Ukraine protests grow

[NTMBK]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/ukraine-protests-government-survives-no-confidence-vote

Looks like the Ukrainian people want Europe, not Putin's thuggery.

 

[Abwx]

In this case it s EU that is the thieve since they would support a coup to overthrow a democraticaly elected government , seems that the leaders of the orange so called revolutions leaders dont see as legitimate the last polls made under their own supervision, how ironic.

 

[PRAISE__SATAN]

A great collection of photos of the riots in Ukraine:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?234849-Uprising-in-Ukraine-(Photos-and-Videos)

Hopefully the violence ends. There's already a few dead and thousands injured. :'(
If Ukraine chooses the EU, they'll still have a long way to go.

 

[senseamp]

Does Europe want them though? It looks to me like the EU is just flirting with them so they break up with their current girlfriend Russia, but not planning to put out.

 

[senseamp]

Which is not to say Yanukovich is not a thug, he is and needs to go, but I will give credit to the Ukrainian police for their self restraint. Most of the stuff the protesters are doing in those pics, pointing guns, throwing Molotov cocktails, throwing rocks, etc at the police would get you instantly killed in America. Instead Ukrainian police are like:

 

[PRAISE__SATAN]

Does Europe want them though? It looks to me like the EU is just flirting with them so they break up with their current girlfriend Russia, but not planning to put out.

Which is not to say Yanukovich is not a thug, he is and needs to go, but I will give credit to the Ukrainian police for their self restraint. Most of the stuff the protesters are doing in those pics, pointing guns, throwing Molotov cocktails, throwing rocks, etc at the police would get you instantly killed in America. Instead Ukrainian police are like:

I want them. :wub:
Russia can "have" Belarus. Lets draw the line more to the east than before. I'm tired of all the crap Russia has been up to these recent years. They're waging an information war on their neighbours, including Finland. They're big and stronk so they bully their smaller neighbours. It's the Russian mentality, like it has been the last thousand years. Every 50 or so years we're been at war with them for the last thousand years. They're the eternal enemy. The enemy comes from the east.

Probably plenty of the police are really on the protesters side. They're not 100 per cent innocent tho, the police have been throwing molotov cocktails at the protesters too.

 

[Theb]

It's completely insane. Video of police getting hit with molotov cocktails and protesters breaking up the road to make projectiles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuO53xeZkm8

Oh and the police are also throwing molotov cocktails at the protesters.

I can't imagine where this is going to go next, but I'm sure it's going to be bad.

 

[gevorg]

Those protesters are turning into violent rioters. They should be getting paid more than original 200 hryvnia (~$25) for protesting.

This is what Yanukovich gets for not giving into EU overloads.

 

[unokitty]

Ukraine clashes resume, fires light up night sky

Ukraine Kiev 22.01.14 -- 4 min video (Occasional vulgarity...)

Guess its to late to tell them to stay safe...

Uno

 

[DucatiMonster696]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/ukraine-protests-government-survives-no-confidence-vote

Looks like the Ukrainian people want Europe, not Putin's thuggery.

Aren't these protestors/rioters being lead by and organized by a political group that does not want to be a puppet/lackey of either the EU or Russia?

 

[La Commisar]

Ukraine is looking like the next big geopolitical battleground. It has the potential to turn into another Syria. I'm not saying its at that level yet, but the current protests and the violence reminds me of the first phase of the Arab Spring in Syria. At first I thought these protests would die down. I'm really surprised at how it has escalated to this level.

 

[dainthomas]

I'm SHOCKED that the government's strongly worded texts haven't ended these widespread protests.

 

[Gintaras]

Ukraina's opposition - guys could rule the country, can't they?

 

[senseamp]

Ukraina's opposition - guys could rule the country, can't they?

They look like normal people, you are not helping your case.
Especially considering Yanukovich is a convicted felon.

 

[Gintaras]

They look like normal people, you are not helping your case.
Especially considering Yanukovich is a convicted felon.

"Normal People Worry Me".....

A lot of bad things in this World are done by NORMAL people - As majority of people do consider themselves - Perfectly Normal...

 

[Gintaras]

They look like normal people, you are not helping your case.
Especially considering Yanukovich is a convicted felon.

And Julia Tymoshenko is a Saint?

Could you tell me, how it's possible to become a billionaire in a very short time? Playin' mega-millions or inventing Windows - like Bill Gates did...

Which one applies to Julia Tymoshenko - that's in jail now?
She did become a billionaire and didn't do nothing wrong?

 

[senseamp]

And Julia Tymoshenko is a Saint?

Could you tell me, how it's possible to become a billionaire in a very short time? Playin' mega-millions or inventing Windows - like Bill Gates did...

Which one applies to Julia Tymoshenko - that's in jail now?
She did become a billionaire and didn't do nothing wrong?

No worse than Putin, but I don't see Tymoshenko in the picture you posted.

 

[senseamp]

"Normal People Worry Me".....

A lot of bad things in this World are done by NORMAL people - As majority of people do consider themselves - Perfectly Normal...

OK, so no normal people for president?

 

[Nebor]

OK, so no normal people for president?

Never. I only support sociopathic plutocrats for office.

 

[AdamantC]

So, yeah... Yanukovych has taken "sick leave" in the middle of a national crisis. What a lovely fellow.

 

[chucky2]

It's completely insane. Video of police getting hit with molotov cocktails and protesters breaking up the road to make projectiles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuO53xeZkm8

Oh and the police are also throwing molotov cocktails at the protesters.

I can't imagine where this is going to go next, but I'm sure it's going to be bad.

I can just see these guys:

Left Officer: F*ck this rubber bullet shit, we're getting fire bombed.

Right Officer: Yeah, this is BS, they don't pay us enough to stand here and get toasted.

<looks at each other>

Left Officer: Yeah...lets light this shit up!

Right Officer: In Ukraine, molotov cocktail molotov cocktails you! Get some!


I'm going on way way too little sleep...

 

[senseamp]

The cops are in a shitty situation. They are ordered to just stand there and take shit from these protesters who are throwing Molotov cocktails and shooting at them, and aren't allowed to respond. If these were American cops, there would be a lot more dead protesters.

 

[chucky2]

Sweet, that's the right way of doing it. Go ahead and protest...when you start ripping shit up, we're going to rip you up. Seems pretty fair to me.