Posted on 02/22/2014 3:02:41 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o
I hadn't realized that the level of religious affiliation had dropped so low in the Ukraine. May God bless these priests and protect them, and turn the police and security forces to refuse and resist when called on to brutalize the people.
Amazing!
Such brave men.
Have Mercy on us, Dear Father.
It makes no difference what Yanukovych says. The Rada has removed him from office, and the military today stated quite clearly that it’s allegiance lies with the people of Ukraine and the constitution.
Yanukovych is apparently trying to flee the country, with no success. The Ukrainian border authorities are refusing to allow him to leave, and that’s probably because there’s going to be an arrest warrant out for him in the immediate future.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0LR0UW20140222
His support is collapsing rapidly. Today the governor of the Kharkiv Region, along with the Mayor of Kharkiv, fled to Russia.
The only thing Yanukovych is President of at this point is the country club where’s he rumored to be hiding at. He’s done, and I’ll be honest.....Putin isn’t going to start a war to restore Yanukovych to power. It would be a bloodbath Russia can ill-afford. The Crimea and the Sevastopol port and shipyards is another matter; he might do something about that, but then again Putin isn’t Leonid Brezhnev and Ukraine isn’t 1956 Hungary or 1968 Czechoslovakia. It’s not even Georgia in 2008.
The Ukrainians would fight back under such a scenario and Ukrainian nationalism is intense; they’ll give Putin the bloodiest nose he could imagine.
But they are certainly powerful and worth seeing, so here are the links to the first, and second.
I appreciate you providing the links!
Look for the attribution in the lower corners. Just FYI, Getty and AFP are also off limits.
Great pictures, thanks.
thank you for the links...
You’re welcome.
Thank you, Admin Mod.
The Obama administration expressed its outrage on Thursday following the clashes.
I must have missed that, where did he express his
outrage, on the back nine?
Ha ha! Over a beer, I suppose, with his feet propped up and his boyfriends gone to fetch the nachos and cheese.
I have no doubt whose side the Catholic Church in this country would be on under similar circumstances. The Church is so in the tank with the government/establishment there’s no way they would support the side demanding the return to the principles of the Founders.
Prayers for the people of Ukraine.
Thank so much for the links to the pictures. That was very nice of you.
I hope if that day ever comes here, we will find brave patriots and religious leaders of all groups that will stand for freedom.
I’d type more, but after seeing these images, my computer screen turned blurry for some reason..........
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