Towards Ukrainian separatism ? | 5 comments (5 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Towards Ukrainian separatism ? (none / 1)

Is there any more information anywhere ? I appreciate that 18,000 people being made redundant two years ago is a huge number, but is there any real suggestion that there was a partisan nature to who was removed ?

Also are there any suggestions that the new government will repeat such a process ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Dec 21st, 2007 at 02:55:20 PM EST

Re: Towards Ukrainian separatism ? (none / 0)

That's a good point Helen and I don't know the answer. The question is whether this is Yanukovich hype or reality. But the fact remains that secessionist aspirations are palpable.

by vladimir on Fri Dec 21st, 2007 at 04:01:53 PM EST
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Nah (none / 1)

There was a secessionist streak in Western Ukraine, which is only a small part of the country; the rest has not such plans, but most are keen to remain an independent country.

This sounds like stupid scaremongering from Yanukovitch.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Dec 22nd, 2007 at 04:48:53 PM EST
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the objectives seem clear (4.00 / 2)

From my understanding of the situation, it's actually the Russian speaking Eastern regions and Crimea that are keen on separating from the Western, agrarian regions which are more influenced by Polish culture.

Two drivers are behind this:
> financial - the East isn't keen on redistributing its wealth with the West
> military - Russian speakers (and Russia proper) are worried that the Western leaning Tymoshenko is intent on shutting the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea and integrating into NATO

Stupid or not, Yanukovich's posturing offers insight into the separatist political objectives of the Party of Regions, in particular now that Tymoshenko was voted in as PM by the Vrhovna Rada (by a 1 vote margin).

by vladimir on Sun Dec 23rd, 2007 at 03:42:06 AM EST
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Towards Ukrainian separatism ? | 5 comments (5 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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