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In reply to the discussion: Russia Supporters Storm Ukraine Government Buildings [View all]okaawhatever
(9,565 posts)37. They did not storm them. Yanukovych ordered the guards to abandon the buildings. I'm sure he hoped
the protesters would storm the buildings and tear everything up, but they didn't. They went in. Some hung flags, but they didn't tear everything up. Yanukovych knew what he was doing when he removed the guards. I don't know if that is one of the reasons Putin is pissed at him.
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The composition of the crowd sounds like the original protesters in Kiev, all ages, then.
freshwest
Apr 2014
#14
Glad to see they could take time out from blaming the US and Nato for MH370,
Benton D Struckcheon
Apr 2014
#27
Did you see them break windows and shove people around like those guys Kiev did?
freshwest
Apr 2014
#30
Group 1 came along and upset the apple cart..group 2 was living off those apples.
go west young man
Apr 2014
#33
Please don't bame this on the peope of Ukraine. This is all a result of what happened in February
newthinking
Apr 2014
#56
Sorry, hope it didn't sound that way. I mean is this is a Ukrainian issue. I don't believe hardly
freshwest
Apr 2014
#60
If I were Ukraine, I'd let them protest and sit in the buildings, hold business
TwilightGardener
Apr 2014
#3
If the police don't protect protesters Putin will claim Russian speakers are being hurt and use that
okaawhatever
Apr 2014
#5
'300 machine guns..antitank grenade launcher..large number of grenades, five handguns..firebombs'
freshwest
Apr 2014
#11
Thanks for that info. But that leads me to think that former Ukrainian government people were able
freshwest
Apr 2014
#15
What I wish is that everyone waits until the returns from the May election are in.
amandabeech
Apr 2014
#18
They did not storm them. Yanukovych ordered the guards to abandon the buildings. I'm sure he hoped
okaawhatever
Apr 2014
#37
Saying "I hope the Crimea becomes the perpetual liability for Russian taxpayers" is like saying...
MattSh
Apr 2014
#55
Also will not reply to your Putin First trolling but to point it is Putin who is the dictator
uhnope
Apr 2014
#16
The protesters are. The 50 men wearing balaclavas who stormed the building looked like they knew
okaawhatever
Apr 2014
#38