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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine Violence Spreads: At Least One Killed in Odessa Riots [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)65. The real issue is that Russia's fascists back Putin as do fascists throughout Europe.
A prominent Russian politician has proposed dividing Ukraine along the lines of an infamous Nazi-Soviet pact and suggested that regions in Western Ukraine hold referendums on breaking away from Kiev.
In a letter sent to the governments of Poland, Romania and Hungary, Vladimir Zhirinovsky also suggested those countries hold referendums on incorporating the regions into their territory.
Zhirinovsky, whose nationalist Liberal Democratic party largely backs President Vladimir Putin in the Russian parliament, sent the letter as Russia annexed the Crimea region of southern Ukraine last week.
He is deputy speaker at the Duma and his party holds a minority in the parliament. But his ideas and language resonate with a large part of the Russian population and the Kremlin's increasingly pro-nationalist rhetoric.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/24/ukraine-crisis-partition-letter-idUSL5N0ML1LO20140324
In a letter sent to the governments of Poland, Romania and Hungary, Vladimir Zhirinovsky also suggested those countries hold referendums on incorporating the regions into their territory.
Zhirinovsky, whose nationalist Liberal Democratic party largely backs President Vladimir Putin in the Russian parliament, sent the letter as Russia annexed the Crimea region of southern Ukraine last week.
He is deputy speaker at the Duma and his party holds a minority in the parliament. But his ideas and language resonate with a large part of the Russian population and the Kremlin's increasingly pro-nationalist rhetoric.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/24/ukraine-crisis-partition-letter-idUSL5N0ML1LO20140324
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Despite the party's name, it is frequently described as "neither liberal nor democratic." While the party describes itself as centrist and reformist, it is usually regarded as far-right and is identified with Russian ultranationalism, fiscally left national-populism and authoritarian conservatism. Its ideology is based primarily on Zhirinovsky's ideas of "imperial reconquest".
Platform
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia aims for "a revival of Russia as a great power." It has opposed both communism and the "wild" capitalism that resulted from Russia's reforms. It favours a mixed economy with private ownership but with a strong management role reserved for the state. In foreign policy, the party places a strong emphasis on "civilizations." It has supported the restoration of Russia with its "natural borders" (which the party believes include Belarus, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Russia
Far-right parties are set to do well in next months elections to the European Parliament, a fact that has thrown a spotlight on their links with the Kremlin. A recent study by the Budapest-based Political Capital Institute documents the support that far-right parties in the EU have given to Russian President Vladimir Putin, particularly throughout the Ukraine crisis. These parties repeated the Kremlins line that it is the EU and the West, rather than Russia, which are provoking tension and fueling violence in the Eastern European country.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123887
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123887
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You don't think Putin order Ukrainian military into UKRAINE? Jesus freaking Christ. nt
EmilyAnne
May 2014
#18
The real issue is that Russia's fascists back Putin as do fascists throughout Europe.
pampango
May 2014
#65
Yes, far-right support for Putin is more sinister and worthy of condemnation
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#71
It was Russia that took control of Crimea with its troops, not the USA
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#75
Invading a country and then organising a referendum in the section you've taken
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#77
It's disgusting to see "Dems are as bad as Republicans" and "Russians were defending themselves"
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#79
Fuck. It's hard to see how it ends in anything but huge violence after that
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#8
This is a major escalation. I think the current version of Ukraine is about to become history.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#10
I thought we were talking about the provinces Russian was likely to take over
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#44