Denis Pushilin, Ukraine Rebel Leader, Resigns; Now in Moscow

[Bosonic]

Source: The Epoch Times

Denis Pushilin, a rebel leader in the restive Donetsk region in Ukraine, resigned from his post on Friday night.

“Dennis is now in Moscow. He sent a letter addressed to me with a request for resignation from his post at his own request. In the council session, the question was put to the vote. MPs supported Pushilin’s resign,” vice-speaker Vladimir Makovich told Interfax Russia.

Pushilin was described as “chairman” of the Donetsk “Supreme Council.” He’s also been described as the leader of the insurgent, self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

The reasons for his departure are unclear.

Read more: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/806703-denis-pushilin-ukraine-rebel-leader-resigns-now-in-moscow/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[awake]

1. O I can think of 295 reasons

[Adrahil]

7. Very sadly, yes. NT

[TwilightGardener]

2. Goodness, why is he in Moscow? I mean, he was in charge of his own "country"

and all, they just wanted independence from Ukraine, dammit! They're not really agents of Russia, right? Where's Yanukovich, BTW? Haven't heard from that loyal Ukrainian in a while.

[Hugabear]

3. Resigned? More like ordered back by Putin

Can't imagine Putin's very happy to have this whole thing blow up in his face

[Peacetrain]

5. ^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said..

[Adrahil]

8. We won't hear from him again. He has embarassed his master.

And, of course, it's no surprise he went to Moscow after "resigning."

[Hugabear]

9. He'll probably be sent to a 'Siberian retirement village'

For quite a long time

[geek tragedy]

13. Apology accepted, captain.

http://m.

[Adrahil]

14. HOLY CRAP THAT'S FUNNY! NT

[PeoViejo]

15. More likely the Conveyor

what the GRU euphemistically calls the place where traitors and major FUBARs go/ It's an incinerator where they are shoved-in feet-first and alive, so they can see it coming and feel the heat. All GRU Cadets are made to watch a film of an actual traitor being placed on the 'Conveyor', to remind them of what awaits them if they betray Mother Russia.

[R3druM]

19. So...

Polonium-210, knife in a back or bullet in the head ?

[geek tragedy]

20. d) Putin kills him with his bare feet nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. This. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Exactly.

[Igel]

22. He's been there most of the time for the last couple of weeks.

Coordinating, asking, begging, pleading. That he pops into Donets'k from time to time without much of a problem has been a PR mess for Ukraine. If he goes through a border point that Ukr controls he'd be nabbed and hauled off to Kiev. Nobody's quite sure how he gets back and forth, but it's obvious that the border's like a sieve and possible that the customs folk in Kharkiv wave him through with a wink and a nudge.

You don't have to have massive support for the support you do have to make all kinds of things possible if the majority is indifferent.

[conservaphobe]

4. He needs to be turned over to the international community. nt

[geek tragedy]

6. Donetsk is a long way away from Moscow. How'd he get there so fast

unless he was on a Russian military plane?

[Hugabear]

11. When Putin calls, you answer

When Putin demands your presence back in Moscow, you get there as quick as you can. I'm sure Russia provided him with the fastest available transport.

[Bad Thoughts]

12. Totally betrays the notion that the separatists are an organic movement

They are obviously part of the Russian state institutional structure.

[My Pet Goat]

10. He's lucky in a sense that he's a public figure...

and questions would be raised if he simply disappeared. What about the lower level people involved in this mess (e.g., the missile operators, the guy on the phone, the driver of the truck caught on video driving the missile battery back to Russia)? Might be time for some of them to consider applying for asylum as protected witnesses.

[renegade000]

17. they just need to be sure to have Geiger counters during teatime

[DRoseDARs]

16. Denis Pushilin, Terrorist Leader, Flees Ukraine; Sheltering In Moscow.

Fixed the headline.

[R3druM]

21. Well..

He fled Ukraine a while back. His sudden "retirement" is telling. Putin is looking for scapegoats, and more will follow.

[Sunlei]

23. Putin will have to build a Moscow apartment complex for all his 'resigned' people.

unless he just gets rid of them, shuts them up some faster way.

[KinMd]

24. He might be feeling that bullseye on his back

[mainer]

25. 80 dead children, thanks to him

I can't think of any punishment that would approach what should be done to him.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. What could have gone wrong, having a man who sold a pyramid scheme in charge?

Without question, the DPR is a criminal enterprise, and the chairman of its ruling council — Denis Pushilin — is little different. Before the DPR, Pushilin was not some power player within any of the region's major political parties. His online bio lists him as a member of the MMM party, an extension of the Russian MMM financial pyramid company, which has systematically defrauded millions of Russians and Ukrainians in elaborate Ponzi schemes since the 1990s.

Hastily formed in 2012, the MMM political party never even registered to compete nationally in Ukraine's 2012 elections, but it did provide a facade of legitimacy while perpetuating the MMM Ponzi scheme in Ukraine.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/separatists-pirate-state-is-bound-to-fail/502406.html

Fool me twice, shame on me: Russians fall once again for notorious Ponzi scheme

[kelliekat44]

27. Hmmm. Becoming neighbors with Snowden in Moscow...the city of refuge. nt

[Old Vet]

28. Got to believe its getting a little uncomfortable for Eddie..................

[Marksman_91]

29. I suppose Vladi's looking for people to pin the blame on to claim it "wasn't under their control"

Am I the only here who thinks Putin is the biggest threat to world peace right now? The asshole's an ex-KGB agent, after all. Wouldn't be surprised if he's nostalgic for the Soviet-era days