cj2000 826 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 There's a connection to the on-going conflict. Poroshenko has a lot of financial interests in Russia. While he's not pro-Russian, strictly speaking, he has been avoiding doing anything that would jeopardize his interests there. A lot of people blame his weak response for Crimean occupation and the ongoing civil war. On the other hand, Saakashvili was president of Georgia during Russian invasion of that country. He's mega-pissed at Russian gov't and almost as pissed about some Ukrainian politicians doing little about Russian aggression. Consequently, he's very open about his criticism of certain individuals in Ukrainian gov't, and he gets a lot of popular support out of that. There's growing sentiment in Ukraine that revolution didn't change a whole lot in who runs the country and how. Consequently, no, I don't see this doing anything to increase the tensions in the Eastern Ukraine, and yes, this is certainly an internal matter, but it can be, in many ways, seen as fallout from the military aggression that the Eastern region has been a subject to. Na if Saakashvili would run for presiden he could get something about 3 to 5%, so much about his popularity and now he´s in jail, so not seeng how he can influence the military crysis. Link to post Share on other sites
Polynoid 1,754 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Ok, i'm not going to push my opinion on that whole topic - you know it anyway, but i just leave this here for further discussions: Basically, according to Article 17 of Ukrainian Constitution, the act of war by the Ukrainian armed forces against Ukrainian civilians is against the Ukrainian law. And as the martial necessity was introduced 26 November 2018 after Kerch incident, every Ukrainian soldier now is, pro definition of Ukrainian law, a criminal. I refrain from discussing anything about who is at guilt or whatnot. I stand my point. It's just for your information. G'day. Link to post Share on other sites
