17 March 2014
Article from bbc.com found here
On March 13th, Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk and Russian ambassador Churkin spoke to each other at UN meeting in New York. There has been a lot of tension concerning the violence and rivaling protests in Crimea. Yansenyuk said that Ukraine was a victim of Russian aggression, and that Moscow was violating several UN laws and treaties, but that he still wanted to talk things out peacefully. In response, Churkin blamed Kiev for the divisions in Ukraine and confirmed the Crimeans' right their own referendum to decide their future. In the meantime, Russia has begun military exercises near the Ukrainian border, and a long-term monitoring mission is being considered for Ukraine.
It was interesting to hear the opinions of both countries in this article, and I think that both sides have a point. However, I do think that Russia needs to back off and let Ukraine deal with its own problems. If the Crimeans do indeed decide to break off with a referendum, then that's their choice, but I think that Russia should let them choose without being aggressive, as Yatsenyuk says they have been.
It seems to me that Russia should leave Ukraine as well, but I don't know a lot about the situation. This situation reminds me of many instances where the United States intervened with weaker countries without their desire for help.
ReplyDeleteRussia has gotten in their and cause Ukraine to withdraw all their troops and everything. Russia is already making plans to make a bridge from Crimea to Russia. Russia really means business it will be interesting to see if the rest of world means business too or if they just lay off.
ReplyDeleteI think this has a lot more to it than just what we see on the surface, like Jason said. We need more information. The Russian government up to this point has not taken drastic action, but now that they have moved outside if there borders it warrants serious attention. It doesn't take long for a situation to spiral out of control.
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