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Tuesday, November 23, 2004Russian troops in UkraineThe crisis in Ukraine is starting to get scary. The presidential election was quite clearly stolen from the pro-Western candidate, Viktor Yushchenko (who I actually mentioned awhile back). His supporters have staged two days of protests, and several of the nation's largest cities (including Kiev) have acknowledged Yushchenko as the winner. He even took a mock oath of office today during a session of parliament. From the beginning this smacked of Russian interference, as Vladimir Putin quite obviously supported the current Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovych. That's why this development, as reported by former Congressman Bob Schaffer (who is acting as a poll watcher), is so troubling: "Russian special forces dressed in Ukrainian Special forces uniforms are in Kyiv. Ukrainian militia have been instructed by the mayor to protect the people from the Russian troops. Ukrainian militia have established a hotline for Ukrainians to report any incidents with the Russians and pledged to protect Ukrainians.He's posted a whole string of correspondence from Kiev - read them all. One gets the feeling that Congressman Schaffer fears for his safety. Here's hoping he - and the Ukrainian people - come out of this violence-free. |
