Poroshenko Vows to ‘Regain Control’ of Crimea, Gets Rebuke from Crimean PM
‘Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed early Monday to return “occupied Crimea” to Ukraine, prompting a rebuke from internet users, and later from Crimean authorities as well.
In a pair of tweets published after 2am Monday morning, Poroshenko stated that “Ukraine will regain control of occupied Crimea,” noting that “this is inevitable,” and promising that “Ukraine will never give up its sovereign rights” to the region. Moreover, the president stated that Ukraine would “protect [the] rights of its people with all available means,” and that “together we will build a new Crimea.”
On his administration’s website, the president added that “our government will not recognize the result of this worthless act under any circumstances,” referring to the March 2014 referendum in which Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to join Russia.’
Wikileak Cables: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Washington's Pocket Since 2006
‘There’s not much point in staging a coup if you don’t influence who is placed in power in the aftermath. Of course in order for a puppet government to be effective, they can’t be perceived as such. You wouldn’t want the natives to get restless would you?
The evidence that the U.S. was behind the toppling of the Ukrainian government early this year is so overwhelming at this point that the subject really isn’t up for debate, however initially it was unclear how the election of Petro Poroshenko fit in. The ecstatic response by Washington when he was declared the winner, and their unbending support in spite of his ongoing military assault against civilians in the east, made it clear that he was the chosen one, but the paper trail wasn’t immediately obvious.’
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