Ukraine: PM Yatsenyuk, entire government resigns

[Bleipriester]

"I declare my resignation in connection with the collapse of the coalition and blocking of government initiatives."

PM Yatsenyuk and thereafter the entire Ukrainian government resigned as two parties of the ruling "European Choice" coalition left.

“Our government now does not have an answer to the question how to pay salaries, (and fuel for tanks),” he Yatsenyuk, adding: “How to support the army and armed forces? How not to demoralize the spirits of those tens of thousands of people who are sitting not in this hall, but in trenches under bullets?”

The dissolution of the governing coalition suggested that Mr. Poroshenko (Ukrainian President) and his political allies were optimistic that the Ukrainian military would soon succeed in quashing the pro-Russian separatist insurrection that has troubled eastern Ukraine since early April.


Although fierce fighting continues, particularly near the Russian border, the Ukrainian military has made major advances in recent days and Mr. Poroshenko’s aides have told allies that they believe the military operation can be completed within two or three weeks, provided that there is no invasion by Russia or a large new influx of weapons and fighters across the border.


Mr. Poroshenko, in a statement issued before Mr. Yatsenyuk’s resignation, had urged Parliament to keep working and said there was no reason that government business should stop. Hepraised lawmakers and said their move reflected the will of Ukrainian voters demanding to replace Parliament, which was elected in 2012 and still includes many members who once supported Mr. Yanukovych.


“All opinion polls, as well as direct communication with the people, shows that the public wants a full rebooting of the authorities,” Mr. Poroshenko said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/world/europe/ukraine-parliament-takes-step-toward-elections.html

 

[Stratford57]

The rats are running from the sinking ship

 

[westwall]

Putin is rebuilding the Soviet Union, bit by bit. Will certainly be interesting when he has it all back together. Look for the Baltic States to be next on his hit list.

 

[Bleipriester]

Putin is rebuilding the Soviet Union, bit by bit. Will certainly be interesting when he has it all back together. Look for the Baltic States to be next on his hit list.

I don´t think so. Russia would not have occupied the Crimea if the Yanukovych government would be still in charge or have been democratically deselected.

 

[dilloduck]

The rats are running from the sinking ship

McCain and Nuland too ?

 

[R.C. Christian]

Putin is rebuilding the Soviet Union, bit by bit. Will certainly be interesting when he has it all back together. Look for the Baltic States to be next on his hit list.

It would be the worst day since Pearl Harbor if he ever invaded a NATO country like Estonia.

 

[westwall]

Putin is rebuilding the Soviet Union, bit by bit. Will certainly be interesting when he has it all back together. Look for the Baltic States to be next on his hit list.

It would be the worst day since Pearl Harbor if he ever invaded a NATO country like Estonia.

Well they are certainly worried. And have been for a while now...



"The Baltic states have signaled their fear of Russia's potential expansion. But just how endangered do you think are Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia really? They are EU and NATO members, after all.

I don't believe that they're threatened directly. Russia is currently pursuing different interests. For Russia, it's about the large geostrategic link and a power balance between the West and Russia in the post-Soviet area. Ukraine is at the heart of this large-scale strategic concept. The Baltic states are different because they're members of the EU and of NATO already. Russia doesn't want an open confrontation with the Baltic states, but Moscow is prepared to use the fate of the Russian-speaking minority to take action.

What's the mood like in the Baltic states with regard to Russia?

It's a mixture of concern and alertness. The authorities there are not just concerned about what is happening in Ukraine - they're also keeping a close eye on their own Russian-speaking communities and how Moscow is behaving towards them. The Baltic countries have always warned against excluding the possibility of security incidents in our backyard in the east. And now they feel they had a point."




'Baltic states are worried and alert' | Europe | DW.DE | 23.03.2014

 

[Stratford57]

The rats are running from the sinking ship

McCain and Nuland too ?

We sure would like to hope.

 

[dilloduck]

I was really hoping maybe McCain would stay there. He's caused enough trouble recently.

 

[Stratford57]

Nobody needs him, he's a shame of the country

 

[Camp]

He will never be forgiven for bringing that hateful nit wit onto the national stage.

 

[Bleipriester]

Looks like the parliarment gave him trust so he remains in office.

 

[Bleipriester]

Ukraine again faces financial collapse.

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