Interesting that Vitali Klitschko (yes, the boxer) is the leader of the opposition and seems pretty instrumental in trying to bring down the reigning regime.
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Interesting that Vitali Klitschko (yes, the boxer) is the leader of the opposition and seems pretty instrumental in trying to bring down the reigning regime.
He and his brother live in Germany don't they?
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Yanukovych has been run out of town! Protesters and the press have taken over his residence, parliament has voted to strip him of his powers and elections have been set for May 25th http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A1G0OU20140222
Yanukovych, denouncing the 'coup' in the capital, has fled the capital for the Russian speaking eastern regions. Kharkov is apparently where he is hiding out. http://www.businessinsider.com/yanuk...es-kiev-2014-2
Russia is reportedly ready to fight a war in the Ukraine to protect Russian Ukrainians in the Crimea. I suspect this is mostly sabre rattling to protect their naval base. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-cri...crimea-1437398
Former prime minister and symbol for the protests Yulia Tymoshenko has been released from prison (she was jailed on trumped up charges in 2011) by order of the Ukraine parliament. She is on a flight to Kiev right now. She will be running for president in the new elections ordered on May 25th, 2014.
Yanukovych has been impeached by the Ukraine parliament.
This is Yulia Tymoshenko on her flight:
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this should be so much more of an issue here in Alberta than it is currently - after 3 or 4 generations equalling how many 10s or 100s of thousands of modern Albertans who can claim Ukrainian blood
Three or four generations later, Canadians with Ukrainian blood are: proud of their heritage, proud of their culture, and glad they're not living in Ukraine. Their ancestors moved here for a reason.
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Russia is reportedly ready to fight a war in the Ukraine to protect Russian Ukrainians in the Crimea. I suspect this is mostly sabre rattling to protect their naval base. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-cri...crimea-1437398
Sudetenlandskaya?
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Three or four generations later, Canadians with Ukrainian blood are: proud of their heritage, proud of their culture, and glad they're not living in Ukraine. Their ancestors moved here for a reason.
Yup. I constantly hear all about the awesome Ukraine from my wife's side of the family but I never see anyone buying any tickets home.
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Three or four generations later, Canadians with Ukrainian blood are: proud of their heritage, proud of their culture, and glad they're not living in Ukraine. Their ancestors moved here for a reason.
My family came to Canada around 1900. I went over there about a year ago and visited the villages they came from (we don't have any known relatives still over there) and life there has essentially not changed over the last century. The cities are fairly modern and living in Kiev or Lviv wouldn't be that different from most cities in eastern Europe but the villages have not modernized at all.
I do fully appreciate the reasons why my ancestors left to start over in Canada and I'm grateful that they did. At the same time I am proud of my heritage and we preserve some of the traditions that came with them.
I always laugh at people, whether they be Ukranian, Lebanese, Russian or from elsewhere that claim Canada sucks and wherever they are from is vastly superior. If it's so great why did your family leave?
I always laugh at people, whether they be Ukranian, Lebanese, Russian or from elsewhere that claim Canada sucks and wherever they are from is vastly superior. If it's so great why did your family leave?
There were a bunch of small towns in Iowa that had a very large latino community that would write crap like viva Mexico, USA sucks and would just down right blast the US. If Mexico was so great then you can go back....
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Its just a bunch of criminals taking power in the Ukraine. Yes I agree the previous government was corrupt, but this is so much worse.
Watch those peacful protestors for yourself:
*warning: might be some shocking images.
