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bemildred

(90,061 posts)
5. It looks like we are going to find out.
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 02:26 PM
Feb 2014

(Which side the army will choose.)

If I'm not mistaken, Yanukovich is going to need that Army soon.

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"The armed forces could be deployed for the first time" and the army chief gets sacked. pampango Feb 2014 #1
If the guys who control most of the high power guns nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #2
Ok. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #3
Think about this from the POV of Yanukovich nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #6
That was my thought. Adrahil Feb 2014 #4
It looks like we are going to find out. bemildred Feb 2014 #5
Yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #7
Ukraine on brink of civil war as Kiev burns bemildred Feb 2014 #8
Woman shot as crowds storm Ukrainian regional security service office (GRAPHIC VIDEO) bemildred Feb 2014 #9
I wonder what he'll have to give them. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #10
That only works if the military is still united and still obeying orders. bemildred Feb 2014 #11
Wonder lsewpershad Feb 2014 #12
There we are seeing a possible split nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #13
My grandfather deserted the Tsar's Army Jenoch Feb 2014 #16
My dad hid from the nazis, then fought the nazis nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #17
“Zamanu has recently hesitated to express readiness to get involved in helping to defuse pampango Feb 2014 #14
Ok, this is sad, I am better at reading tea leaves nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #15
"Opposition leaders have just been meeting with Yanukovych who has promised there will be no assault pampango Feb 2014 #18
I have been having CNN on the background, for reference nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #19
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