The Battle for Novorussiya

[Paul Rigby]

Anna (Vasil'yevna Kushchyenko) Chapman, the SVR agent, offered this agreeably cynical Facebook take on recent bloody events in the Donbass:

https://www.facebook.com/chapmananya/pos...5694359292

Would you like to know what really happened in Donbass recently?

A week before the outbreak of fighting, over 10 parliamentarians had left the ruling coalition in the Verkhovna Rada. As a result, only 212 people were left in the coalition. According to the Ukrainian constitution, the coalition must have at least 226 members, otherwise the president is required to disband the Verkhovna Rada and call for a new election. This could in turn end with Poroshenko's impeachment or an early election.
Then suddenly fierce fighting breaks out in Donbass the worst since August 2015. And yet for some reason we don't see thousands of soldiers marching on Donetsk like we did two years ago, but only groups of 20-30 people. For several days they walk towards their own death. Strange? Not at all! Poroshenko doesn't care for Donetsk or Lugansk. The only thing that he wants is to hold on to his presidential post. 230 Ukrainian soldiers have given up their lives so Poroshenko could stay in power. When will Ukrainians realize that the oligarchs who rule their country are willing to slaughter as many people they want in order to protect their money?

I must say, this made me stand to attention...