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Ukraine Arrests 15 Alleged Coup Plotters
2014-04-06
[AnNahar] Ukraine's security service said on Saturday it had locked away
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
15 men for allegedly plotting to stage an armed revolt in an eastern region neighboring Russia.

It added it had also seized 300 machineguns, a rocket launcher and numerous grenades from the suspected coup plotter.

The Ukrainian Security Service said the men planned to seize the administration building in the Lugansk region on Thursday, "frighten the local population, and use arms and explosives".

The security agency provided no other details and did not reveal any political affiliation of the suspects.

The heavily Russified eastern regions of Ukraine have been hit by protests since last month's overthrow in Kiev of a pro-Kremlin regime by leaders who are seeking a closer alliance with the West.

Some eastern regions have also sought to stage their own independence referendums similar to the one that resulted in Crimea recently being annexed by Russia.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  See BHARAT RAKSHAK, CNN > [Russia Today] PRO-RUSSIAN DEMOSTRATORS SEIZE GOVT. BUILDINGS IN DONETSK, LUGANSK, + KRAKOV.

and

* TOPIX > CZECH MINSTER: WEST SHOULD [just] ACCEPT RUSSIAN ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.

* RELATED RUSSIA TODAY > UKRAINE: PRO-RUSSIAN PROTESTERS DECLARE ULTIMATUM TO DONETSK, URGE [fixed date for Independence ...] REFERENDUM.

Or else they will declare the City Govt to be illegitimate, a move which could once again precursor Vlad = Russia/RussFed sending in the troops.

Looks like the Bammer has just received another "red line" in the Crimea.

* FYI TOPIX > [The Star Online - Malaysia] CZECH LEADER [President Milos Zeman] SAYS NATO COULD OFFER TROOPS TO UKRAINE IFF RUSSIA GOES BEYOND CRIMEA.

Personally I blame Penn State's WENDY = "WHAT, YOU'RE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN = RUSSIAN/PACT"! for this latest brouhaha.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-04-06 22:32  

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