New deaths and diplomatic warfare rattle Ukraine truce

Ukrainian news is the most redacted of all. Who is shelling whom? The Kiev regime is dong it of course. It is part of Poroshenko's strategy to to break the rebels. On 14 Nov. 2014 Poroshenko in a speech declared: "Our children will go to school, to kindergarten, theirs' will hole up in basements. This is how we will win the war"" You can find it on You Tube. There are English subtitles in case you do not follow Ukrainian.

As usual, Poroshenko blames Russia and as usual without proof. If there was proof you would see it in blazing headlines.

If you search the Web you will find articles about masses of Ukrainian men refusing to drafted, the daily anti-Poroshenko, the power of the neo-Nazi right in Kiev politics, and the questionable deaths of dissenters.

Another piece of dubious "news": "The February accords that the leaders of Germany and France effectively forced upon Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had initially helped limit the fighting to hotspots whose status had been under dispute from the start." Nobody forced anyone to do anything they did not want to. Certainly Putin was not "forced" as he was wanted a ceasefire, as, at that point, no doubt did Poroshenko, who himself has taken financial losses because of the mess created in part by the U.S. (He is no longer a billionaire.)

Finally, please don't complain about Russian "propaganda." Nearly everything you get about Ukraine and Russia in the mainstream media is propaganda. And much of that consists of distortions and omissions.

@Burning Bush "Shelling by whom?"

Shelling by Ukrainians. And it is rather funny to observe how primitively US-controlled media depict the whole conflict. Even YouTube is filled by videos of Ukrainian batallions, marching under NAZI symbols and flags. They are shelling civilians of Eastern region day and night but AFP and others keep singing songs about Russian invasion...

What else you do not see in the news are protests in Kiev against Poroshenko. I believe a Gay, Lesbian and Transgender demonstration that was physically attacked by Right Sector was briefly noted somewhere.

Short-term liabilities of Ukraine, to be paid within a year, look threatening - $ 65 billion. (private and state debts)

The problem - Ukrainian economy collapsed as a result of next factors :

1 No reforms at all during last 22 years - comparing to Russia or Poland. Ukrainian economy - privatized old style Soviet economy. Sad but truth. Today is tooo late to do something. Even before putsch of 22 February 2014 situation in economy of Ukraine was very dangerous.

Today reforms just can't be done.

2 Donbass was main economical and industrial center of Ukraine. Donbass was a money making machine for Ukrainian state.

By the way - Crimea population want to be in Russia and they come to Russia.

Donbass had no intention to leave Ukraine. Why ?? They prefer to be a big fish in a little pond. In Ukraine they were the first and the best... In Russia - no more than middle region...

You see ? They want more money to keep in region, more political power, speak Russian language.

But they had no intention to join Russia !

Surprise ?? They were NOT pro-Russian . Sometimes it's better to be first in small village than second in Rome... Leaders of Donbass had absolutely no chance to have a lot of influence in Moscow....

And Yanukovich for example was from Donbass... You see ? Leaders of Donbass disagree with putsch just because they lost Kiev... And they was sooo angry that they start to disobey and ignore putsch leaders... they start this stragle not Moscow.

Today Donbass fully destroyed, population run. No business no industry, no taxes..

3 All Ukrainian export of goods (not raw materials) was only in one market - Russian.

As a result of anti-Russian policy - Ukraine lost this unique market...

4 As a result of points 2 and 3 Ukrainian industry has stopped.

What Ukrainian leaders can do in such situation ?

Make war not love.