Kiev PM: Russian supporters orchestrating ‘real war’ and wanting ‘WWIII;’ Haaretz: ‘Putin got just the war he asked for’

Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Ybilyk)

Ukraine’s Kiev Prime Minister spoke of’ real war’ as his government continues to fight separatists in eastern Ukraine:

May 4, 2014

Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister on Sunday accused Russia and anti-government protesters of orchestrating a “real war” to threaten Ukraine’s sovereignty, days after an outbreak of violence that left 42 people dead in the city of Odessa…

Yatsenyuk’s comments came as his government claimed that troops had made advances against positions held by pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a statement on his Facebook page that a new assault to reclaim control over the town of Kramatorsk by the National Guard and armed forces began at dawn on Sunday. The government also claimed that its forces had reclaimed a television tower in the town…

The goals of the insurgency are ostensibly geared toward pushing for broad powers of autonomy. Russia, which the international community has accused of promoting the unrest, has vociferously condemned recent Ukrainian security operations in the east.

The self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic says it plans to hold a referendum on autonomy by May 11, but with less than a week remaining, little visible effort has been to make that vote happen.

Despite the ongoing unrest, Yatsenyyuk said Kiev hadn’t “entirely lost the control … much will depend on the local population, whether they support peace and security.

Elections are scheduled to take place May 25 in Ukraine. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/04/ukraine-pm-blames-security-forces-for-not-stopping-odessa-violence-as-kiev/

On April 25, 2014, it was reported that Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that:“The world has not yet forgotten World War Two, but Russia already wants to start World War Three.”

Haaretz is claiming that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is getting the war he allegedly wants:

Putin got just the war he asked for

Even if the Russians have lost control of events in Ukraine, they haven’t retreated from their main objective: denying any possibility of a pro-Western government taking power in Kiev for long.

Russia has been accusing Kiev for over a week that it is provoking “civil war” and this weekend, with the fire in Odessa, gunfights in Slaviansk and Kramatorsk which added dozens of casualties to the growing death-toll and the shooting-down of two Ukrainian attack helicopters, a civil war is exactly what they got.Even if this wasn’t Russia’s intention, the propaganda has fulfilled itself. Not that it should surprise anyone that encouraging local pro-Russian groups, reinforced by “volunteers” from Russia and the Moldovan breakaway province of Transnistria, to take on the security forces and occupy government buildings, would lead to chaos. Especially when taking into account the fact that Ukraine’s police and military forces can hardly be relied upon to obey orders from Kiev. Just as the Odessa police stood by during the early stages of the battle around the Worker’s Union building, contributing to the horrific result.

But even if the Russians have lost control of events, they haven’t retreated from their main objective: denying any possibility of a pro-Western government taking power in Kiev for long. The most recent official statements from Moscow emphasized that the Ukrainian presidential elections, scheduled to take place in three weeks, must not be held due to the current situation in the east.

While this obviously ignores Russia’s contribution to the breakdown in law and order, it’s clear that Putin now believes there is little chance of a more Moscow-friendly president emerging from these elections. He would therefore prefer to undermine the polls’ legitimacy even before they open, and if possible, prevent them in advance. http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/.premium-1.588823

In the past, Russia has indicated that it would take steps if military actions escalated and involved the government in Kiev against “ethnic Russians” in Ukraine.

May 4, 2014

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists in a blazing building and pushed the country closer to civil war…

Also in Odessa on Sunday, hundreds of pro-Russian activists surrounded a police station, calling for the release of their comrades detained after Friday’s clashes.

“They are just standing there and shouting for us to release the detainees,” a spokesman for the regional police said.

He said about 170 people were initially detained after pro-Russian activists clashed with supporters of Ukrainian unity on Friday, but since then about 50 had been released.

A Reuters photographer later reported that police had begun releasing detainees later Sunday.

In Moscow, a Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had not yet decided how to respond to the offensive, or to the deaths of at least 42 people – most of them pro-Russian – in Odessa.

Russia currently has at least 40,000 troops and armor massed on its border with Ukraine, and the Kremlin says it reserves the right to enter the country to protect ethnic Russians…

Earlier Sunday, Ukrainian forces were in control of checkpoints around the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk but did not enter the town, Reuters reported.

A Reuters correspondent reported shooting on Sunday on the road between the eastern towns of Kharkiv and Izyum where Ukrainian forces took over a checkpoint.

There were no signs of Ukrainian forces pushing their declared campaign to remove separatists from eastern cities including Kramatorsk, Donetsk and the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk.

Gunmen in Slovyansk, a city that rebels have turned into a heavily-fortified stronghold, said they were holding their ground against Ukrainian forces that have struggled to assert control over the past month.

Kyiv is organizing national elections for May 25.

However, as things stand, it would have trouble conducting the vote in many parts of the east, a circumstance that would allow Russia to declare any government emerging as bereft of legitimacy.

Russia denies ambitions to seize eastern Ukraine as it has annexed the Crimean peninsula but reserves the right to send troops to defend Russian-speakers if it deems necessary.

Separatists who have declared a “People’s Republic of Donetsk” are planning a referendum on secession on May 11. http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-ukrainian-forces-control-checkpoints-around-slovyansk/1907171.html

May 4, 2014

ODESSA, Ukraine — Hundreds of pro-Russian activists attacked a police station in this southern port city, forcing open its gate and breaking windows.

The prison is holding dozens of those arrested after the unrest here on Friday.

Hundreds of activists surrounded the building and called for the release of their detained comrades.

“Russians won’t abandon their own!” the militants chanted as they smashed windows and broke down the gate at the compound.

Others shouted “Russia! Russia!” and “we will not forgive!”

About 20 to 30 people were allowed to leave the prison, NBC News confirmed, although local reports said nearly 70 prisoners were released…

Friday’s deaths occurred after running clashes, involving petrol bombs and gunfire, between supporters and opponents of Moscow on the streets of Odessa, where the majority of people speak Russian.

The pro-Russian activists were trapped in a building as it burned down.

It was not clear who had thrown the petrol bombs that started the fire but pro-Russian demonstrators at the police station on Sunday blamed pro-Kiev activists. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/pro-russian-activists-attack-police-station-odessa-prisoners-freed-n96611

The Kiev government has apparently decided to take several military actions. For many reasons, Russia may be motivated to act more decisively now.

This is not going well for the people of Ukraine.

Various ones believe that at least some of those in Ukraine descended from the ancient Medes. According to biblical prophecy, the Medes will end up supporting a Russian led confederation in the end times. However, as there are ethnic differences in Ukraine, not all are Medes. This is part of why since late 2013, I warned that some type of split could occur in Ukraine. Years earlier (2008/2009), I also discussed religious splits there as well.

With Crimea now part of Russia, and parts of eastern Ukraine fighting supporters from the western portion of Ukraine, more splitting seems likely. Biblical prophecy will be fulfilled.

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