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newthinking

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5. Of course that is what Kyiv says. To hear Kyiv they are only doing "defensive" actions

Reply to fireflysky46 (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 02:57 AM

Jun 2014

I can't say the last 24 hours but up until at least Thursday Kyiv had never stopped shelling. Not a good way to get the opposing militants to stand down.

Maybe they need to pull back the "Asov" terror battallion? (the one made up of with half convicts and otherwise a predominance of Far Right (Svoboda, Right Sector, etc)?

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Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko extends truce for east [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 OP

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Jun 2014 #1

He's an Oligarch Bazkoare Jun 2014 #8

Good post, also : Pro-Russian militants broke the ceasefire 70 times during the last 48 hours... fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #2

Of course that is what Kyiv says. To hear Kyiv they are only doing "defensive" actions newthinking Jun 2014 #5

Indeed. Bazkoare Jun 2014 #7

Ukraine crisis: Truce in east holds despite rebel attacks muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #3

"A gas distribution station was also targeted in the third attack." pampango Jun 2014 #4

Peace can't happen unless Poroshenko can actually get the (weak) "decentralisation" component newthinking Jun 2014 #6