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> outlawing Russian as a spoken/written language Are you kidding? When was Russian outlawed? Everything that happened in Ukraine happened not because Ukraine d

by piranha 12y ago

> outlawing Russian as a spoken/written language Are you kidding? When was Russian outlawed? Everything that happened in Ukraine happened not because Ukraine did something, but because Russia did it - their forces invaded Crimea (and did a laughable 'referendum' there), and then they invaded Donetsk and Lugansk regions. That's not something that happened because of local unrest, it happened because of foreign military force.

dijit 12y ago
Their forces didn't invade they had no new troops, the troops where there as part of a rented military base to practise water maneuvers on the black sea, and I dread to think what would have happened if they hadn't been. the referendum was legitimate and acknowledged by the EU. and yes, Russian language was not allowed anymore. officially it's supported by their constitution, but that was rectified when the new government got to power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_Ukraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_Ukraine also, lets not talk about her phone call with the Estonian prime minister urging them to "nuke all the fuckers". doesn't reek of stability to me. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/03/25/in-latest-wiretapping-leak-yulia-tymoshenko-appears-to-say-nuclear-weapons-should-be-used-to-kill-russians/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/03/25...
- piranha 12y ago
  > Their forces didn't invade they had no new troops, the troops where there as part of a rented military base to practise water maneuvers on the black sea, and I dread to think what would have happened if they hadn't been. You have no idea what are you talking about. They brought much more troops there than were on rented military base. But even without that, it's still a breach of international borders and an invasion. It's not an uprising. And obviously Russia had no bases in other parts of Ukraine! > the referendum was legitimate and acknowledged by the EU. It wasn't. > and yes, Russian language was not allowed anymore. How so? > officially it's supported by their constitution, but that was rectified when the new government got to power. Stop spreading bullshit. I live in Ukraine. The law which they tried to remove was just not working. Nobody stops you from speaking Russian (in fact, I mostly speak Russian - at home, at work, and at government organizations), it was never oppressed. > also, lets not talk about her phone call with the Estonian prime minister urging them to "nuke all the fuckers". "her"? Who is "her"? What are you even talking about? > doesn't reek of stability to me. Stability? Of course not, our shitty president was just overthrown, Ukraine was in crisis, and Russia's attack was surely just in time.

by piranha 12y ago

dijit 12y ago

Their forces didn't invade they had no new troops, the troops where there as part of a rented military base to practise water maneuvers on the black sea, and I dread to think what would have happened if they hadn't been. the referendum was legitimate and acknowledged by the EU. and yes, Russian language was not allowed anymore. officially it's supported by their constitution, but that was rectified when the new government got to power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_Ukraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_Ukraine also, lets not talk about her phone call with the Estonian prime minister urging them to "nuke all the fuckers". doesn't reek of stability to me. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/03/25/in-latest-wiretapping-leak-yulia-tymoshenko-appears-to-say-nuclear-weapons-should-be-used-to-kill-russians/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/03/25...

piranha 12y ago
> Their forces didn't invade they had no new troops, the troops where there as part of a rented military base to practise water maneuvers on the black sea, and I dread to think what would have happened if they hadn't been. You have no idea what are you talking about. They brought much more troops there than were on rented military base. But even without that, it's still a breach of international borders and an invasion. It's not an uprising. And obviously Russia had no bases in other parts of Ukraine! > the referendum was legitimate and acknowledged by the EU. It wasn't. > and yes, Russian language was not allowed anymore. How so? > officially it's supported by their constitution, but that was rectified when the new government got to power. Stop spreading bullshit. I live in Ukraine. The law which they tried to remove was just not working. Nobody stops you from speaking Russian (in fact, I mostly speak Russian - at home, at work, and at government organizations), it was never oppressed. > also, lets not talk about her phone call with the Estonian prime minister urging them to "nuke all the fuckers". "her"? Who is "her"? What are you even talking about? > doesn't reek of stability to me. Stability? Of course not, our shitty president was just overthrown, Ukraine was in crisis, and Russia's attack was surely just in time.