Civil War in Ukraine: Western Empire vs Russia
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Running out of options, Poroshenko may be looking to turn East. But with Ukraine's ultra-nationalist radicals strongly positioned in post-Maidan Ukraine, he may not be able.
Poroshenko May Be Open to a Deal with Moscow
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/poroshenko-may-be-open-deal-moscow/ri12378
The recent visit to Kiev by Boris Gryzlov, a senior Russian politicians and confidant of president Vladimir Putin, has stirred controversy in Ukraine. Gryzlov’s secret talks with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko may mark the high point of a series of efforts Kiev and Moscow has made to reach a working relationship in order to defuse the conflict racking Ukraine’s eastern regions.
With the US, and by extension Poroshenko’s, policy in Ukraine, in a shambles, the Ukrainian president is scrambling for ways to shore up his sagging political fortunes. As the West has become frustrated with his erratic policies, Poroshenko, despite his strident anti-Russian bluster in public, privately has been exploring avenues for a rapprochement with Russia.
Poroshenko’s problem is that he is caught in a dilemma, faced as he is with various challenges to his political and perhaps even personal survival in Ukraine. The country’s economic collapse and political fragmentation continues unabated, and he seems to be unable to stop that. His most pressing task now is to end the war in the east with a minimal loss of face so he could claim some credit for his almost two years in office, and the proceed to declare a new start for Ukraine.
Poroshenko knows he will face nationalist fury if he tries to make peace with the Donbass. For Ukrainian radicals the only peace they could stomach is the unconditional surrender by Donetsk and Lugansk. Even though he has been shoring up his defenses, Poroshenko is uncertain whether he would be able to take on the nationalist challenge, and in any event he wants to avoid a showdown for as long as possible.
At the same time the political landscape in Ukraine is changing fast. With the population’s standard of living in free fall, future elections are sure to roll back the Maidan onslaught. When that happens, Poroshenko will risk being thrown out of power, losing his business assets and possibly facing criminal charges for a variety of misdeeds, not least for using the army against its own people, something that is expressly prohibited by Ukrainian law.
So Poroshenko is under pressure to act to secure his political future. With the West overawed by the enormity of the Ukrainian crisis and increasingly assuming the stance of an interested observer, the Ukrainian president has little choice but to seek a deal with Russia, a deal that would see Poroshenko ending the Donbass war in exchange for assurances for him to remain a key player in the post-Maidan Ukraine.
At heart, Poroshenko should care little about the Maidan or its values, be that Ukrainian nationalism or the fight against corruption. As the nationalists see it, he was thrust into the role as president almost by accident, hijacking the Maidan’s victories in the process. Clearly, Poroshenko is not a natural ally of the Maidan radicals. He did well under all regimes, and can take and leave the Ukrainian cause as that suits his goals. He was not even born in Ukraine, and sports a dubious pedigree from the standpoint of hardcore Ukrainian nationalists. Members of battalion Azov, a white-supremacist outfit nominally under the command of the Kiev authorities, regularly stage open public challenges to Poroshenko. They conduct marches extolling the virtues of ancient Rus princes who conquered the Khazars, a code word for Jews. Other rightist factions have been less creative, simply bombing Roshen candy shops owned by the president. Poroshenko is fighting back: the Ukrainian security service has been taking out members of the nationalist militias one by one, bizarrely branding them as Russian spies in doing so.
Nor is the president a stranger to corruption. At this very time he is presiding over a glaring conflict of interests, combining as he is the offices of the president and the owner of a business empire. Under Poroshenko Ukraine has become the epitome of oligarchy, where business and government have become a seamless one. A pragmatist, Poroshenko has been using the post-Maidana turmoil to advance his business and political interests. And the Kremlin has shown understanding, allowing his candy factories in Russia to keep on turning profit.
As regards the US, the Maidan’s most important cheerleader and benefactor, Poroshenko is playing a game of his own. By talking to the Russians he is letting it be known that he has options in case Washington piles on pressure or schemes against him at home. From his perspective this is a game he can’t lose. Thus Poroshenko may be discovering for himself the old good policy of balancing or multi vectorism of the late 1990s, successfully used by president Leonid Kuchma to gain a modicum of independence in his foreign policy. President Yanukovich, however, mishandled it and had to run for his life. Now the joys of multi-vectoring must be dawning on Poroshenko.
Gryzlov’s visit to Kiev may indicate that the parties are close to an agreement. Under it Poroshenko will likely be expected to deliver the constitutional reform and enter into direct talks with the rebels in exchange for Russian help in facing down the domestic enemies. Whether the deal will be made and whether it will work remains to be seen.
Poroshenko Vows Not to Postpone Vote on Ukraine's Decentralization
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160123/1033610932/poroshenko-decentralization-ukraine.html
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that Kiev is not going to postpone a vote on constitutional amendments on the country's decentralization.
Ukrainian lawmakers approved amendments on decentralization in late August 2015.
Ukraine’s Constitution requires changes in the founding document to be adopted in two stages. The amendment first needs to be backed by 226 votes in its first reading, then by 300 votes in its second reading during the next parliamentary session.
The Ukrainian legislature’s next session begins on February 2 and lasts into the summer.
Poroshenko expressed confidence the decentralization clause, one of the requirements of the Minsk deal, has the needed 300 votes.
He added that the second reading of the constitutional amendment on decentralization should take place against the backdrop of "apparent and decisive progress" in the sides observing a ceasefire, releasing hostages, allowing European observers and holding local elections.
Switzerland to give Ukraine $200 mln to replenish its reserves
http://rbth.com/news/2016/01/23/switzerland-to-give-ukraine-200-mln-to-replenish-its-forex-reserves-poroshenko_561769
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann, during which they agreed on the provision of $200 million in additional assistance to replenish Ukraine's foreign exchange reserves.
The president of Ukraine thanked the Swiss government and people for the humanitarian and financial assistance in the amount of approximately $350 million, the Ukrainian president's press service reported on its website on Friday.
Poroshenko May Be Open to a Deal with Moscow
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/poroshenko-may-be-open-deal-moscow/ri12378
The recent visit to Kiev by Boris Gryzlov, a senior Russian politicians and confidant of president Vladimir Putin, has stirred controversy in Ukraine. Gryzlov’s secret talks with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko may mark the high point of a series of efforts Kiev and Moscow has made to reach a working relationship in order to defuse the conflict racking Ukraine’s eastern regions.
With the US, and by extension Poroshenko’s, policy in Ukraine, in a shambles, the Ukrainian president is scrambling for ways to shore up his sagging political fortunes. As the West has become frustrated with his erratic policies, Poroshenko, despite his strident anti-Russian bluster in public, privately has been exploring avenues for a rapprochement with Russia.
Poroshenko’s problem is that he is caught in a dilemma, faced as he is with various challenges to his political and perhaps even personal survival in Ukraine. The country’s economic collapse and political fragmentation continues unabated, and he seems to be unable to stop that. His most pressing task now is to end the war in the east with a minimal loss of face so he could claim some credit for his almost two years in office, and the proceed to declare a new start for Ukraine.
Poroshenko knows he will face nationalist fury if he tries to make peace with the Donbass. For Ukrainian radicals the only peace they could stomach is the unconditional surrender by Donetsk and Lugansk. Even though he has been shoring up his defenses, Poroshenko is uncertain whether he would be able to take on the nationalist challenge, and in any event he wants to avoid a showdown for as long as possible.
At the same time the political landscape in Ukraine is changing fast. With the population’s standard of living in free fall, future elections are sure to roll back the Maidan onslaught. When that happens, Poroshenko will risk being thrown out of power, losing his business assets and possibly facing criminal charges for a variety of misdeeds, not least for using the army against its own people, something that is expressly prohibited by Ukrainian law.
So Poroshenko is under pressure to act to secure his political future. With the West overawed by the enormity of the Ukrainian crisis and increasingly assuming the stance of an interested observer, the Ukrainian president has little choice but to seek a deal with Russia, a deal that would see Poroshenko ending the Donbass war in exchange for assurances for him to remain a key player in the post-Maidan Ukraine.
At heart, Poroshenko should care little about the Maidan or its values, be that Ukrainian nationalism or the fight against corruption. As the nationalists see it, he was thrust into the role as president almost by accident, hijacking the Maidan’s victories in the process. Clearly, Poroshenko is not a natural ally of the Maidan radicals. He did well under all regimes, and can take and leave the Ukrainian cause as that suits his goals. He was not even born in Ukraine, and sports a dubious pedigree from the standpoint of hardcore Ukrainian nationalists. Members of battalion Azov, a white-supremacist outfit nominally under the command of the Kiev authorities, regularly stage open public challenges to Poroshenko. They conduct marches extolling the virtues of ancient Rus princes who conquered the Khazars, a code word for Jews. Other rightist factions have been less creative, simply bombing Roshen candy shops owned by the president. Poroshenko is fighting back: the Ukrainian security service has been taking out members of the nationalist militias one by one, bizarrely branding them as Russian spies in doing so.
Nor is the president a stranger to corruption. At this very time he is presiding over a glaring conflict of interests, combining as he is the offices of the president and the owner of a business empire. Under Poroshenko Ukraine has become the epitome of oligarchy, where business and government have become a seamless one. A pragmatist, Poroshenko has been using the post-Maidana turmoil to advance his business and political interests. And the Kremlin has shown understanding, allowing his candy factories in Russia to keep on turning profit.
As regards the US, the Maidan’s most important cheerleader and benefactor, Poroshenko is playing a game of his own. By talking to the Russians he is letting it be known that he has options in case Washington piles on pressure or schemes against him at home. From his perspective this is a game he can’t lose. Thus Poroshenko may be discovering for himself the old good policy of balancing or multi vectorism of the late 1990s, successfully used by president Leonid Kuchma to gain a modicum of independence in his foreign policy. President Yanukovich, however, mishandled it and had to run for his life. Now the joys of multi-vectoring must be dawning on Poroshenko.
Gryzlov’s visit to Kiev may indicate that the parties are close to an agreement. Under it Poroshenko will likely be expected to deliver the constitutional reform and enter into direct talks with the rebels in exchange for Russian help in facing down the domestic enemies. Whether the deal will be made and whether it will work remains to be seen.
Poroshenko Vows Not to Postpone Vote on Ukraine's Decentralization
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160123/1033610932/poroshenko-decentralization-ukraine.html
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday that Kiev is not going to postpone a vote on constitutional amendments on the country's decentralization.
Ukrainian lawmakers approved amendments on decentralization in late August 2015.
Ukraine’s Constitution requires changes in the founding document to be adopted in two stages. The amendment first needs to be backed by 226 votes in its first reading, then by 300 votes in its second reading during the next parliamentary session.
The Ukrainian legislature’s next session begins on February 2 and lasts into the summer.
Poroshenko expressed confidence the decentralization clause, one of the requirements of the Minsk deal, has the needed 300 votes.
He added that the second reading of the constitutional amendment on decentralization should take place against the backdrop of "apparent and decisive progress" in the sides observing a ceasefire, releasing hostages, allowing European observers and holding local elections.
Switzerland to give Ukraine $200 mln to replenish its reserves
http://rbth.com/news/2016/01/23/switzerland-to-give-ukraine-200-mln-to-replenish-its-forex-reserves-poroshenko_561769
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann, during which they agreed on the provision of $200 million in additional assistance to replenish Ukraine's foreign exchange reserves.
The president of Ukraine thanked the Swiss government and people for the humanitarian and financial assistance in the amount of approximately $350 million, the Ukrainian president's press service reported on its website on Friday.
angelburst29
The Living Force
angelburst29 said:
Starting early in December (2015) - the Swine flu virus - A(H1N1) strains began spreading in Ukraine and in Russia and have become epidemic.
A new and deadly virus, labeled Californian Flu reportedly "leaked from a U.S. military research lab in Kharkov" has killed 20 Ukrainian soldiers, with another 200 soldiers - hospitalized.
Deadly virus leaked from US laboratory in Donbass - DPR Army and Intelligence (Video - Eng. subtitles)
https://dninews.com/article/deadly-virus-leaked-us-laboratory-donbass-dpr-army-and-intelligence
Friday, January 22, 2016 - More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have died and over 200 soldiers are hospitalized in a short period of time because of new and deadly virus, which is immune to all medicines. Donetsk People's Republic intelligence has reported that Californian Flu is leaked from the same place where research of this virus has been carried out. The laboratory is located near the city of Kharkov and its base for US military experts. Information from threatening epidemic is announced by Vice-Commander of Donetsk Army, Eduard Basurin.
Leak of deadly virus in Ukrainian side was published first time on 12.1.2016:
"According to the medical personnel of the AFU units (Ukrainian troops) there were recorded mass diseases among the Ukrainian military personnel in the field. Physicians recorded the unknown virus as a result of which the infected get the high fever which cannot be subdues by any medicines, and in two days there comes the fatal outcome. Thus far from the virus there have died more than twenty servicemen, what is carefully shielded by the commandment of the AFU from the publicity", said Basurin in daily MoD situation report.
Outbreak of deadly virus continues and Friday 22.1.2016 Vice-Commander told new information from epidemic:
"We keep registering new facts of growing the epidemics of acute respiratory infections among the Ukrainian military. Just since the beginning of this week more than 200 Ukrainian military have been taken to civil and military hospitals of Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk. It is important to repeat that the DPR intelligence previously reported the research being carried out in a private laboratory in the locality Shelkostantsiya, 30 km away from the city of Kharkov, and involving US military experts. According to our information, it is there where the deadly Californian flu strain leaked from," Basurin said.
Previous report:
DPR Defense Ministry: Situation Report, 22.01.2016 (Video - Eng. subtitles)
https://dninews.com/article/dpr-defense-ministry-situation-report-22012016
The Ukrainian side keeps carrying out shellings from the localities of the buffer zone. In particular, the Ukrainian military launched five 82mm mines from the seized locality Vodyanoye to the locality Kominternovo. At the same time the representatives of the OSCE mission keep ignoring these facts, giving a tacit support to the Ukrainian military’s provocations.
I would also like to remind you that it is already the fourth day when the residents of Zaytsevo have to freeze in their homes due to the shellings by the Ukrainian military who keep disrupting the restoration works in the locality. Given this fact, we are surprised at cowardice of the representatives of the OSCE mission who are to act as guarantors of security in such cases but, instead, hide behind neighbouring buildings and escape the site of the restoration works at the first opportunity. Thereby they expose working teams to danger while making no attempts to stop shellings by the Ukrainian military.
Besides, we keep registering new facts of growing the epidemics of acute respiratory infections among the Ukrainian military. Just since the beginning of this week more than 200 Ukrainian military have been taken to civil and military hospitals of Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk. It is important to repeat that the DPR intelligence previously reported the research being carried out in a private laboratory in the locality Shelkostantsiya, 30 km away from the city of Kharkov, and involving US military experts. According to our information, it is there where the deadly Californian flu strain leaked from.
angelburst29
The Living Force
"I will not fight!" - But no asylum in Germany for Ukrainian men refusing to go to war; Ukrainian ambassador sabotages their asylum
http://fortruss.blogspot.ru/2016/01/i-will-not-fight-but-no-asylum-in.html
Ukrainians facing deportation - Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Germany are receiving requests to leave; they have hardly any chance of asylum. Neighbors and friends are fighting against their deportation.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Germany are threatened with deportation. More than 7,000 Ukrainians have fled to Germany because of the war in the east and have asked for asylum here.
Many of them have received negative decisions in the last few weeks,
including the Nykonchuk family, and Grigorij Demnychenko. They came with a Schengen visa into the country, thus subject to the Dublin regulation. Their applications must be reviewed by the EU Member States that had granted the Visa.
Some of the escapees are directly from the war zone, so the family Nykonchuk. Others wanted no part of a war which they reject. Especially last winter, when the government in Kiev was calling up more and more men for the fight against the separatists and their Russian support, many left the country, including Grigorij Demnychenko. He currently lives with six other Ukrainians in a house for refugees in Bavarian Kitzingen. Shortly after he applied for asylum in April, the local authority at Zirndorf informed him that Poland, not Germany, was responsible for him, because Demnychenko came in with a Polish tourist visa.
They want no part of the war
Demnychenko is 27 years old, is an electrical engineer, and is a godsend for the midsize company FEZ Electronics in Bibergau. "We've been looking for someone for a long time, but we found no Germans, so the boss thought, let's just ask among the asylum seekers," reported the company spokesman Andrea Gumbmann. The company hired two refugees and is happy with their job performance. "We're hoping they stay with us."
The Nykonchuk family has a similar story. Father Sergei, mother Lena, and the daughters Albina (16) and Ella (14) came in April from embattled Donetsk into Bavarian Rauhenebrach. The father has a steady job in a construction company, the family was independent of government assistance, the daughters were in normal school classes, but they are threatened at anytime with deportation to Spain.
The Nykonchuks indeed came directly to Germany, but with a Spanish visa, because it was easier to get. To avoid getting deported, the family now lives in a Protestant congregation in church asylum. They want to hold out until the end of March, when the deportation order will be six months past, and Germany is responsible for them.
Grigorij Demnychenko and the Nykonchuks are examples of many cases of Ukrainians who could serve as role models for integration.
Unfortunately, given the current refugee debate in Germany, they have to worry about being expelled. Just last week politicians from the CSU [Christian Social Union] party requested that Ukraine be declared a safe country of origin. Already a Ukrainian asylum seeker is hardly recognized in Germany as a refugee.
Ukrainian asylum rejections
In the years 2014 and 2015 some 7,000 Ukrainians came to Germany, applying for asylum. Most of them came last year; there are slightly more men than women among applicants.
When Demnychenko talks about his case, his words come fast, the voice gets louder. He fears that he would be recognized, and would face persecution back home. [Like Ruslan Kotsaba! --tr] All the more so because of Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, asserting that deserters have nothing to fear: "These men shouldn't have any fear of prosecution or baiting" Melnyk proclaimed in October.
But the case of Ruslan Kotsaba is evidence that the reality is different. The Ukrainian journalist publicly stated a year ago that he would refuse induction into the army, and was jailed and is being charged with treason.
Demnychenko himself reports there's a poisoned atmosphere in his hometown in Nikopol, Central Ukraine. Two acquaintances were attacked because they had not served. "The guys who've been at the front, are now threatening those who did not fight, that's a madhouse," he says. He points to cell phone pictures of the injured friends. They were cut with knives in the face.
The Nykonchuks report discrimination after their escape from the war zone into Western Ukraine. They could not get work or even a place to live.
Legally, Demnychenko's case and others like it are clear: given the Polish or Spanish visas to other countries, they are responsible for the issue of asylum. On top of that, war is not in itself a reason for asylum. The battle area is also localized. Demnychenko, when these factors are recited to him in the interview, takes a deep breath and reports of other attacks in his home, on women who are abused because their men did not serve, and of broken friendships, and his cousin, who is at the front and sends him pictures of ruined neighborhoods.
"I will not fight," says the 27-year-old, "I just want to live normally."
Pyatt - Godfather of Ukrainian Revolution Helping Ukraine to Defend Itself ... From Itself. (Video)
http://fortruss.blogspot.com/2016/01/pyatt-godfather-of-ukrainian-revolution.html
"Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), on his trip to Khmelnytskyi, where U.S. forces from the 10th Special Forces Group are training Ukrainian special operations forces as part of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine.
and Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Commander Major General Luniov on the status of Ukraine’s special operations reform efforts, and to witness first-hand the classroom and field training U.S. and Allied special operations forces are providing Ukrainian special forces to enhance Ukraine’s capability to defend itself in the face of relentless Russian aggression.
At Khmelnitsky, U.S. special operations forces are providing training on a wide array of military specialties — medical, marksmanship, construction and demolition, communications, and technology. I was incredibly impressed. Ukraine’s new special operations recruits show great promise, and include many brave soldiers who’ve already served in the ATO, including one of the Cyborgs who had helped defend the Donetsk Airport. I felt incredibly honored when he presented me with his unit patch.
Our training at Khmelnytskyi is taking place at the invitation of the Ukrainian government, and reflects the commitment of the United States to help Ukraine build a professional, NATO-standard fighting force. Since 2014, we have provided more than $266 million in equipment and training to help Ukrainian forces better monitor and secure their border, operate more safely and effectively, and defend their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
What I saw on my trip reaffirmed my confidence that the Ukrainian military is committed to moving forward with the process of reform — moving toward European institutions, a NATO-standard military, a NATO-standard special forces capability. We’re very proud that the United States is part of that project.
Ukraine to Cancel Free Healthcare and Close "Extra" Hospitals
http://fortruss.blogspot.com/2016/01/ukraine-to-cancel-free-healthcare-and.html
In the near future Kiev will cancel free medicine in Ukraine. The Ministry of Health will present a reform strategy and will announce the tariffs for paid medicine.
This was reported by the Ukrainian edition of "Vesti".
The reform implies that only a minimal amount of free services will remain, the rest will have involve payment. A trip to the doctor, for example, will cost 100-150 USD.
The strategy of reform proposes to repeal article 49 of the Constitution, which guarantees Ukrainians free medicine.
"The first thing that was suggested was to issue a minimum insurance package that will be paid for by the state budget. It will be available to all. But for seniors, children, students and disabled people there will be a lot more money available than for the able. Those who are employed should be insured by employers. In addition, they will be able to buy health insurance," said one of the advocates of reform, Chairman of CF "Patients of Ukraine" Dmytro Sherembey.
At a minimum the package will include simple tests and vaccinations, the cost of treatment of diabetes, HIV and mental illness.
"Ambulances and delivery will also be free for everyone. But dentistry, non-urgent surgery — all paid, I see no other way," said another member of the expert Council on reform, Andriy Huk.
On the agenda is another component of the reform — reducing the number of hospitals.
"Why does one city need a city and regional maternity ward? They can grow in size, and some can vacate so that, for example, private clinics can be opened. This will create specialized centres. Maybe you come with pain in the ear, but it turns out you have a swollen lymph node and you need to enter another specialist clinic, for example. There will be vouchers for travel from one hospital to another or for finding another solution," said the officials.
Putin : "Transfer of Donbass to Ukraine in the USSR Was Unjustified"
http://fortruss.blogspot.ru/2016/01/putin-transfer-of-donbass-to-ukraine-in.html
The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin at the Interregional forum of the popular front stated the groundlessness of the transfer of Donbass to Ukraine during Soviet times.
"Moreover, that at a border of multi-ethnicity, in fact, of a unitary state, with borders remotely determined arbitrarily are not always justified. Well, so they put Donbass into Ukraine. Under what pretext? The rising interest of the proletariat in Ukraine for there to be more social support there. Well just look at such nonsense! And this is not the only example," he said.
http://fortruss.blogspot.ru/2016/01/i-will-not-fight-but-no-asylum-in.html
Ukrainians facing deportation - Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Germany are receiving requests to leave; they have hardly any chance of asylum. Neighbors and friends are fighting against their deportation.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Germany are threatened with deportation. More than 7,000 Ukrainians have fled to Germany because of the war in the east and have asked for asylum here.
Many of them have received negative decisions in the last few weeks,
including the Nykonchuk family, and Grigorij Demnychenko. They came with a Schengen visa into the country, thus subject to the Dublin regulation. Their applications must be reviewed by the EU Member States that had granted the Visa.
Some of the escapees are directly from the war zone, so the family Nykonchuk. Others wanted no part of a war which they reject. Especially last winter, when the government in Kiev was calling up more and more men for the fight against the separatists and their Russian support, many left the country, including Grigorij Demnychenko. He currently lives with six other Ukrainians in a house for refugees in Bavarian Kitzingen. Shortly after he applied for asylum in April, the local authority at Zirndorf informed him that Poland, not Germany, was responsible for him, because Demnychenko came in with a Polish tourist visa.
They want no part of the war
Demnychenko is 27 years old, is an electrical engineer, and is a godsend for the midsize company FEZ Electronics in Bibergau. "We've been looking for someone for a long time, but we found no Germans, so the boss thought, let's just ask among the asylum seekers," reported the company spokesman Andrea Gumbmann. The company hired two refugees and is happy with their job performance. "We're hoping they stay with us."
The Nykonchuk family has a similar story. Father Sergei, mother Lena, and the daughters Albina (16) and Ella (14) came in April from embattled Donetsk into Bavarian Rauhenebrach. The father has a steady job in a construction company, the family was independent of government assistance, the daughters were in normal school classes, but they are threatened at anytime with deportation to Spain.
The Nykonchuks indeed came directly to Germany, but with a Spanish visa, because it was easier to get. To avoid getting deported, the family now lives in a Protestant congregation in church asylum. They want to hold out until the end of March, when the deportation order will be six months past, and Germany is responsible for them.
Grigorij Demnychenko and the Nykonchuks are examples of many cases of Ukrainians who could serve as role models for integration.
Unfortunately, given the current refugee debate in Germany, they have to worry about being expelled. Just last week politicians from the CSU [Christian Social Union] party requested that Ukraine be declared a safe country of origin. Already a Ukrainian asylum seeker is hardly recognized in Germany as a refugee.
Ukrainian asylum rejections
In the years 2014 and 2015 some 7,000 Ukrainians came to Germany, applying for asylum. Most of them came last year; there are slightly more men than women among applicants.
When Demnychenko talks about his case, his words come fast, the voice gets louder. He fears that he would be recognized, and would face persecution back home. [Like Ruslan Kotsaba! --tr] All the more so because of Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, asserting that deserters have nothing to fear: "These men shouldn't have any fear of prosecution or baiting" Melnyk proclaimed in October.
But the case of Ruslan Kotsaba is evidence that the reality is different. The Ukrainian journalist publicly stated a year ago that he would refuse induction into the army, and was jailed and is being charged with treason.
Demnychenko himself reports there's a poisoned atmosphere in his hometown in Nikopol, Central Ukraine. Two acquaintances were attacked because they had not served. "The guys who've been at the front, are now threatening those who did not fight, that's a madhouse," he says. He points to cell phone pictures of the injured friends. They were cut with knives in the face.
The Nykonchuks report discrimination after their escape from the war zone into Western Ukraine. They could not get work or even a place to live.
Legally, Demnychenko's case and others like it are clear: given the Polish or Spanish visas to other countries, they are responsible for the issue of asylum. On top of that, war is not in itself a reason for asylum. The battle area is also localized. Demnychenko, when these factors are recited to him in the interview, takes a deep breath and reports of other attacks in his home, on women who are abused because their men did not serve, and of broken friendships, and his cousin, who is at the front and sends him pictures of ruined neighborhoods.
"I will not fight," says the 27-year-old, "I just want to live normally."
Pyatt - Godfather of Ukrainian Revolution Helping Ukraine to Defend Itself ... From Itself. (Video)
http://fortruss.blogspot.com/2016/01/pyatt-godfather-of-ukrainian-revolution.html
"Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), on his trip to Khmelnytskyi, where U.S. forces from the 10th Special Forces Group are training Ukrainian special operations forces as part of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine.
and Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Commander Major General Luniov on the status of Ukraine’s special operations reform efforts, and to witness first-hand the classroom and field training U.S. and Allied special operations forces are providing Ukrainian special forces to enhance Ukraine’s capability to defend itself in the face of relentless Russian aggression.
At Khmelnitsky, U.S. special operations forces are providing training on a wide array of military specialties — medical, marksmanship, construction and demolition, communications, and technology. I was incredibly impressed. Ukraine’s new special operations recruits show great promise, and include many brave soldiers who’ve already served in the ATO, including one of the Cyborgs who had helped defend the Donetsk Airport. I felt incredibly honored when he presented me with his unit patch.
Our training at Khmelnytskyi is taking place at the invitation of the Ukrainian government, and reflects the commitment of the United States to help Ukraine build a professional, NATO-standard fighting force. Since 2014, we have provided more than $266 million in equipment and training to help Ukrainian forces better monitor and secure their border, operate more safely and effectively, and defend their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
What I saw on my trip reaffirmed my confidence that the Ukrainian military is committed to moving forward with the process of reform — moving toward European institutions, a NATO-standard military, a NATO-standard special forces capability. We’re very proud that the United States is part of that project.
Ukraine to Cancel Free Healthcare and Close "Extra" Hospitals
http://fortruss.blogspot.com/2016/01/ukraine-to-cancel-free-healthcare-and.html
In the near future Kiev will cancel free medicine in Ukraine. The Ministry of Health will present a reform strategy and will announce the tariffs for paid medicine.
This was reported by the Ukrainian edition of "Vesti".
The reform implies that only a minimal amount of free services will remain, the rest will have involve payment. A trip to the doctor, for example, will cost 100-150 USD.
The strategy of reform proposes to repeal article 49 of the Constitution, which guarantees Ukrainians free medicine.
"The first thing that was suggested was to issue a minimum insurance package that will be paid for by the state budget. It will be available to all. But for seniors, children, students and disabled people there will be a lot more money available than for the able. Those who are employed should be insured by employers. In addition, they will be able to buy health insurance," said one of the advocates of reform, Chairman of CF "Patients of Ukraine" Dmytro Sherembey.
At a minimum the package will include simple tests and vaccinations, the cost of treatment of diabetes, HIV and mental illness.
"Ambulances and delivery will also be free for everyone. But dentistry, non-urgent surgery — all paid, I see no other way," said another member of the expert Council on reform, Andriy Huk.
On the agenda is another component of the reform — reducing the number of hospitals.
"Why does one city need a city and regional maternity ward? They can grow in size, and some can vacate so that, for example, private clinics can be opened. This will create specialized centres. Maybe you come with pain in the ear, but it turns out you have a swollen lymph node and you need to enter another specialist clinic, for example. There will be vouchers for travel from one hospital to another or for finding another solution," said the officials.
Putin : "Transfer of Donbass to Ukraine in the USSR Was Unjustified"
http://fortruss.blogspot.ru/2016/01/putin-transfer-of-donbass-to-ukraine-in.html
The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin at the Interregional forum of the popular front stated the groundlessness of the transfer of Donbass to Ukraine during Soviet times.
"Moreover, that at a border of multi-ethnicity, in fact, of a unitary state, with borders remotely determined arbitrarily are not always justified. Well, so they put Donbass into Ukraine. Under what pretext? The rising interest of the proletariat in Ukraine for there to be more social support there. Well just look at such nonsense! And this is not the only example," he said.
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Putin’s Angels: the bikers battling for Russia in Ukraine (Photos - Video)
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/russian-biker-gang-in-ukraine-night-wolves-putin
They were anarchic petrolheads and now they’re the Russian president’s henchmen: meet the Night Wolves, Moscow’s most infamous motorcycle gang.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/russian-biker-gang-in-ukraine-night-wolves-putin
They were anarchic petrolheads and now they’re the Russian president’s henchmen: meet the Night Wolves, Moscow’s most infamous motorcycle gang.
George...... what a piece of non-work.. Painting his vision supporting the Neo Nazi right-wing agenda. While the USSA kick's down the cash for funding the Mercenaries (with ssnato in shadows).
Sick Bag Please.........
George Soros: Ukraine Faces Russia and ‘Old Ukraine’
Published on Mar 24, 2015
B-News (parasite's bullish on profit's from the genocidal activity)
March 24 -- In an exclusive interview, Hedge Fund Billionaire George Soros discusses the new government in Ukraine, and the country’s battle between Russia and ‘old Ukraine’. He appears with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "On The Move."
A woman holds a poster while attending a pro-Russian rally in Donetsk, Ukraine.
The NEW Ukrainian
Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight against each other during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ukraine+in+fighting+parliamentary
War in Ukraine : Intense Combat Footage
Published on Jan 10, 2016
_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N419qfDfJNY
Sick Bag Please.........
George Soros: Ukraine Faces Russia and ‘Old Ukraine’
Published on Mar 24, 2015
B-News (parasite's bullish on profit's from the genocidal activity)
March 24 -- In an exclusive interview, Hedge Fund Billionaire George Soros discusses the new government in Ukraine, and the country’s battle between Russia and ‘old Ukraine’. He appears with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "On The Move."
A woman holds a poster while attending a pro-Russian rally in Donetsk, Ukraine.
The NEW Ukrainian
Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight against each other during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ukraine+in+fighting+parliamentary
War in Ukraine : Intense Combat Footage
Published on Jan 10, 2016
_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N419qfDfJNY
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