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Violence In EasternUkraine

The Ukraine is a nation of dissent and protests. After the Euromedian

protests have come to an "end", the government is in shambles, protests

have broken out in predominantly ethnic Russian areas, and the path ofUkraine is hazy at best. The interim government has no control over its

people, and with the breakup of the police forces known as Berkut, it's

unlikely that they will ever be in full control. As well as the fleeing of

impeached president Yanukovych to the predominantly Russian south, the

area of Ukraine which he carried with a clear cut majority during the

elections.

Since the new government out of Kiev took power, Russian and tartars

have been in conflict over the issue of what to do next. One major region

in the south by the name of the Crimea has experienced minor protests

from both groups. However it would seem more likely that the crimean

government would seek the help of the Russian government. With Russian

forces now "training" on the joint border of Russia and Ukraine, it would

seem as that the Russian government is getting ready for a fight. Thechoice is up to the Russian government over whether it will be an aggressor

or a defender in the upcoming war.

The path is hazy for Ukraine but there is a way to end it all. The Western

Ukraine would rather be part of the EU while the East wants to join the

Russian-Belarusian-Kazakhstan custom union which has been dubbed

Eurasian Union versus the better known European Union. So the optionalplan would to break the West from the East and continue forward with the

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group that either side wants to join(As seen in the photo). However the

West won't allow that with most of the production and money coming out

of the east, as well as the majority of food coming out the east. So in the

end the Ukraine is doomed to war for a government that will be corrupt ifnot more so than the last one was.

The Ukraine has been hit again by massive protests from not the west but

the east. The protests have taken the Crimea by force, literally. The pro-

Russian protesters have taken control over the regional parliament as well

as the two major airports in the region. The protesters have also kicked out

the old government and have placed a Pro-Moscow government in place.The new government of Crimea has asked the Russian Federation for help

on Friday which was granted today by the Russian Federal Assembly as the

State Duma and the Federation Council have granted the Russian

president , Vladimir Putin, the use of force within the area. Soon

afterwards, Russian naval troops took control of major cities in the region.

However, this wasn't the only part of the country which has started todescend into chaos as the cities of Odessa, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. The

regional capital of Donetsk had the Russian flag risen over the regional

headquarters as well in Kharkiv where 10,000 strong have raised the

Russian tri-color high.These areas of the country have been unstable after

the Euromedian protests due to the fact of the area being Pro-Yanukovych

in the elections. The regional capital of Donetsk has called for an

referendum to decide the region's future with the country of Ukraine.Quoted from the City council's page"Until all the legitimacy of the new

laws approved by Verkhovna Rada [Ukrainian Parliament] is clarified, the

City Council [of Donetsk] will take full responsibility for its territories"

This could be a deciding vote as the rest of the east looks to see if the the

region will break away as well as if they will follow suit. The region will be

a key player as well as the region of Crimea. We will just have to wait and

see what will happen is this shaken country.

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