UKRAINE: Liberty's Victory- in Pictures

Reaganite Republican ^ | 24 February 2014 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

The Ukrainians got rid of a corrupt, delusional tyrant?

Color me jealous...

If you didn't see the pics of Yanukovych's tacky mansion, that's -here- 

It's already been nationalized, and there's talk of turning into a 'Museum of Corruption'.

Nobody knows where the deposed/impeached president is at still, most likely back in his power base of eastern Ukraine- an arrest warrant has been issued in his name.
Tellingly, Yanukovych delivered his last, desperate TV address in Russian.

And Ukrainian expats were roaming the streets of London yesterday, looking for a major Yanukovych ally (Rinat Akhmentov) they expect to see arriving at his extravagant London flat soon. 

Akhmetov had received over 30% of government tenders... up until this last weekend, anyway. Yanukovych's own son seems to have gotten the lion's share of the rest...

Pics/links/footage of EuroMaidan protesters being shot 

-and killed- by government forces (bloody, graphic) at Reaganite Republican

Kyiv Post   IBT   Wikipedia   twitter (photo)

[Reaganite Republican]

***ping***

[arderkrag]

Congrats to Ukraine! My heart goes out to them. As mediocre as the EU’s soft-socialism economy is, it’s a damn sight better than the Marxist CIS. So, good luck, Ukes.

[Reaganite Republican]

Interestingly, not everbody over there is gung ho about the EU, but they probably DO need the EU aid.

I was reading were right wing groups there despise the EU -said it’s just a USSR with more money- and are pushing for a more independent Ukraine.

What united everybody was getting rid of corrupt government in general, imho

[arderkrag]

Oh, I agree. But they’re going to have to pick a side, now. Their tinpot dictator has been a commie puppet for some time now - it’s either the EU or deal with Putin plotting against them.

[Sacajaweau]

Their finances are such a mess.

But don't worry....Kerry said something about "a big carrot".

And in the same breath...take a look at Egypt..

[PGalt]

Bill of Rights? Protection against plunder?

http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/44a280124.pdf

[Sacajaweau]

to be replaced by corrupt government b

[tomkat]

How ‘bout that seriously retro body armor about halfway down your page !

[tomkat]

(someone's museum is missing it's knight  d:^)

[tomkat]

it's its   (/idiot)

[Reaganite Republican]

What if the East, say Sevastapol, where they speak Russian, were to ask Putin to send in ‘peacekeepers’ now...?

That’s what I’m really worried about

[MattinNJ]

Yup. Now that the Olympics are over, Putin is on his way. Who’s going to stop him? Not our guy who is drawing pink lines.

[Nifster]

don’t get to excited just yet. Putin is rattling his saber