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Itse · 02-23-2014, 11:42 AM

These are not confimed sources, take it for what it is.

- Yanukovitsh apparently never arrived in Kharkiv, but instead has fled into Arab Emirates (or somewhere in that direction) along with other members of the former government. This is somewhat interesting, as they could have just as easily fled to Russia. Probably Russia wouldn't have them, for what ever reason.

- Toppling Lenin-statues is popular right now.

- There are criminal investigations against governors of Kharkiv and some other place (multiple translations issue + lack of knowledge on Ukrainian geography) for suspected separatism. Both army troops and assumedly president supporting miners are marching towards Kharkiv.

- Formerly relatively peaceful Eastern Ukraine has seen demonstrations demanding civil rights etc, much in the same way as in Kiev.

- Foreign negotiating partners from Poland have "confirmed" (again, I'm not getting this from confirmed sources) that no promises of immunity against criminal investigation have been granted to former government members.

- There are fears of Russian military takeover of Crimea.

02-23-2014, 11:42 AM	#77
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	These are not confimed sources, take it for what it is. - Yanukovitsh apparently never arrived in Kharkiv, but instead has fled into Arab Emirates (or somewhere in that direction) along with other members of the former government. This is somewhat interesting, as they could have just as easily fled to Russia. Probably Russia wouldn't have them, for what ever reason. - Toppling Lenin-statues is popular right now. - There are criminal investigations against governors of Kharkiv and some other place (multiple translations issue + lack of knowledge on Ukrainian geography) for suspected separatism. Both army troops and assumedly president supporting miners are marching towards Kharkiv. - Formerly relatively peaceful Eastern Ukraine has seen demonstrations demanding civil rights etc, much in the same way as in Kiev. - Foreign negotiating partners from Poland have "confirmed" (again, I'm not getting this from confirmed sources) that no promises of immunity against criminal investigation have been granted to former government members. - There are fears of Russian military takeover of Crimea. Last edited by Itse; 02-23-2014 at 11:45 AM.