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55. Sure, because the way to stage a coup is to stand peacefully in the streets for two

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 07:03 PM

Feb 2014

months. It wasn't the protesters who ordered snipers to kill police, it was the other way around. Yanukovych's staunchest supporters abandoned him after that. That would include the mayor of Kiev and his own party members. Your "taking a trip" claim is beyond absurd. It insults the intelligence of everyone here at DU. If President Obama disappears for a week and doesn't tell anyone, including his own party, where he is staying, he's abandoned office. Seeking refuge in a foreign country is not Presidential behavior.

Perhaps your hero Yanukovych should hold off resuming his Presidency until after he faces war crimes charges at the Hague. He has a lot to answer for including billions in missing money.

Maybe it's time for you to stop reading only pro-Russian propaganda. People don't read RT if they want to know the truth about Russia's involvement in things.

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Yanukovich says he's still president, asks Russia to ensure his safety. [View all] another_liberal Feb 2014 OP

RT. LOL...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #1

Hi there, sid. another_liberal Feb 2014 #2

Nice reflex there, Sid, but who better to put forward the Russian viewpoint? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #38

As long as everyone recognizes that it's the Russian viewpoint... SidDithers Feb 2014 #39

Many DUers are pretty good at figuring things all on their own. I know you think we need you to sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #61

Speaking of DUers that think RT is a reliable news source....nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #68

What made you think I only THINK it is a reliable news source, I KNOW it is. There, fixed it for you sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #69

sabrina. LOL...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #73

Sid, Dahlink, you didn't tell me what I wanted to hear. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #74

Sid! Lol ... nt sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #60

sabrina! LOL!...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #67

And Louis XVI thought he was "Le Roi" right up to when he was shortened. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #3

Dude, you lost. Go find yourself a nice dacha in the now-vacant Sochi, retire and STFU. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #4

Replace his name with Obama malaise Feb 2014 #5

Well said! another_liberal Feb 2014 #6

A violent overthrow? He still had the army, the police and the Berkut on his side when he signed pampango Feb 2014 #12

Yes, Yanukovich signed an agreement . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #35

"The Government will use law enforcement forces exclusively for the physical protection of public pampango Feb 2014 #44

Since when is taking a trip considered "abandonment of office?" another_liberal Feb 2014 #45

Sure, because the way to stage a coup is to stand peacefully in the streets for two okaawhatever Feb 2014 #55

That's the analogy dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #8

Yeah, cause Yanukovich is exactly like Obama... Adrahil Feb 2014 #9

Clearly you haven't heard the RWs' comments on Obama malaise Feb 2014 #52

Ssshhhhh ... you're pointing out inconvenient inconsistencies whereby we are supposed to support sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #63

That's why I suggested that it's time for Richard Engel malaise Feb 2014 #64

I'm willing to bet Engel was not OUTRAGED by the brutality against OWS protesters. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #75

His OWN PARTY chucked him out as well.... talk about convenient omissions! Adrahil Feb 2014 #72

Do you support coup d'etats in democracies? sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #77

Yanukovych is not Obama. The Ukrainian opposition is not the tea party. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #10

Yes, yes, we know, those um, not quite Western Imperialist countries all over the place, the ME, sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #70

Um, no. That's not what I meant. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #76

Well we all have our ethnic backgrounds, that doesn't make us experts on our countries of origin, if sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #78

Well stated, malaise.... KoKo Feb 2014 #19

Democracy is not regime change that suits the agenda of special interests malaise Feb 2014 #51

Okay then. Why don't we go ahead and try him for the murders it looks very much like he okaawhatever Feb 2014 #24

Try Bush, Cheney, Blair et al first malaise Feb 2014 #65

Why don't we deal with the problem in front of us and stop deflecting. Why don't we charge Putin for okaawhatever Feb 2014 #79

You can do as you like malaise Feb 2014 #80

um, no, not at all snooper2 Feb 2014 #25

Had Obama ordered Team SEAL snipers to shoot protestors geek tragedy Feb 2014 #30

Exactly nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #56

Take your analogy a step further pscot Feb 2014 #41

+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #50

For the time being, dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #7

Well he was impeached.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #11

I don't disagree that's he's done dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #13

I read a an article on al-jazeera... Adrahil Feb 2014 #16

Does that mean that the impeachment vote was not "under the constitution"? karynnj Feb 2014 #14

Even before the the impeachment vote dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #17

Thanks, I will look at Steve's post. nt karynnj Feb 2014 #21

As I understand it.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #18

Thanks karynnj Feb 2014 #23

...and the US is still a British colony, under the same logic. nt thereismore Feb 2014 #58

No. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #66

TPM- Russia Deploys Fighter Jets On Ukraine Border, Reportedly Takes In Ousted President MerryBlooms Feb 2014 #15

It was important they do that. No one wants him dragged through street KoKo Feb 2014 #20

Oh yes, he definitely needed protective escort. MerryBlooms Feb 2014 #22

He's Gone, Son.... The Magistrate Feb 2014 #26

He's Gone for "Now"...But Not quite Forgotten...methinks.... KoKo Feb 2014 #59

Yanukovych lost the support of the Ukrainian oligarchs -- he's toast. FarCenter Feb 2014 #27

the last refuge of scoundrels arely staircase Feb 2014 #28

Yup. HappyMe Feb 2014 #31

+1...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #33

Sweet! Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #43

+1 Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #53

He's welcome to turn himself into prosecutors and face geek tragedy Feb 2014 #29

Yanukovich will hold a press conference tomorrow . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #32

This is what he is talking about, the Ukrainian Reich: Coyotl Feb 2014 #34

"Right Sector" is among the opposition to Yanukovich, they don't support him at all. another_liberal Feb 2014 #36

Exactly my point, these are the armed thugs who are involved in his ouster. Coyotl Feb 2014 #37

Right, I think we agree. another_liberal Feb 2014 #40

Baghdad Bob says the infidels have been defeated Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #42

Another day, another sack of lying shit article from RT...nt joeybee12 Feb 2014 #46

I would reply to your thoughtful and detailed estimation of my OP . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #47

Why don't you post some more garbage, like how gays and lesbians are treated joeybee12 Feb 2014 #48

I have never done anything like that to begin with . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #49

The RT runs tons of stories like what I described... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #57

It sucks that they do that, and it takes them down a notch in my book . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #62

!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #54

Well unless he's running from the Gays, he's shit out of luck with Russia. nt William769 Feb 2014 #71