13-02-2010, 10:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 13-02-2010, 10:09 AM by Peter Presland.)
The continuing silence over the Ukrainian election result is spooky - that's probably the right word in more ways than one too - a bit like the silence that reigned post-polling in last year's Afghan presidential election.
Considering the policy and geo-political alignment gulf that separates Tymoshenko (who remains in-post as prime minister) and Yanukovich the new President elect (as yet to be conceded by Tymoshenko in spite of all observers including the EU and US indicating that the election was pretty much flawless in its conduct - should that be ringing alarm bells????), there are clearly frantic manoeuvrings going on out of sight.
And now this from Interfax:
Considering the policy and geo-political alignment gulf that separates Tymoshenko (who remains in-post as prime minister) and Yanukovich the new President elect (as yet to be conceded by Tymoshenko in spite of all observers including the EU and US indicating that the election was pretty much flawless in its conduct - should that be ringing alarm bells????), there are clearly frantic manoeuvrings going on out of sight.
And now this from Interfax:
Quote:NATO thanks Ukraine for readiness to allot troops for Response ForceLooks like business as usual to me with nary a (reported) murmur from Yanukovich. But then appearances can be VERY deceptive.
KYIV. Feb 12 (Interfax) - NATO thanks Ukraine for its willingness to allot its troops for the NATO Response Force, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Giampaolo Di Paola said while visiting the Ukrainian National Defense Academy on Friday.
NATO appreciates Ukraine's decision regarding the engagement of Ukrainian armed forces for the NATO Response Force, Di Paola said.
NATO also praises Ukraine for its preparedness to allot a radiation, chemical, and biological protection unit to the NATO Response Force in 2010 and engage military transport aircraft for strategic transportation, Di Paola said.
The alliance will also welcome any other contribution that Ukraine might make to its Response Force, he said.
Peter Presland
".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
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"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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".....there is something far worse than Nazism, and that is the hubris of the Anglo-American fraternities, whose routine is to incite indigenous monsters to war, and steer the pandemonium to further their imperial aims"
Guido Preparata. Preface to 'Conjuring Hitler'[size=12][size=12]
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied"
Claud Cockburn
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