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dipsydoodle

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Mon Apr 7, 2014, 05:50 AM

Apr 2014

Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine http://rt.com/news/donetsk-republic-protestukraine-841/

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Russia Supporters Storm Ukraine Government Buildings [View all] okaawhatever Apr 2014 OP

Ukraine president cancels trip over protests in eastern Ukraine dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #1

wel this will give Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #2

The composition of the crowd sounds like the original protesters in Kiev, all ages, then. freshwest Apr 2014 #14

Not armed at all in the news clips I saw. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #24

RT's coverage of the same events. go west young man Apr 2014 #26

Glad to see they could take time out from blaming the US and Nato for MH370, Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #27

Maybe you could tell us all what to watch from Russia go west young man Apr 2014 #32

The part you seem to miss is that no real news organization Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #39

So do tell where you will get the Russian perspective on things? go west young man Apr 2014 #41

There are things like Ekho. Igel Apr 2014 #44

An interesting perspective. go west young man Apr 2014 #50

One more time: It's. Not. News. Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #46

That's bullshit. MattSh Apr 2014 #54

I also looked for what you mention about MH370... go west young man Apr 2014 #36

Coverage I saw was Sky News here in the UK dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #29

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

At one point, protestors in Lviv allegedly overtook the armory there. amandabeech Apr 2014 #13

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

Gee, who could have predicted this? nt bemildred Apr 2014 #4

What is good for the goose is good for the gander cosmicone Apr 2014 #6

I realize that you are trolling, levp Apr 2014 #7

Yep, the fascists and neonazis wanted the whole enchilada. n/t cosmicone Apr 2014 #9

Yes, those "fascists and neonazis" like levp Apr 2014 #12

Knew this would come in handy Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #22

This didn't happen "over the weekend". go west young man Apr 2014 #34

They also never stormed government buildings Bad Thoughts Apr 2014 #10

read the news again. cosmicone Apr 2014 #21

They did not storm them. Yanukovych ordered the guards to abandon the buildings. I'm sure he hoped okaawhatever Apr 2014 #37

We all watched the videos last month of them storming the buildings. go west young man Apr 2014 #42

Your argument is as specious as cosmicone Apr 2014 #53

Saying "I hope the Crimea becomes the perpetual liability for Russian taxpayers" is like saying... MattSh Apr 2014 #55

Euromaidan was not representative of the nation as a whole newthinking Apr 2014 #57

turn off Putin's Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #8

Also will not reply to your Putin First trolling but to point it is Putin who is the dictator uhnope Apr 2014 #16

Why would you want all that liability for US taxpayers? amandabeech Apr 2014 #23

These are Putin's thugs uhnope Apr 2014 #17

Looks like a pretty broad swath of people. go west young man Apr 2014 #19

Indeed. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #31

The protesters are. The 50 men wearing balaclavas who stormed the building looked like they knew okaawhatever Apr 2014 #38

The country was culturally divided before february newthinking Apr 2014 #58

Is this like the Tea Bagger protest... SoapBox Apr 2014 #20

Man they must be well paid. go west young man Apr 2014 #25

do you ever get tired spreading Putin's lies? uhnope Apr 2014 #28

Seems you don't like others opinions. go west young man Apr 2014 #35

lies are not opinions. You can't grasp that. uhnope Apr 2014 #47

Here's a little gift for you.... go west young man Apr 2014 #40

Next you'll say I don't like kittens uhnope Apr 2014 #45

Love the "mirroring projection" of your post. go west young man Apr 2014 #49

you confuse political opinion with political logic uhnope Apr 2014 #52

One protest was illustrative. Igel Apr 2014 #48

Thanks once again for a thought provoking post. go west young man Apr 2014 #51

The right wing is in Kiev, not the east newthinking Apr 2014 #59

And so phase two begins... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #43

Yep davidpdx Apr 2014 #63

hoo boy ... and now the headline on the Russian version of Russia Today Bosonic Apr 2014 #64

English version here dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #65

More Neo-mob-democracy Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #61

Ukraine nationalists attempt storm on Kiev Supreme Court. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #62

Bahrain is one country thats never going to get the neo-mob-acratic Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #66