BACKGROUND In 2012, Putin announced the world that he's working on the establishment of a union of federations as response on former Soviet states who filed a membership to the EU. Many of these former Soviet states formed once the Warshaw Pact, so Russia's previous alliance treaty and also led by Moscow. Now, Putin want such alliance back but under his control. And again with threats, blackmail and invasion as Moscow did in Czechoslovakia and in Hungary in the previous century. However - and that is what the pro-Russians not seems to know - is that Putin's new alliance does not give the member states the right to have a say in foreign affairs and defense politics. This means that (new) members of Putin's union of federation can never represent themselves as real sovereign states. So, pro-Russians may have the right to believe that it is about their own choice of any form of autonomy or independence. For Putin they are not the issue. It's all bringing back the former Soviet states under his control. Putin have always seen Ukraine is his key member. That is why he pressed Yanukovych not to sign a trade deal with the EU. But the majority of the Ukrainians thought different and urged their leader to sign. He didn't because of repressive autocratic ruler in Moscow.. For the Ukrainians it was clear: Yanukovych seems to rule on behalf of Putin. They wanted him out. The Maidan protest was born. And so began in January 2014 the Ukrainian Revolution. During the first two weeks in February 2014, Putin saw his key member Ukraine drifting away from him. In a anger response he decided to break with the Budapest Agreement which is meant to ensure Ukraine's sovereignty and independence. The claim, the conquest, the seizure and the annexation of Crimea are the result. During that operation, Russian intelligence were send to East Ukraine to instigate divisions and to encourage the people to seek for the same as they did with Crimeans. The world is witnessing what happened since then. Odessa not far away from the so called independent seeking Transnistria in Moldavia, is Putin's third target because of its strategic location. Putin is not only playing a danger game. He's also bringing his own country on a verge of collapsing as foreign investors either flee the country or take their money out of that country. Russia's economy is on a standstill for the third time in row which means that Putin have brought his country into a recession. So, how can pro-Russians expect from Moscow financial support when the Russians themselves will see the bottom of their wallets soon not only because of their Putin but also because of these pro-Russians! -------------------- This video, re-uploaded on this channel is meant for documentation in relation to - strategic political education - studies in regional security - mass communication & demagogy - mass collective behavior in public The content therefore is within the right of fair use and the right to provide information to students, scholars and scientists in the fields as mentioned. This video has been re-uploaded as part of the relocation of all Ukraine videos from GHSR Global Security channel to this new channel. Videos about the Ukraine crisis will then no longer be available on GHSR Global Security after the entire move have been completed. ___

• published: 14 May 2014
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