It will never be profitable. If he wanted to, he could build a casino in Sochi right now. He doesn't need Crimea for that.
Timothy Snyder is the real http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/...98389.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
I'm just an amateur but these guys look a lot more purposeful and well trained than the last group of soldiers Ukraine sent in Just my view, but it seemed like the first group were just local conscripts and these guys seem more like special forces.
This guy is an expert in eastern europe and holocaust, speaks 11 languages. He's researched troves of info from countries in Europe. If he said as much, it must have some merit I feel like, don't you think? Or is he completely off base?
That awkward moment when Russians realize that Kyiv is their Jerusalem. Kneel to it, don't spit on it. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/fe...ority-under-pressure-2014423104132154242.html
In academic circles there are people who have pet theories and tie everything to those theories. I remember taking a class where we got a guest lecture about how everything in the 17th century could be viewed from a millianrian perspective.......because they guy's central research was regarding millianarian movements. I'm sure he's a nice guy and knows all about eastern Europe, but there's just no logic to the claim that Europe either needs Ukraine or that Ukraine is central to European issues. There have probably been 40 "crises" in the last 200 years of European history. This is the first that I can remember where Ukraine was in any way central to it.
He is right that Ukraine represents a major strategy shift by Russia to begin to divide and conquer Ukraine and the rest of Europe by various means.
Poland's foreign guy seems cool. I remember a little clip of him warning Yanukovich before they left the room that he will be hung to die if he doesn't sign the agreement. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...811e84-c5ad-11e3-bf7a-be01a9b69cf1_story.html
I don't necessarily disagree with that analysis, but that's really a regional issue. Besides, all these clever plans will work only for so long as the price of oil stays high.
Not sure how true, but interesting. http://forward.com/articles/196864/the-real-truth-about-those-anti-semitic-flyers-in/?p=all
Who knows. The one thing we all know is that Russia's government talks out it's ass all the time. They want referendums in Ukraine, to join a country that doesn't allow referendums. They want to protect minority language rights in Ukraine, when there are no protections for minorities in Russia. It would be completely up to form for them to label the Kiev government anti semitic Nazis while harassing local Jews, because they simply say and do this shit all the time.
Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Kalmyk, etc. languages are all protected by law. Russian is a historic language of Ukraine and played an important role in Ukraine's history.
Of course it played an important role, Russia as we know it was invented in Kyiv lol. It is your Jerusalem, show it proper respect. Bow down, don't spit on it.
Its funny how I was always told Ukrainians are more antisemitic than Russians. It took this crisis and some deep thinking to realize that its bullshit, it isn't so much because of the Ukrainian people as much as its the Kremlin's doing. Jews weren't allowed to live in Russia for the longest time, huge concentrations in Ukraine. The rules and laws for Jews and statements made from the czars etc. conditioned the populace to treat them sub-human. Back then people were so dumb and ignorant, easily influenced by what they were told and each generation got worse and worse until only recently, when people in that part of the world finally became enlightened (kinda).
You're totally off base here as usual about historic languages of YKPAIHA.... The only important role that Russia has had as continual evidence is the liquidation of anything associated with the YKPAIHIAH identity. As soon as it was evident that 20+ years removed from the USSR and Russian influence, moskali cannot live with YKPAIHIAHs going their own way.
They are a very well trained line unit. Notice there is no panic or massive reaction when the IC uses his sidearm. The soldier next to him takes a few calm steps back to get on line with the IC, and keeps hhis attention and weapon trained on the threat. Gunfire does crazy shit to untrained people. Also of note is that they're wearing some US made equipment. A few pairs of boots, the body armor, some other small stuff, but still, glad we are getting some gear to the good guys.
Russia would be wise not to touch, or even provoke Poland. That is one of the best militaries I have been exposed to. The Winter War would look like the first Gulf War in comparison to what Poland would do to the clown college that is Russia's military.
Exactly, Russians' don't want to see red-black fags in Kiev. Only one that's spitting on anything is you, prodatil.
Yes they were, it's just that they had to go through a screening process of sorts and only well educated and Russian speaking Jews were allowed to settle. The reasoning for allowing limited Jewish settlement was because Russian authorities felt that ethnic Russians were too trusting and would be financially exploited.
Come on, dude, did you exclude the 3 wars in Ukraine in 1918 - 1921: 1. Poland vs. ZUNR 2. Poland vs. UNR 3. Poland vs. Red Army Barbarossa's main target was also Ukraine. What area did you think Germans called Lebensraum? Now, I do agree that Ukraine was not a center to European politics in the past. But it is certainly today. Russia is a huge headache to the entire Europe (or, even, the world) and Ukraine may serve as a bulwark, a buffer state to block Russian ambitions. Europeans do get that.