Re: Article about Ukraine
There's a Diplomatic Document that may come into play, in the over-all situation transpiring in Ukraine?
It's refered to as "the Budapest Memorandum." A treaty signed in 1994 by Bill Clinton, John Major, Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kuchma – the then-rulers of the USA, UK, Russia and Ukraine - which agreed to the The Budapest Memorandum, as part of the denuclearization of former Soviet republics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is not a formal Treaty, but rather, a Diplomatic Document, binding in International Law which "may or may not" be enforced. The agreement promises to protect Ukraine's borders in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.
As a Document and not "as a formal Treaty" that directly specifies conditions and protocols that can be taken in any given situation, my concern is that it may be used by the U.S. and U.K. as a loop-hole to declare War with Russia - if Russia is deamed by "the present acting body of the Ukraine" as having breeched it borders in what is termed "as military intervention." China would probably jump in to help Russia - battle the U.S. and U.K. and the World will be set on fire? The U.S. already has "visiting" Russian and Chinese troops on our soil via Home Land Securities on going active 'Drill's" with our Military.
_http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2570335/Former-British-Ambassador-Moscow-warns-Russia-invaded-Ukraine-difficult-avoid-going-war.html
"Moscow has vowed to protect Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Crimea, where it has a major naval base, and Ukraine and the West have warned Russia to stay away. "
"Russia did not confirm its troops were involved in Friday's action in Crimea, which would be a major escalation. "
"In Kiev, Ukraine's parliament adopted a resolution demanding that Russia halt steps it says are aimed against Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on the crisis."
"At the airport serving Simferopol, commercial flights were landing and taking off despite dozens of armed men in military uniforms without markings patrolling with assault rifles. They didn't stop or search people leaving or entering the airport, and refused to talk to journalists."
"One man who identified himself only as Vladimir said the men were part of the Crimean People's Brigade, which he described as a self-defense unit ensuring that no 'radicals and fascists' arrive from other parts of Ukraine. There was no way to verify his account."
"The airport deployments came a day after masked gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles seized the parliament and government offices in Simferopol and raised the Russian flag. Ukrainian police cordoned off the area but didn't confront the gunmen. They remained in control of the buildings Friday."
"Tensions between the two countries were high, however. Russia continued with massive combat readiness exercises involving most of its troops in western and southern Russia that it said were unrelated to the Ukraine conflict. The moves were reminiscent of Cold War brinksmanship."
"The Kremlin, in a statement published late Thursday, said President Vladimir Putin had instructed the government to 'maintain contacts with the counterparts in Kiev in what concerns trade and economic ties between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow has been sending mixed signals about Ukraine but pledged to respect its territorial integrity. Putin has long dreamed of pulling Ukraine, a country of 46 million people considered the cradle of Russian civilization, closer into Moscow's orbit."
"Ukraine's population is divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, with much of western Ukraine advocating closer ties with the European Union while eastern and southern regions look to Russia for support."
"Crimea, a southeastern peninsula of Ukraine that has semi-autonomous status, was seized by Russian forces in the 18th century under Catherine the Great, and was once the crown jewel in Russian and then Soviet empires."
"It became part of Ukraine in 1954 when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred jurisdiction from Russia, a move that was a mere formality until the 1991 Soviet collapse meant Crimea landed in an independent Ukraine."
"And Putin, in his statement, asked his government to 'hold consultations with foreign partners including the IMF and the G8 nations to provide financial aid to Ukraine.'
Comment: With this being the first of March, hope "the Idles of March" aren't marked into more blood shed with a declaration of War between the U.S. & U.K. against Russia and China (with Ukraine in the middle) and transitioning into the "April Drop Date" as a worse case scenerio?
- some people really bought this and their frustration is growing: "If Greeks could manage it, how we cannot today?" Maybe "Greeks" were liars 
