Ukraine rebels claim key victory is within grasp

That's nice....., but better think again before trying to break out of the Donbass. NATO has yet to enter this fight...

It could all be settled by Talking rather than fighting but NATO didn't start this mess just to let it be settled peaceful and Chocolate bunny will be just bad memory if peace is achieved. Only group that wants the peace, of course with guaranties of freedom and equality is the so called rebels.

When the EU and US supported the overthrow of a democratically elected but Pro-Russian government they set it motion this chain of events. Now Ukraine has lost Crimea and are close to losing half of their territory.

Another 'Mission Accomplished'.

scipantheist That's nice....., but better think again before trying to break out of the Donbass. NATO has yet to enter this fight...

Sorry - does NATO have any success in real combat operation?

As I know - all that was done well - were bomb attacks on residential areas and drone attacks on civilians

The civil war in South-East of Ukraine is a little bit different ....

ulysses When the EU and US supported the overthrow of a democratically elected but Pro-Russian government

The paradoxical truth - Yanukovich NEVER was pro-Russian

He was from south-east of Ukraine he speaks Russian but he was pro-western politician

He was a creature of the richest Ukrainian oligarch - Achmetov

And Achmetov main wish was business with West

Now Ukraine has lost Crimea and are close to losing half of their territory.

Yeh - thanks to EU&US policy. Before putsh at 22 February in Ukraine was not pro-Russian political forces

Oligarhs from east and Ultra-nationalists from west

Two main political forces - totally pro-western

But this crazy putsh absolutely destroyed Ukrainian state system ...

I think many years later Russian will erect a monument to Obama in the Crimea. With an inscription

NATO is there since day one, It is their agents that started the demonstrations that led to the coup and it is their mercenaries within the Army ranks that fight with the faces covered in black disguise allowing only eyes to be seen. Nato is also supplying arms and ammunition on regular bases. Most importantly it is NATO that decided not to have any direct negotiations between the two sides so that the war could go on. It is all about squeezing Russia.