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Kharkiv protesters declare independence from Kiev
People in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have declared independence from Kiev following a same move by pro-Russians in Donetsk.
Protesters announced on Monday the formation of the Independent People’s Republic of Kharkiv outside the regional administration building.
They also held their own election of what they call national lawmakers.
Moreover, the demonstrators clashed with pro-Ukraine groups...
US facing financial doomsday over Russia sanctions
The United States is likely to experience a financial “doomsday” as a result of its imposition of sanctions on Russia following Crimea’s secession from Ukraine, an analyst tells Press TV.
Eric Draitser said in an interview with Press TV that Russia, which supplies more than one third of Europe’s gas, is a “great energy power” that “may decide to stop accepting US dollars to settle debts...
Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk rallies in favor of independence referendum
At least 1,000 protesters have gathered in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the industrial capital of the region, demanding that authorities respect their right for self-determination by allowing them to stage a Crimea-style referendum.
The rally was held in the city’s central Lenin Square. Demonstrators held Russian flags and signs which read, “The Republic of Donetsk.”
The protesters...
UK top politicians clash over EU, Ukraine
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg clash over the EU and Ukraine during a televised debate.
The two politicians clashed over whether the UK should remain in the European Union (EU) or leave the bloc during a televised debate on BBC on Wednesday.
Clegg called his anti-EU opponent an isolationist, warning that an in/out referendum on Britain’s...
NATO must explain military buildup in Europe: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on NATO to explain its recently announced plans to bolster military presence in Eastern Europe.
Lavrov told a press conference on Thursday that his country is waiting for an explanation from NATO about its plans to intensify activities in East European countries.
“We have posed these questions to the North Atlantic Alliance. We are expecting not...
IMF Warns: Global Stagnation If Ukraine Not Bailed Out
IMF boss recycles scary mantra used in 2008 to bailout too big too fail banksters.
IMF boss Christine Lagarde has recycled the bankster mantra as the globalists push for a bailout of Ukraine. “Geopolitical tensions” in Ukraine “could cloud the global economic outlook” and “could have broader spill over implications,” she told an audience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced...
Moscow warns Kiev against NATO integration
Russia has warned Ukraine against integration with NATO, as Kiev approves a series of joint drills with the Western military alliance.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned Tuesday that Kiev’s previous attempts to move closer to NATO had strained ties with Moscow, as well as the relationship between Russia and the defense alliance.
“(Past attempts) led to a freezing of Russian-Ukrainian political...
World Leaders Wear Bizarre Illuminati Pyramid at Nuclear Summit
During the Nuclear Security Summit, which was held on March 24th and 25th in the Netherlands, Reuters captured video of presidents and prime ministers from all over the world wearing a very peculiar pyramid-shaped pin. Those that have studied secret societies and the occult know that the unholy pyramid is a very dark symbol that represents some of the deepest secrets of the elite. When it shows up...
US seeks to boost troops at Romanian Black Sea base
Romania says the United States wants to boost its military presence in the eastern European country amid tensions in neighboring Ukraine.
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday that Washington has asked to increase the number of its troops and aircraft at a Black Sea airbase in eastern Romania.
“The US Embassy in Bucharest has asked for support from Romanian authorities to expand...
Ukraine seeks to stage military drills with NATO
Ukraine Su-25 flies below a passenger aircraft during military exercises near capital, Kiev.
Ukraine’s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has reportedly asked the parliament to approve a set of military exercises with NATO, a move that could place US troops in direct proximity with Russian forces in Crimea.
Turchynov said Ukraine is willing to conduct two sets of joint military drills with...
Obama’s Worried Manhattan Will Get Nuked
The first nuclear bomb explosion at the Trinity site in New Mexico, July 16, 1945. The United States is the only country to have used a nuclear weapon, resulting in the death of around 200,000 people, mostly civilians.
During a press conference in the Netherlands today, Obama said he is more worried about Manhattan getting nuked than any supposed threat posed by Russia.
The president made the remark...
Russia to change its economic partners after US-EU sanctions
Western sanctions might push Russia to deepen cooperation with BRICS states, in particular, to strengthen its ties with China, which will possibly turn out to be a big catastrophe for the US and the EU some time later.
On March 18, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, claimed in a BBC interview that Russia would switch to new partners in case of economic sanctions being imposed by the...
Obama In Shock After US Oil Giant Sides With Putin; Declares “No Ukraine War”
A stunning report prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) outlining the agenda of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for his meeting today with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Hague Nuclear Security Summit reveals that President Obama is still in “shock” after being ordered by the Chairman, President, and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Rex Tillerson, to allow Russia’s annexation...
I’ll raise the whole world to reduce Russia to ashes - Tymoshenko leak
Ukrainians must take up arms against Russians so that not even scorched earth will be left where Russia stands; an example of former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko’s vitriol in phone call leaked online.
“It’s going too far! Bugger! We must grab arms and go whack those damn katsaps [a Ukrainian word used to refer to the Russians in a negative tone] together with their leader,” Tymoshenko said.
Tymoshenko...
US fears Russian forces near Ukraine border
The administration of US President Barack Obama says Washington is “very concerned” about Russian forces near Ukraine’s eastern and southern borders, saying training exercises might not be the only purpose they are there for.
The White House says intelligence from the field has bolstered their skepticism that as early as coming days Moscow might engage in military incursions into Ukraine, an...