Putin says Ukraine peace 'moving forward' despite problems

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.

Merkel reaffirmed her support for the peace efforts and repeated her calls to Putin to use his influence with pro-Russian separatists battling Kiev government forces to end a conflict in which more than 6,000 people have been killed since April 2014.

"There is every reason to believe the Minsk process is moving forward, though with problems," Putin told a joint news conference with Merkel, referring to the peace deal signed in February in the Belarussian capital.

"With all the problems in east Ukraine, it has nevertheless become quieter," he said, adding that direct dialogue between the Kiev government and the separatists was crucial for peace.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-ukraine-peace-moving-forward-despite-problems-145038464--business.html

[sakabatou]

1. Riiiight

[7962]

2. ^^^^^^^^^^^^!

[Demeter]

3. Once those pesky American troops are sent home, of course

which should never have been sent there in the first place....

[okaawhatever]

4. Oh give it a rest. The troops that weren't supposed to be there are Russian. The Little

Green Men are Russian. Your hero Putin took something that wasn't his. If you hate America so much why are you on this website?

[stonecutter357]

5. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026279986

[Demeter]

6. Here, educate yourself with reports on the ground; then you can take off the tinfoil

http://thesaker.is/ukraine-weekly-sitrep-by-baaz-may-10th-2015/

[stonecutter357]

7. fuck putin.....

[Demeter]

9. NYT does its government’s bidding: Here’s what you’re not being told about U.S. troops in Ukraine

http://www.salon.com/2015/05/07/the_new_york_times_does_its_governments_bidding_heres_what_youre_not_being_told_about_u_s_troops_in_ukraine/

As of mid-April, when a Pentagon flack announced it in Kiev, and as barely reported in American media, U.S. troops are now operating openly in Ukraine.

Now there is a lead I have long dreaded writing but suspected from the first that one day I would. Do not take a moment to think about this. Take many moments. We all need to. We find ourselves in grave circumstances this spring.

At first I thought I had written what newspaper people call a double-barreled lead: American soldiers in Ukraine, American media not saying much about it. Two facts.

Wrong. There is one fact now, and it is this: Americans are being led blindfolded very near the brink of war with Russia...

[Bosonic]

8. SACEUR, analysts see Russia renewing invasion of Ukraine in next two months

SACEUR, analysts see Russia renewing invasion of Ukraine in next two months (10 May 2015)

A consensus is building among NATO officials and military analysts of the situation in Eastern Ukraine that Russia will renew its invasion of the region in the next two months.

However, there is also general agreement that the attack would take only after the 9 May Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, which President Vladimir Putin regards as reaffirming Russia's continued position as a "great power."

The predictions of a new Russian offensive by analysts have coincided with similar statements by officials such as NATO Supreme Commander, USAF General Philip Breedlove. Gen Breedlove testified to this effect before the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on 30 April, stating that the sometimes on-sometimes off ceasefire agreed in February after the second round of Minsk negotiations had been utilised by the Russian forces to "reset and reposition".

NATO's assessment, he added, is that the Russian military's goal is to secure the gains made on territory already taken in the Ukraine Donbass region, as well as to deploy for the launch of a late spring attack. "Many of their [the Russians'] actions are consistent with preparations for another offensive," he said, adding that Russian forces' activities were not just exercises but "preparing, training, and equipping to have the capacity again to take an offensive."

Read More: http://www.janes.com/article/51295/saceur-analysts-see-russia-renewing-invasion-of-ukraine-in-next-two-months