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Over the past few days, at least three members of the political opposition have been either shot or beaten to death by forces under the control of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych for protesting his new restrictions on the freedoms of speech and assembly that had previously been guaranteed by their country's constitution.
Putin’s proposed Eurasian Customs Union, of which Ukraine would be a cornerstone, is a thinly veiled attempt to re-assimilate the territory of "greater Russia" that made up the old Soviet Union. His offer of economic assistance is a first step in binding Ukraine to this new bloc. Given Ukraine’s economic and security significance to both the U.S. and our NATO allies in western Europe it would be a mistake to allow this expansion of Russia’s sphere of interest, especially given the tenacity with which Ukrainians have fought against it in recent months.
"The President and Congress should unite in a coherent and sustained program to support the opposition and encourage Yanukovych to both rescind his restrictions on the rights of the Ukrainian people and renounce violence against those engaged in protest. I was pleased to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 319 introduced by Senator Chris Murphy on December 12, 2013, which includes the important clause: “in the event of further state violence against peaceful protestors, the President and Congress should consider whether to apply targeted sanctions
what does Ted Cruz thinks they will gain from making sure Ukraine joins the sinking Euporean Union?
The EU is rotting from the inside out and they need every addition they can find to prop it up.
neo96
Sounds like Cruz is stating the facts.
Over the past few days, at least three members of the political opposition have been either shot or beaten to death by forces under the control of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych
neo96
Sounds like Cruz is stating the facts.
We saw the imperial aspirations of Russia materialize in Syria, and the Ukraine.,edit on 24-1-2014 by neo96 because: (no reason given)
Sounds like Cruz is stating the facts.
We saw it in the "arab spring" - we saw it in "syria" - we saw it when they didn't get the muslim brotherhood back in, in Egypt......
rt.com...
Vladimir Putin said, informing that the financial agencies of the two countries will get in contact to extend a loan to Egypt at a bilateral meeting in the nearest future.