Are western capitalist nations exploiting far right things in Ukraine
To push their agenda ?

Washington's Man Yatsenyuk Setting Ukraine Up For Ruin

Ukraine’s interim prime minister, Arseniy “Yats” Yatsenyuk, may prove to be arsenic to the beleaguered nation.

“Recall the phone exchange between the Ukraine ambassador and Victoria [fuck the EU] Nuland (Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs) that got leaked out, where she basically said ‘we want Yats in there.’ They like him because he’s pro Western,” says Vladimir Signorelli, president of boutique investment research firm Bretton Woods Research LLC in New Jersey. “Yatsenyuk is the the kind of technocrat you want if you want austerity, with the veneer of professionalism,” Signorelli said. “He’s the type of guy who can hobnob with the European elite. A Mario Monti type: unelected and willing to do the IMFs bidding,” he said.
-
Ukraine’s new 450-seat parliament approved the appointment of the former Central Banker Yatsenyuk on Thursday by a vote of 371 to 1. Oddly enough, earlier this month, the pro-Western Yats trailed behind popular opposition leaders such as former heavyweight boxer Viltali Klitschko and the leader of the nationalist, Svoboda Party, Oleh Tyahnybok. But Yats had friends in high places and while he does not have strong support of the electorate, and would have no chance of winning an election, he is pro-IMF austerity and apparently the bulk of parliament is as well.

"Yatsenyuk was saying that what the Greeks did to themselves we are going to do ourselves,” said Signorelli. “He wants to follow the Greek economic model. Who the hell wants to follow that?”

LINK: www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2014/02/2...ukraine-up-for-ruin/

The IMF is in town. We know what the Ukrainian government wants from them - loans, and big ones.

But what will the IMF want from Ukraine?

Reforms to stimulate stronger economic growth and to improve the government's financial position.

We know some likely elements from a previous IMF programme, agreed by the Yanukovych government, which was not fully implemented.

Energy will be central. The IMF wants Ukraine to cut the heavy subsidies, which are a strain on the government budget and which encourage inefficient energy use.

The interim Prime Minister, Arseny Yatsenyuk, has said Ukraine will accept whatever conditions the IMF seeks.

Well maybe. But actually imposing the hefty energy price increases that are likely to be called for will be politically challenging for any Ukrainian government.

Watch this space.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26429659
I'm sure all this strategic interest in the Ukraine would still exist if they didn't have any gas. This isn't just another energy war, far from it.

The credence given to the IMF is quite incredible considering (a) what they've done in the past, and (b) they don't actually have any money. You'd think the International Monetary Fund would have money, but that's not the world we're living in.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26429659
.

I'm sure all this strategic interest in the Ukraine would still exist if they didn't have any gas. This isn't just another energy war, far from it [...]

[...] The credence given to the IMF is quite incredible considering (a) what they've done in the past, and (b) they don't actually have any money. You'd think the International Monetary Fund would have money, but that's not the world we're living in.

Fair point. But aren’t you forgetting how the IMF gets funded AND what type of currency it uses? World Reserve Currency, that’s US Dollars, the same US Dollars printed willy-nilly - ala "quantitative easing" - by the privately owned Federal - no more “Federal” than Federal Express - Reserve.

They'll just print that loan up.

For a bunch of fancy printed paper they'll get the Ukrainian population head on a pike.

Incidentally, it is claimed that RT censored this section of the programme. This is just a lie. You can find it at the end of this episode here:

rt.com/shows/breaking-set-summary/most-p...-minority-earth-710/

A Russian TV news presenter who said the country's behaviour in Ukraine was 'wrong' during a live broadcast is being sent to Crimea by the channel's bosses.

Abby Martin, a presenter on the Russia today television channel - which is funded through the Kremlin - denounced Russian action live on air.

She said she 'would not sit here and apologise or defend military aggression,' before saying her 'heart went out' to the Ukrainian people who she described as 'the real losers here.'

In an extraordinary move, Russia Today responded to her statement - saying they would be sending the presenter to Crimea to 'give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story.'

Ms Martin, a hosts on the American version of the channel, made her statement at the end of her show Breaking the Set.

She said: 'Before I wrap up the show, I wanted to say something from my heart about the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine and Russia's military occupation of Crimea.

'Just because I work here, for RT, doesn't mean I don't have editorial independence and I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any military intervention in sovereign nations' affairs.

'What Russia did is wrong.'

Speaking live from the show's Washington Studio, she continued: 'I admittedly don't know as much as I should about Ukraine's history or the cultural dynamics of the region, but what I do know is that military intervention is never the answer.

'And I will not sit here and apologize or defend military aggression.'

'Furthermore, the coverage I've seen of Ukraine has been truly disappointing from all sides of the media spectrum, and ripe with disinformation.

'Above all my heart goes out to the Ukrainian people, who are now wedged as pawns in the middle of a global power chess game. They're the real losers here.

'All we can do now is hope for a peaceful outcome for a terrible situation and prevent another full-blown Cold War between multiple superpowers.

'Until then, I'll keep telling the truth as I see it.'

Russia Today later released a statement saying: 'Contrary to the popular opinion, RT doesn’t beat its journalists into submission, and they are free to express their own opinions, not just in private but on the air.

'This is the case with Abby’s commentary on the Ukraine.

'We respect her views, and the views of all our journalists, presenters and program hosts, and there will be absolutely no reprimands made against Ms. Martin.

'In her comment Ms. Martin also noted that she does not possess a deep knowledge of reality of the situation in Crimea.

'As such we’ll be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story.'

Today in Crimea, Russian troops in control of the Belbek air base fired warning shots into the air.

About a dozen Russian soldiers at the base warned the Ukrainians, who were marching towards them without any weapons, not to get any closer.

They fired several warning shots into the air and said they would shoot the Ukrainians if they continued to advance.

The stand-off came as Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine's border to return to their base.

So, no punishment for Abby, just sent into a potential warzone.

Space Bandit wrote:
I doubt very much she is being forced to go, and I bet she jumped at the chance.