Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Ukraine (8PM Tonite)

The United Nations Security Council will meet for an emergency session to discuss the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.

"The Council will meet at 8 at Russia's request," a council diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Another diplomat said negotiations were under way on Ukraine's participation.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said earlier it would put an urgent discussion of the situation in Ukraine on the Security Council agenda, calling Kiev's plans to mobilize the army to put down a rebellion by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine "criminal".

Here’s the RT story. this is all breaking in the last hour.

Moscow slams Kiev’s military op order as ‘criminal’, calls for UNSC meeting

Russia has called on the UNSC and OSCE to urgently consider the crisis in Ukraine, saying that the announcement made by the Kiev authorities on Sunday to mobilize military forces to put down protests in the south-east of the country is a ‘criminal order.’

Events in south-eastern Ukraine have taken a very dangerous turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

“The Kiev authorities, who self-proclaimed themselves as a result of a coup, have embarked on the violent military suppression of the protests,” the ministry said adding that the rallies, which have gripped the Donbas region were prompted by Kiev’s disregard of the legitimate interests the people.

Moscow slammed Sunday’s order, issued by the coup-imposed acting President Aleksandr Turchinov approving a full-scale security operation in the country’s eastern regions, as “criminal”.

“Blood has already been spilled as the result of such actions in the South East.”
http://rt.com/news/ukraine-russia-operation-criminal-288/

CNN, of course, is too busy repeating itself about MH370, to cover anything that might make Obama look foolish.

Putin stated when talking about Crimea: "Our troops will stand behind women and children. Let them try to shoot them." Putin is ticked for so MANY reasons! His plans have been shot full of holes.. but he perseveres! 1. Yanukovych is no longer president because he escaped when found to be charged in Hague with crimes against humanity. (along with members of his administration i.e. Former Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Mykhailo Dobkin. In his rush, partially destroyed documents were found regarding actions against Ukraine. 2. EU stands with Ukraine on free trade and open Euromarket for Ukrainian goods: unilateral free-trade zone. 3. On Russia border, hundreds of "tourists " with camouflage and weapons have been detained. 4. Cities in Eastern Ukraine media outlets are presenting disinformation, Russian air force making a frightening spectacles to frighten. In Odessa, the Russian planes were detected over the street of Szeged. Their flight was accompanied by massive roar, which greatly frightened citizens of Odessa. This is not the first combat flight , reported residents of the city." http://www.charter97.org/ru/news/2014/4/11/94187/ 5. BERKUT, (the the disbanded, feared riot police squad that was disbanded after Yanukovych 'resigned/ran/escaped') are appearing in uniform with weapons to 'capture' industrialized cities in Eastern Ukraine. These Russian forces that seized police headquarters "separatists" have started to protect themselves using human shields." 6. Gorotdel HP Slovyansk captured army reconnaissance up to 30 people - eyewitness, who is on the street at the city police department, and talked with the staff of the captured city police department said, "HP Gorotdel Slovyansk captured army reconnaissance up to 30 people that came to the city after the ground forced march - uniforms and shoes are very dirty. Soldiers act as coherent MILITARY UNIT, they are armed with MACHINE GUNS WITH GRENADE LAUNCHERS that are not on SRI police weapons - brought with them. Gorotdel Police in use weapons not solved. 15 minutes before the storm got the information about the approach saboteurs - barricaded. Saboteurs came open, throwing firecrackersfrom truck windows and seized the weapons room. Linear police department and the State Guard service Sloviansk cannot repel. Gorotdel located on the main street Sloviansk is a constant is curious crowd. ONLY some activity in support of saboteurs shown by Mayor Shtepa and employees of enterprises that belong to members of the City Council of the Party of Regions. No power in the Slavic podrazdleeny not yet arrived. This OBVIOUSLY PLANNED SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN. 7. GOOGLE TRANSLATE: Tymčuk stated: "The extremist campaign in the South-East of Ukraine are initiated and managed by the Russian GRU, "Informational resistance" The current stock is to capture as many as possible of the buildings of the local authorities and law enforcement agencies before 17 April, prior to the Geneva meeting by the representatives of Ukraine, the European Union, the United States and Russia to resolve the crisis. According to the group "information resistance" current extremist campaign in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine are initiated and managed by the network of focal points for the Intelligence Chief of STAFF ARMED FORCES of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION. About this on his page on Facebook posted by Dmitry Tymčuk, passes the Censor No. "The Russian GRU officers Identified, script blocking and seizure of Ukrainian troops in the Crimea in March of this year," said the expert. Also read the "Censor.": in Donetsk seized the building of the regional police. "Berkut" on the side of the separatists, media "Previously, as we reported, the GRU team were removed from the Crimea to Rostov-on-Don," he added. "The objective of the current stock is to capture as many as possible of the buildings of the local authorities and law enforcement agencies BEFORE 17 April, PRIOR to the Geneva meeting by the representatives of Ukraine, the European Union, the United States and Russia to resolve the crisis in our country. According to the plan of the Russian side, it will allow Russia to claim a lack of control over the situation in Ukraine by the Ukrainian authorities, as well as its legitimacy in the eyes of much of the population." 8. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who is in Ukraine this weekend, condemned the unrest as "a coordinated armed action to seize control over key parts of Eastern Ukraine," which "would not have happened without Russia."

Any U.N. Security Council resolution that doesn’t condemn Israel will be a welcome change from tradition.

But the U.S. will have to take sides on the Russia vs. Ukraine issue. Based on Vladimir Putin’s perfect record so far in persuading Obama to do everything he wants him to do no matter how embarrassing, the U.S.’s vote may well go to Russia, or maybe it will be an abstention.

China will support Russia. The U.K. will do whatever Obama tells it to do. And France, fearful of having its gas cut off, will probably support Russia or abstain.

Of the 10 non-permanent Security Council members, including Luxemburg, Chad, and Rwanda, their best strategy would be to not get on the bad side of the Russian bear. With the U.S. so weak, there is no reason for them to fear anything from the Obama administration.

So, Russia is likely to win in the Security Council. In fact, if the Russians had not known beforehand that they would win by polling all 15 Security Council members, it’s unlikely they would have gone to the U.N. in the first place.

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