5 Reasons Why Leftists Should Defend Russia | New Eastern Outlook

[JonLP24]

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The glaring reason is there was a significant reductions in polling stations. "Threats" were used as the justification & again the timing & changing the rules of the game. All this benefited Fatherland, Svoboda, etc political coalition who never received much support in these parts. Who is preventing who from voting? In 2010, polls in the Eastern part -- no one running that represents their interests was the top reason given why they didn't turn out.

A totality looking at the facts shows how independent & local many of these rebel factions are of each other. Russia doesn't deny involvement, they openly admit to supplying rebel factions but while local rebel faction receives the Russian equipment, another one doesn't but will openly admit if they offered some equipment they'd accept it. The rebels in the Donetsk region are closer to Russian military

That regional divisions map would be very helpful here but there are rebel miner factions in Northeast Ukraine. Why are they interested in fighting the government? One thing most Ukrainians agree on is how corrupt Ukraine is.

A totality looking at the facts will show how much Kiev political coalitions propaganda and facade throws out there.

Ukraine is obviously suffering a long-term Constitutional crisis. They need an Independent Constitution Convention to create one that sticks long-term & has a little separation of powers. Constitutional court judges are dismissed for "oath violations", the next guy puts them back on the bench, the guy after him dismisses him. Early elections is a tool used by all sides going way back. They all do it. It is very troubling to play up side as honorable when none of them are.

Dubious referendum, I'm unsure what you mean. The vote was for self-rule but if you mean it won't count than I agree, international monitors everywhere were invited. The top European connected ones turned them down, still international monitors showed up. One reported one issue in the polling station but stressed that no "shots were fired", he emphasized how important shots fired during election day is very troubling. International monitors also reported little issues in Ukraine's dubious early elections. Not many polling stations, but the ones opened didn't show much troubling issues regarding people voting in them.