Sorry, I keep getting interrupted and can’t finish the post.
So, to continue, Ukraine’s president Yanukovich, who is one of Putin’s favorite puppets, has made a statement that fascists are now in power in Ukraine and he will be organizing a resistance movement.
For obvious reasons, the word “fascism” is a very charged one in Ukraine. Yanukovich has now apparently gone to Kharkov (my city which is right on the border with Russia) to organize “resistance to fascism.”
The main fear of progressive humanity both in Ukraine and abroad is that Putin will do what he did in Georgia and send in the troops. As we all know, the West stood passively by as Putin invaded Georgia. Chances are Putin will be allowed to do what he wants in Ukraine, too.
People keep asking why Yanukovich doesn’t seem eager to keep his promise to resign. My own belief – and I don’t have any sources to rely upon for this part of the post – is that Yanukovich wouldn’t be averse to resigning (and leaving the country). But his employer Putin needs him in Ukraine, and antagonizing Putin is very dangerous.
And by the way, several years ago I wrote on this blog that the Cold War was not over and the disbanding of the USSR was a short-term tactical maneuver. And guess who was right this entire time.
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