Denis Pushilin, Ukraine Rebel Leader, Resigns; Now in Moscow
Source: The Epoch Times
Denis Pushilin, a rebel leader in the restive Donetsk region in Ukraine, resigned from his post on Friday night.
Dennis is now in Moscow. He sent a letter addressed to me with a request for resignation from his post at his own request. In the council session, the question was put to the vote. MPs supported Pushilins resign, vice-speaker Vladimir Makovich told Interfax Russia.
Pushilin was described as chairman of the Donetsk Supreme Council. Hes also been described as the leader of the insurgent, self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic.
The reasons for his departure are unclear.
Read more: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/806703-denis-pushilin-ukraine-rebel-leader-resigns-now-in-moscow/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
awake
(3,226 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)and all, they just wanted independence from Ukraine, dammit! They're not really agents of Russia, right? Where's Yanukovich, BTW? Haven't heard from that loyal Ukrainian in a while.
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Can't imagine Putin's very happy to have this whole thing blow up in his face
Peacetrain
(22,877 posts)What he said..
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)And, of course, it's no surprise he went to Moscow after "resigning."
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)For quite a long time
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)what the GRU euphemistically calls the place where traitors and major FUBARs go/ It's an incinerator where they are shoved-in feet-first and alive, so they can see it coming and feel the heat. All GRU Cadets are made to watch a film of an actual traitor being placed on the 'Conveyor', to remind them of what awaits them if they betray Mother Russia.
Polonium-210, knife in a back or bullet in the head ?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)Exactly.
Igel
(35,317 posts)Coordinating, asking, begging, pleading. That he pops into Donets'k from time to time without much of a problem has been a PR mess for Ukraine. If he goes through a border point that Ukr controls he'd be nabbed and hauled off to Kiev. Nobody's quite sure how he gets back and forth, but it's obvious that the border's like a sieve and possible that the customs folk in Kharkiv wave him through with a wink and a nudge.
You don't have to have massive support for the support you do have to make all kinds of things possible if the majority is indifferent.
conservaphobe
(1,284 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)unless he was on a Russian military plane?
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)When Putin demands your presence back in Moscow, you get there as quick as you can. I'm sure Russia provided him with the fastest available transport.
Bad Thoughts
(2,524 posts)They are obviously part of the Russian state institutional structure.
My Pet Goat
(413 posts)and questions would be raised if he simply disappeared. What about the lower level people involved in this mess (e.g., the missile operators, the guy on the phone, the driver of the truck caught on video driving the missile battery back to Russia)? Might be time for some of them to consider applying for asylum as protected witnesses.
renegade000
(2,301 posts)DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Fixed the headline.
He fled Ukraine a while back. His sudden "retirement" is telling. Putin is looking for scapegoats, and more will follow.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)unless he just gets rid of them, shuts them up some faster way.
KinMd
(966 posts)mainer
(12,022 posts)I can't think of any punishment that would approach what should be done to him.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,320 posts)Hastily formed in 2012, the MMM political party never even registered to compete nationally in Ukraine's 2012 elections, but it did provide a facade of legitimacy while perpetuating the MMM Ponzi scheme in Ukraine.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/separatists-pirate-state-is-bound-to-fail/502406.html
Fool me twice, shame on me: Russians fall once again for notorious Ponzi scheme
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Marksman_91
(2,035 posts)Am I the only here who thinks Putin is the biggest threat to world peace right now? The asshole's an ex-KGB agent, after all. Wouldn't be surprised if he's nostalgic for the Soviet-era days