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45. "It is not the right moment for any United Nations peacekeeping troops to be sent to Ukraine"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 04:55 PM

Apr 2014

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Via Reuters :

"At this moment, it doesn't seem very practical to send troops," Ban told Mexican newspaper Reforma, according to the Spanish text of an interview.

Ban, who was in Mexico City to attend a conference on international development, was speaking as Ukrainian forces launched a "special operation" against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking east of the country.

Ban told the newspaper that any decision to send troops to Ukraine would need to be agreed by the U.N. Security Council, of which Russia is a permanent member.

"Unless we have a clear mandate and authorization from the Security Council, I can't take any action," Ban said.

Guardian live updates an hour ago http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/15/ukraine-military-forces-russia-live-blog

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Ukraine’s president calls for deployment of U.N. peacekeeping troops [View all] muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 OP

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No. muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #2

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No, they're not fascist; no, it wasn't a coup d'etat (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #4

Ukraines politicians were not voted for by Ukranians, rather they were selected by western PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #6

Okay, you do know there is an election scheduled for next month, right? nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2014 #9

You have politicians selected by THE IMF AND WESTERN POLITICIANS PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #15

Selected by the IMF and the West? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2014 #16

Reputable sources????? I guess Ukrainians aren't reputable to you. PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #18

Okay, so in other words, you're just pulling it out of your ass. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2014 #20

SVOBODA SHOULD BE ALL OVER THE WESTERN NEWS. PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #23

Svoboda is a minority party. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2014 #25

Yep, the ol' pulling it out of the ass trick that doesn't seem to be working. Cha Apr 2014 #41

If people disagree with you, so be it. LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #17

Yes, they were voted for by Ukrainians muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #10

The officials now serving were not elected PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #13

The president is 'interim'; as mentioned, there are elections next month muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #14

The appointed president was not elected and has made divisive statements about who PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #21

The interim president was elected to parliament in 2012 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #26

You keep repeating that he was elected, HE WAS NEVER ELECTED! PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #29

I linked to the report with the number of votes muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #30

No, what you did was link to a state owned newspaper controlled by the "unelected" president PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #31

So you won't accept the word of the parliament about what the parliament did? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #32

Tymenshenko went farther, hell she was ready to arm herself and shoot them all PercievingBalance Apr 2014 #33

"the disinformation flowing out of America's corporate media needs to be kept off this site." EX500rider Apr 2014 #44

And? Lest say congress here decides to impeach Obama and elect another member of congress. LisaL Apr 2014 #34

And ... there's an election for president next month muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #35

Which politicians were selected and recently put into positions in the Ukrainian government? penultimate Apr 2014 #12

That's the best idea I have heard yet. riqster Apr 2014 #5

Calling for UN intervention? Why, how fascist neo-nazi of them! Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2014 #7

And can we send some troops to Tibet and Wounded Knee while we are at it? McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #8

What is currently happening at Wounded Knee that would require UN forces? n/t EX500rider Apr 2014 #11

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #27

Vietnam has good relations with Russia and the West, China could send troops and they would be okaawhatever Apr 2014 #19

Bangladesh is always sending troops for these missions. Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2014 #22

I didn't know that. Thx for the info. nt okaawhatever Apr 2014 #24

The Chinese and the Vietnamese would probably start shooting at each other. amandabeech Apr 2014 #39

looks like another Putin dictatorship worshipper got banned in this thread, thank goodness uhnope Apr 2014 #28

Yes, but Mr. all caps is still at it. amandabeech Apr 2014 #36

And he's shouting on other threads billh58 Apr 2014 #37

Eventually someone will talk him down, amandabeech Apr 2014 #38

He's gone... n/t billh58 Apr 2014 #42

Relief! n/t amandabeech Apr 2014 #43

One down, fifty to go. nt okaawhatever Apr 2014 #40

"It is not the right moment for any United Nations peacekeeping troops to be sent to Ukraine" dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #45