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Originally Posted by Skybird
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....6558&PageNum=0
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I wonder if the Ukraine really considers this to be acceptable for russia and really expects them to comply. It should be clear for every observer that no nation in place of Russia could comply with these demands without seriously damaging its military interests and also losing it's face:
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Black Sea Fleet command should request permission of Ukraine’s General Staff for the crossing of Ukraine’s border by naval ships or planes no less than 72 hours in advance. The document should specify what arms and ammunition, explosives and military equipment are carried. If consent is granted, the Black Sea Fleet command should notify of this the headquarters of the Azov-Black Sea regional agency of the state border service and the appropriate customs body of Ukraine no less than 24 hours in advance of naval ships’ departure.
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Full enough of high spirits to pull the tiger's tail? Could become another cold winter in the Ukraine, eventually. Why such unwanted provocations...
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One must be fair ... it is as good a time as any, right after that whole Georgia thing. Western sympathy towards ex-Soviet republics is raised, and so that will produce at least some pressure on Russia not to go roughshod.