отказавшись от двойных стандартов и конъюнктурных политических соображений.

    Сессия продлится до 28 марта с.г.
    http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/9B8075DD11D1E4D944257C8C003668B4
    27/2/14

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  12. 09:53 GMT:

    Entertainment facilities and restaurants are shutting down in Simferopol, various managers informed on social networks, according to the Crimean news agency. Schools are closing in the city as well. ......http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/
    27/2/14

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    1. Замглавы Симферополя: городские службы работают в обычном режиме, ситуация спокойная....

      Все городские службы Симферополя работают в обычном режиме, сообщил заместитель главы города Валерий Скуратовский. "Все службы ЖКХ и предприятия работают в штатном режиме, все под контролем", - сказал он в эфире местного телеканала ГТРК "Крым". "Ситуация спокойная", - подчеркнул Скуратовский................http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1008252
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  13. Events at Verkhovna Rada are illegitimate - Viktor Yanukovych

    Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has described the latest decisions adopted by the country's parliament as illegitimate.

    "Regrettably, the events that are happening in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine today are illegitimate," Yanykovych said in a statement.

    Parliament is currently adopting decisions in the absence of many members of the Party of Regions and other factions who fear for their lives, he said, adding that some of these parliamentarians had been subject to violence and had been forced to flee Ukraine illegally.

    Voice of Russia, Interfax
    http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_27/Events-at-Verkhovna-Rada-are-illegitimate-Viktor-Yanukovych-5526/
    27/2/14

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  14. Crimea parliament announces referendum on Ukrainian region’s future...

    The parliament of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea has announced it will hold a referendum to determine the region’s future amid the turmoil in the country.

    The region’s parliament said the all-Crimean referendum is about “improving the status of autonomy and expanding its powers.”

    DETAILS TO FOLLOW
    http://rt.com/news/ukraine-crimea-referendum-future-014/
    27/2/14

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    1. The parliament of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea has announced it will hold a referendum to determine the region’s future amid the turmoil in the country..........

      The region’s parliament said the all-Crimean referendum is about “improving the status of autonomy and expanding its powers.”

      “According to the underlying principles of democracy, the presidium of the Crimean parliament considers that the only possible way out of the situation on the ground is applying the principles of direct rule of the people. We are confident that only by holding an All-Crimean referendum on the issue of improving the status of the Autonomy and expanding its powers Crimeans will be able to determine the future of the Autonomy on their own and without any external pressure,” Oksana Korniychuk, the press secretary of the head of the parliament, said in a statement on Thursday. ......http://rt.com/news/ukraine-crimea-referendum-future-014/
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  15. “European choice” coalition formed in Ukrainian parliament....

    KIEV, February 27. /ITAR-TASS/. A coalition dubbed “European choice” has been formed in the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday. It comprises 250 deputies. The majority was formed of representatives of factions Batkivshchyna, UDAR, Svoboda, groups of deputies “Economic development”, “Sovereign European Ukraine” and other members of parliament.

    The simple majority in the Verkhovna Rada consists of 226 deputies, and the constitutional majority — of 300 MPs.

    The Party of Regions faction that earlier was ruling has announced that it goes into opposition.

    According to the 2004 Constitution, to which Ukraine returned, the parliament majority forms the government.
    http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721216
    27/2/14

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  16. Russia's Northern, Baltic Fleets leave bases in operability test - Moscow...

    Russia's Northern and Baltic Fleets are beefing up their operational strength in the Barents and Baltic Seas as part of an operability test that was announced in Russia's armed forces on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry reported in a statement on Thursday.

    "About 80 surface vessels, submarines and support ships of the Russian Navy have left their permanent bases and started the deployment phase in the designated areas of the sea ranges in the Barents and Baltic Seas. Several groups of all-arms naval forces have been put together at the moment," it said.

    Baltic, Black Sea landing ships join Russian Navy force in Mediterranean

    The large landing ship Minsk of the Baltic Fleet and the large landing ship Yamal of the Black Sea Fleet passed the Bosporus Strait on Tuesday to join the Russian Navy task force permanently deployed in the Mediterranean, the Navy Staff said.............http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_27/Russias-Northern-Baltic-Fleets-leave-bases-in-operability-test-Defense-Ministry-2794/
    27/2/14

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  17. Ukrainian banks to receive necessary liquidity....."Financial and payment systems, which are of vital importance, operate normally," head of the National Bank Stepan Kubiv said....

    Ukrainian banks will be provided with necessary liquid assets, including cash, but only if they will remain under open control of the National Bank of Ukraine, the newly-appointed NBU Chairman Stepan Kubiv is quoted as saying on the bank’s official website.

    “Financial and payment systems, which are of vital importance, operate normally, as well as the open market operations do. The situation is under control. We are getting feedback from all of the country’s banks, regardless their size”, he said.

    Kuvib stressed that the National Bank’s gold reserve includes high-liquidity assets. He mentioned such priorities of the Ukrainian banking system as the protection of clients’ interests, as well as the resumption of negotiations with external creditors, the International Monetary Fund in the first place, right after the country’s new government is formed and elaboration of a strict new plan for economic and financial reforms.

    “We are very determined regarding the measures, which will be applied to those who break the mandatory requirements and are involved currency speculations. I am certain the National Bank's measures will calm the markets and the people and ease devaluation fears”, the bank’s chief said.

    Kubiv finally added that the National Bank of Ukraine was ready to participate actively in the reforms’ blueprint elaboration and then to translate it into life.-
    http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/721220
    27/2/14

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  18. Krise auf der Krim: Sewastopoler OB und Generalstabschef der Ukraine für friedliche Regelung....

    Der neue Oberbürgermeister von Sewastopol, Alexej Tschaly, ist am Donnerstag mit dem Generalstabschef des ukrainischen Verteidigungsministeriums und anderen Vertretern der bewaffneten Strukturen zusammengetroffen. Beide Seiten betonten ihre Absicht, eine friedliche Regelung der Situation auf der Krim zu finden, teilt die Webseite des Koordinierungsrates der Sewastopoler Stadtverwaltung mit.

    „Alle Seiten bekräftigten ihr Interesse an einer friedlichen Entwicklung, die beliebige Szenarien einer Gewaltanwendung ausschließen würde“, heißt es in der Mitteilung.

    Vor dem Gebäude des Krim-Parlaments findet eine Kundgebung statt, die rund 500 Teilnehmer zählt. Zuvor wurde mitgeteilt, dass die Gebäude des Parlaments und der Regierung der Autonomie in Simferopol von Selbstverteidigungskräften der russischsprachigen Bevölkerung kontrolliert werden.

    Am 23. Februar hatten mehr als 20 000 Einwohner von Sewatopol auf dem zentralen Nachimow-Platz für Tschaly als neuen Oberbürgermeister gestimmt. Am 24. Februar stimmte der Stadtrat von Sewastopol für die Bildung des Exekutivkomitees unter Leitung von Tschaly.
    http://de.ria.ru/politics/20140227/267935867.html
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  19. Russian Fighter Jets Patrolling Ukraine Border...

    Russia sent fighter jets to patrol its border with Ukraine on Thursday, as fast-paced developments threatened to undermine the new Ukrainian government in Kyiv.

    Gunmen seized control of government buildings in Crimea, a Ukrainian region with strong ties to Moscow and home to a Russian naval base in Sevastpol. The gunmen raised the Russian tri-color flag.

    Meanwhile, Russian news agencies reported that Moscow had granted ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's request for personal security "on Russian territory," but provided no other details.

    While Russian jets soared through the skies in military exercises ordered by President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Moscow to not take any action on Ukraine that could be misinterpreted.................http://www.voanews.com/content/russian-fighter-jets-patrolling-ukraine-border/1860450.html
    27/2/14

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  20. Greek Communist urges his government to protect Greeks in Ukraine from neo-Nazis....

    A left-wing Greek legislator has urged his country’s government to protect ethnic Greeks in Ukraine from persecution by local neo-Nazis. Yannis Giokas, a member of parliament from the Communist Party, speaking at a meeting of the parliamentary committee for the Greek diaspora relations, said his party had demanded the Cabinet of Ministers should take a firm stance regarding all instances of threats and persecution of ethnic minorities, including Greeks, in Ukraine.

    Giokas said that “neo-Nazi organizations and parties of Ukraine, operating under the umbrella of the new Ukrainian authorities, the United States and the EU, spearhead this campaign.”

    “It is not accidental that the new Ukrainian government, in one of its first steps, restricted the rights to languages and the operation of schools, which have existed for many decades,” he said.

    Giokas described the current state of affairs in Ukraine as “a result of the US and EU intervention in the internal affairs of Ukraine, rivalry with Russia for the control of the markets and spheres of influence.”

    "Peoples that have coexisted peacefully for many years, in particular, during the socialist period, have fallen victim to that policy,” the legislator added.
    http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721253
    27/2/14

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