Ukraine (closed; covers till August 2014)

**Fuchs** · 05-27-2014

Originally Posted by Firn

The vote itself was surprisingly clear, giving Poroshenko a decisive wing. Not much chances for Moscow in the medium term to get a friendly Ukraine into it's orbit.

Originally Posted by Fuchs

What he lost is the prospect of a Moscow-friendly government in Kiev.

I think Putin gave this up when he decided to take the Crimea and its voters. Maybe he already did so at the moment when Yakunovich fled, knowing that Y. was 100% corrupt and had discredited his political wing (= demotivated many of its voters) for many years to come.

**kaur** · 05-28-2014

After presidential elections fight continues in Donbass.

Here is one photo series from Donetsk about batallion "Vostok". Speculations started that Chechens are now involved. This is not the same Vostok that we remember from Georgia-Russia war.

http://stainlesstlrat.livejournal.com/723894.html

Here is Russian war correspondent Arkadi Babchenko's blog with couple videos. All in Russian.

http://starshinazapasa.livejournal.com

Very good article about Russian hand in Ukraine.

This war, without a doubt, go down in textbooks: it is conducted in the south-east of Ukraine by Moscow PR-agencies, commercial companies, their employees and friends of employees. Even sophisticated minds of Western political consulting gurus to this is not yet reached. This war is a new type of "Novaya Gazeta" explored in a number of sources, the documents become the property of the editorial board, and eyewitness accounts of our correspondents. In this issue you will find:

- materials of the criminal case involving Alexander Boroday;

- letters and "biography" Igor Girkin (Strelkova) and his companions;

- lists for the award based on the results of the Crimean campaign submitted to the presidential administration;

- Corresponding corporate employees who have taken an ideological row Ukrainian project, in particular, "the Privy Councillor", "Internet Research Agency" (FIA), the company "ArtMedia."

No doubt that money on PR-support of our Ukrainian politicians mastered more agencies and individuals from this craft. But today tell only those who acted directly on the territory of "brotherly country".

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