Kiev’s President Poroshenko Calls for Crimea and Talk with East and the EU

Petro Poroshenko (Αντώνης Σαμαράς Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας)

A new Ukrainian president took office in Kiev:

June 7, 2014

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko promised to maintain the unity of Ukraine, saying Crimea “is, was and will be Ukrainian.”

The billionaire businessman took the oath of office as the country’s fifth president since the breakup of the Soviet Union Saturday in the capital, Kyiv, in front of parliament, world leaders and dignitaries, including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Poroshenko said during his inaugural address he will not accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Moscow sent troops to the Black Sea peninsula earlier this year and took control of it in March.

The new Ukrainian leader also pledged dialogue with countrymen in the east of the country where pro-Russian separatists have clashed with Ukrainian forces.

Poroshenko won a majority of votes in a May 25 election featuring 21 candidates.

He now must steer a country troubled by severe economic woes and unrest in the Russian border region.

Russia strengthens border security

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly ordered the Federal Security Service to beef up protection of Russia’s border with Ukraine. Russian news agencies on Saturday said the move aims to prevent illegal crossings into Ukraine.

June 7, 2014

Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) — It was a confident and forthright address by the new Ukrainian President.

With his wife, Maryna, and one of his four children looking on — as well as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden — Petro Poroshenko set a new course for Ukraine, one that was unabashedly European…

The message to Russia and to President Vladimir Putin, whom Poroshenko met on the sidelines of the D-Day commemorations in France on Friday, was twofold. Ukraine could never be reconciled to the annexation of Crimea “which is and always will be part of Ukraine,” he said, drawing a standing ovation from parliamentarians. But at the same time, he acknowledged that “citizens of Ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with Russia.” …

How those relations can be settled while Ukraine steams ahead toward integration with Europe will be Poroshenko’s greatest challenge. But of his ultimate vision for the country, he left no doubt. The association agreement and visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU were but the first steps “towards fully-fledged membership of Ukraine in the European Union.” Again, there was prolonged applause from his audience.

Whether the European Union is prepared for the cost and political risk involved in accepting Ukraine as its 28th member is very much open to doubt. But as an entrepreneur — a billionaire who has made his fortune in the candy business — Poroshenko made clear that he believed only massive investment and a sustained war against corruption could create a “modern, high-tech and defensible” Ukraine — a plan that could only be accelerated by looking to Europe. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/07/world/europe/poroshenko-ukraine-destiny/?hpt=hp_c1

Note: CNN erred on the above. There are already 28 nations in the EU, so Ukraine would be number 29 or higher should it join. And yes, this could increase the financial strain to the European Union, which could precipitate unrest as well as possible Vatican financial intervention to try to resolve this in the future.

That being said, the EU and the USA seem willing enough to concede Crimea to Russia, so Petro Poroshenko’s comments about Crimea should be considered a political hope on his part as opposed to something expected to happen.

Of course, the USA and European Union do not want Russia to end up with any additional Ukrainian territory, but that, of itself, has not stopped Russian plans for a Eurasian Union. The Eurasian Union was formally agreed to on May 29, 2014 and is to be effective January 1, 2015. Russia would ultimately like Ukraine (or at least parts of it) to be in that Eurasian Union. Russia seems to be calculating its next moves and the situation in Ukraine remains tense.

From a prophetic perspective, we appear to be seeing some separation between some of the peoples that live within the borders of Ukraine. According to Bible prophecy, those that appear to have descended from the ancient Medes will ultimately align with Russia.

This does not mean that some or all of Ukraine will not be part of the European Union, at least for a time. Geographically, Ukraine is in the correct location to be part of the final European Beast power according to prophecy.

The European Union has demonstrated a history and willingness to enlarge–and it is interested in Ukraine.

The Bible prophesied that a little horn would develop into what apparently is becoming a European entity. Actually what is now the EU began as a small organization involving three small countries located in the northern and western regions of Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, called the Benelux nations)–they then helped form the European Economic Community. Which expanded into the European Union.

Notice that, the Bible prophesied that a little horn would mainly expand South and East:

And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered (Daniel 8:9-12).

And while the above has had a past fulfillment, this prophecy seems to be dual (compare with Daniel 11:27-39). The reality is that the European Union has mainly expanded south and east of the Benelux nations. Now, approximately 500 million people are now under a new, single (though not completed united) government, called the European Union, headquartered in Brussels. Ukraine is east of much of the EU–thus its geography is consistent with being part of the EU.

Some in Ukraine want to be in Russia’s Eurasian Union (or in the case of Crimea actually part of Russia), while many now seem to wish to be in the European Union. But there is a split of opinion in that country, mainly between the Russian speakers in the East and Crimea and the rest of Ukraine. Since many of the Russian speakers have different ethnic ancestry than the others in Ukraine, various of them will ultimately support Russia.

That being said, I believe that later, even Russia will cooperate with the rising European Beast power for a time (cf. Revelation 13:4,8).

Yet, the time will come when Russia and its future allies will turns against it to destroy it (Daniel 11:44; Jeremiah 50:41-43). War is in the future for Russia as well as the European Union. Ukraine will be affected by that as well.

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