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Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Tymoshenko and Ukraine's new prime minister to visit Ireland this weekend

The former Ukrainian Prime Minister was released from prison last week and will join two other political figures for the EPP conference.

UKRAINE’S YULIA TYMOSHENKO is among the visitors who will speak at a European elections event in Ireland this weekend.

It was confirmed today that the opposition leader will join her country’s newly-elected prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and opposition figure Vitali Klitschko at the European People’s Party conference in the capital.

Approximately 2,000 participants from 39 countries will take part in the Dublin congress, which takes place on Thursday and Friday of this week, 6-7 March at the Convention Centre on Dublin’s Spencer Dock.

At the event, which is hosted by EPP member party Fine Gael, the EPP is due to elect its candidate for President of the European Commission.

Speculation began last November that Taoiseach Enda Kenny was “being seriously talked about” for the job.

The role has been held by Jose Manuel Barroso since 2004 and will become vacant this June.

The event will be hosted by the Taoiseach and by EPP President Joseph Daul and the EPP electoral programme is due to be discussed at the congress.

Speakers at the event will include Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan (Ireland), Jose Manuel Barroso (President of the European Commission), Angela Merkel (German Chancellor), and Herman Van Rompuy (President of the European Council).

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    Mute Jo Buckley
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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:34 PM

    Very confusing. This woman lost a democratic election against Yanukovych. She was jailed for embezzlement and abuse of power, apparently politically biased charges. Now in a not very democratic way Yanukovych is deposed and other group takes power without elections.
    Some media is selling this as good guys (pro EU) versus bad ones (pro Russian). I am getting more confused every day.

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    Mute scaldbag
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:03 PM

    Why are they coming here..if they believe Ireland is some beacon of light in the democratic world..they are sadly mistaken. If they can learn any thing from us , it is how not to do certain things.

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    Mute Niamh Byrne
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:09 PM

    It’s because of the Irish Ukrainians not the Russians.

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    Mute Lm group
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:14 PM

    They are coming here to learn a few tricks

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    Mute eye-c-u
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:48 PM

    Well true he did beat her in elections that were seen as rigged in places plus people got disillusioned with orange revolution.

    Saying that does not give enda right although elected to have our country to say the uk. We would go nuts too :)

    I for one will go to greet her. We can exchange make up tips.

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    Mute White Fang
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:50 PM

    Eye, that’s a lie, as I’m sure yo

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:52 PM

    Eye, that’s a lie, as I’m sure you know. The 2010 presidential election was deemed as a fair and accurate reflection of voter’s intentions by all international agencies observing, including OSCE and PACE. There was no rigging. Yanukovych won and Tymoshenko lost.

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    Mute Igors Riblovs
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:56 PM

    She will tell you how good she is and how poor they are, almost everything that she says are empty words, it will be just a bias against the evil Russian, to keep the majority thought so.

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    Mute Barry O Donoghue
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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:47 PM

    While the elections might have been given the stamp of approval ordering live ammunition to be used on protesters is what made Yanukovych loose power, even a democratically elected government looses all legitimacy when it murders protesters.
    On another note the new government has in no way attacked russian speakers, the local tartar minority where attacked by crowds of pro-russians for demonstrating in favour of the new government. Seems to be the pro-russians using violence constantly while claiming they are at risk.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:52 PM

    Good to see this viewpoint highlighted. She may have been harshly treated, but from what I can gather there was substance to the charges. I find it hard to believe that Tymoshenko, Yatsenyuk and Klitschko will all leave the Ukraine for a conference in the middle of the current crisis however.

    I would consider going just see Vitali Klitschko though – best heavyweight of his generation (well, maybe Lewis), speaks 4 languages, holds a Phd, accomplished chess player, noted humanitarian and probably the only Ukrainian leader without baggage

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    Mute Igors Riblovs
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    Mar 4th 2014, 7:03 PM

    Who is in power in Ukraine ?

    Are they democratic lads ?

    http://rt.com/news/ukraine-nationalists-fears-video-674/

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:05 PM

    Jo. The parliament of Ukraine voted to impeach Yanokovich. They also voted at the dame time to return to the 2004 constitution that divided power equally between the parliament and the office of the President. In 2011 not long after his election Yanokovich unilaterally changed the constitution to strip most of the parliament’s powers and give them to himself as president thus making parliament nothing more than a rubber stamp for his decisions. With his orders to the Police to shoot protesters still fresh. The protests gave the members of parliament the will to remove him for abuse of his powers. So the vote from the elected representatives of the Ukrainian people was quite legitimate and legal.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:24 PM

    Igors, I don’t think RT can be held up as a trustable source for news…….

    Then again, neither can Fox News…….

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    Mute John Deegan
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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:45 PM

    Mick they had to have Yanukovitch agreement to restore the old constitution. He agreed the day before they ran him from the country and he never signed the old constitution back into law. So the new constitution is still on effect. You may not like it but hey dems the breaks, it’s still the law. I didn’t like it when our own gov illegally funded a biased leaflet in the childrens referendum. Our courts said yes that was illegal but tough the referendum result still stands. But it doesn’t matter what I think right? The law is the law?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:59 PM

    But then again John he unilaterally changed the constitution in the first place so did that make it legal?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:49 PM

    Mick, nice try.
    You may not like Yanukovitch but it doesn’t make his constitutional changes illegal.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:56 PM

    That would be for the Ukrainian Supreme court to decide. And it hasn’t come out and said that Yanokovich’s impeachment was illegal nor that the re-instatement of the 2004 constitution was illegal.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:01 PM

    As I have said in a Presidential Democracy a strong Parliament is necessary to counter balance the power of the presidency. And the roll of the Courts is to act as a referee between the two.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 10:39 AM

    Off topic, but White Fang do you agree that the overthrow of the Morsi government was justified or was it indeed highly undemocratic and wrong?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:19 PM

    I didnt realise fg are a member of this group which includes barroso and merkel. That would explain why edna never stood up to them and does what he is told.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:14 PM

    If u didn’t know that then you obviously don’t follow politics too closely

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    Mar 5th 2014, 9:28 AM

    you support fg i guess lol

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:17 PM

    She has deteriorated…used to be a cracker…

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:34 PM

    Hard to keep up with the beauty regime locked up in a Ukrainian prison!

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    Mute Ancient History
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    Mar 4th 2014, 8:02 PM

    Once eastern women pass the age of 30 they become babushkas.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 3:27 AM

    If she was a man would you be commenting on his looks? That’s irrelevant.

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    Mute Vladimir Pootin
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    Mar 5th 2014, 8:51 AM

    You would think she would have more important things to do.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 8:51 AM

    I’d still tap it though

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:47 PM

    Tymoshenko is a busted flush. She had her chance and feathered her nest as much as she could. Now she is barely stopping short of calling for war with Russia.
    No thanks Yulia, the west has absolutely no intention of going to eat for you. You’d be better advised routing out the fascists who now sit at Ukraines cabinet table.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:48 PM

    * war *

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:05 PM

    I’ll go to eat for her

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:21 PM

    Gives you some idea what the ‘revolution’ in Ukraine is about

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    Mute Jeremy Usbourne
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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:33 PM

    What?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:47 PM

    The writing is on the wall, Jeremy.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 6:00 AM

    A 50/50 split is the best outcome when you are being intentionally vague.

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    Mute Martin Sinnott
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:00 PM

    She is no Angel !

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:50 PM

    Nope she ain’t.

    And they are the bed type in bed

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    Mute Betty Swolicks
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:51 PM

    …if you believe Yanukovych’s “corruption charges” against her, that is.

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    Mute John Deegan
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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:18 PM

    The illegitimate Ukrainian junta puppets are coming here with their mascot Tymoshenko to discuss carving up their country for the debt and death IMF/EU model. They will also try to stir up anti Russian sentiment to back up their illegal coup. We should be careful here. This dispute has nothing to do with us.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:50 PM

    Bit over excited there.

    Here have a hug

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:59 PM

    If you read the piece John you would know that’s not what its about.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:46 PM

    You’re right Jeremy.
    I’m sure the subject will never come up.
    Enda: “so lads how are things in Ukraine”.
    Ukrainians: “grand Enda. We had a lot of snow this winter. We want to learn about your 5 point plan”

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:22 PM

    John. Were those that voted to impeach Yanokovich not also Elected representatives of the Ukrainian people? Should they not have a say in how their country is run? The whole point of having a parliament in a presidential democracy is to off set the power of the President. Otherwise it is no longer democratic but just a dictatorship with one man with unlimited power.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:33 PM

    Mick, when there is armed revolt in the streets and the leaders of that revolt sit down with the incumbent and agree he would stay in power until the next election, and then the next day that goes out the window and the president, elected fair and square and still legally in power, is ran from the country in fear of his life, we have a term for it. It’s called a coup d’état. Whether you like Yanukovitch or not it’s still a coup. And no amount if lies and propaganda and snake talk can convince me otherwise.
    The fact that a rump parliament towed the line after the fact doesn’t change the nature of the coup.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:42 PM

    Actually John when that agreement was put to the whole parliament for ratification it was the decision of all the Elected members to reject the agreement and it was a democratic decision taken by those same Elected members to restore the previous constitution and impeach the President.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:05 PM

    John, I enjoy reading your posts they’re always a good read and have good points, don’t waste your time with Mick Jordan he’ll just drag you round in circles, twist your words, be pedantic and basically do anything he can to run you off topic, it would be much better spent debating with people who can make fair points and decent counter arguments, only thing you’ll learn from MIck is how to troll and shill.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:08 PM

    The leaked audio from the u.s. ambassador shows America were involved in this coup.Klitschko was deemed “not ready for prime time”.The candid view of European allies was,”f. the e.u.!”…
    There was an election scheduled for year so calling Ukraine a dictatorship as I have heard on u.s. TV is absur..

    Just imagine that a group of right wing Dutch toppled the government of Holland .Would they be welcomed with open arms to this conference of democrats with open arms??

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:40 PM

    Now now Bobby Fox.
    Just because Uncle Sam spent $5billion in Ukraine “spreading democracy”. Just because they have driven NATO relentlessly to Russia’s doorstep. Just because their neocon Nuland was caught red handed discussing her choice of next Ukrainian government. And just because the choice happened to be “Yats” and “Klits” and that lo and behold the Ukrainian leader was ousted in a violent coup, replaced by, you guessed it, “Yats” and “Klits”. Now please, that in no way makes the US gov in any way responsible for this mess.
    Don’t you know all Russians are bad?
    It’s the Ruskies wot done it I tells ya!

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:28 PM

    Russia is demonstrating why NATO is needed.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 8:09 PM

    @John
    Bingo
    Great post.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:15 PM

    John. You do realise that that $5 Billion was given to successive Ukrainian governments over a period of 23 years. Ireland has given more than that to African countries over the same period of time.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:33 PM

    She travelling from one sh:thole to another

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:46 PM

    @dave anthony. Classy comment.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:20 PM

    Thanks spastian

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:17 PM

    Fine gael aligned to fellow Nazis no surprise there

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:33 PM

    Another nice intelligent contribution there eamon. You sound quite smart.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:00 PM

    Its ‘young eamonn’.

    Get his name right.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:06 PM

    Eamonnín do you even know what a Nazi is? Or is it just that your IQ and shoe size are in perfect harmony?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:11 PM

    Perhaps you would be better positioning that question to the high IQ in Fine gael who used the Nazi Salute in past days have you even heard of the Blue shirts

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:23 PM

    Aye and labour and ff were communists was it?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:24 PM

    Yes we’ve all heard of the blue shirts. They are all the same you mug

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:29 PM

    Beware the Shire Horses

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:02 PM

    Last time I checked it wasn’t the 1930s?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:19 PM

    You must be habitually late, Conor.
    I personally don’t carry a day planner but I never had to check if my estimations were off by 85 years.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 9:37 AM

    imposing the same authoritarian forces and corporatist policies sill looks like facists

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    Mar 4th 2014, 3:45 PM

    I’m distressed to come in here a full 40 minutes after the article was created and not a single reference to Prime Time.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:09 PM

    Ireland, hide your money Tymoshenko is coming to get them!

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:02 PM

    Coup d’etat.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:22 PM

    They are not that uncommon these days we had one here ourselves in September 2008 ! When the ECB took over to make us pay their bills.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:01 PM

    DDI will fix all that.
    Won’t they Martin?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 5:22 PM

    Ah Jeremy your no1 will be either ff or fg chances are same as everyone else, and to paraphrase Leonard nemoy ‘and the cosmic balance continues’ or something to that affect! Or the don’t blame me I voted for klang!

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:45 PM

    Incredible how the standard EU-bashing now extends to Kiev and Tymoshenko. She won 30% of seats in the election, was jailed for 7yrs on jumped-up political charges, refused adequate medical care and monitored 24/7 by CCTV in her hospital room. Here’s hoping she receives a warm welcome and figures out how to stave off Putin and his 150k strong army.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:03 PM

    Yanukovitch won over 50%.
    Coup, baby coup.
    But hey, he’s a bit like them nasty Russians. Bet he doesn’t even speak English. And he had the audacity to spurn our benevolent advances!
    Bloody Russians.
    Not like dem lovely Saudi royals.
    Who keeps them in power? I don’t remember any elections.
    Isn’t it illegal for women to walk around alone there? But hey, who cares, at least they’re not dem sneaky Russians. You know dem Ruskies with, shock horror, their own opinions!

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:25 PM

    Bit of a rant there John.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:43 PM

    Yanukovych’s Party of the Regions won 34.4% of seats in 2012… many of whom proceeded to disown him on Saturday in a 328/450 parliamentary vote.. even Putin admits he is politically dead.. elections planned for May.. funny looking coup d’état.. Let’s just hope Yanukovych can use his $12bn in wealth to build himself a nice new personal zoo.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:44 PM

    Saudi royals?.. lols

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:06 PM

    Diarmaid, Yanukovitch got 50% (well ok 48.95%) of the vote in the presidential election in 2010. He then left the party of regions as obliged under Ukrainian law. But hey what difference do facts make? Point is he was chased out at the barrel of a gun, without Ukrainian law and due process being followed. But you say a majority in parliament voted him out. Doesn’t matter, parliament exceeded its legal authority.
    An example would be parliament here voting to remove a judge. Wouldn’t matter even if the vote was unanimous as under Irish law it ain’t legal.
    But anyway I sense you are not a man to be swayed by mere facts.
    And yes it was a helluva zoo.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:15 PM

    John you mention the Law and Legality. Has the Ukrainian Supreme Court said that the parliamentary vote and impeachment was illegal? Now another question is the invasion of Ukraine a breach of international treaties signed and agreed to by Russia and as such illegal?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:45 PM

    The barrel of a gun has generally been facing one-way.. ask the dozens of dead Kiev protesters.. or the non-Russian people of Crimea.. When you turn guns on your own people you lose the argument.. it’s just handy to have a friend like Putin to prop you up, ask Assad.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:52 PM

    Mick you’re shooting wides all night tonight. Ukraines constitutional court were dismissed by parliament on feb 24. You think the new judges will rock the boat? With Pravy Sektor outside patrolling the streets? Unlikely.
    As for Russia’s actions they are
    maintaining that the legitimate president of Ukraine invited them and that they will secure the rights of their citizens come what may. The world will deliver its verdict in time on Russia’s actions. I would point out that Russia is on safer ground than the US was in Iraq, and that thankfully not a single person has died since Russia entered the scene, compared with a million innocent victims of “shock and awe”, that there are openly fascist thugs not just roaming the streets of Kiev terrorising Jews, but sitting at the cabinet table. But look, it doesn’t matter because you believe deep down that the Americans are “better” than the Russians. You believe the world can only be viewed from your perspective, hence you can apply one standard for the Americans and another for the Russians. You approach every debate from this angle believing in your superiority. Therefore my friend, my words are wasted.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 6:17 AM

    John. Thats a bit odd. Considering the Russians invaded on the 27th of Feb and his letter was dated the 1st of March. Do the Russians have Crystal ball? And the supreme court Judges are all existing experienced judges. Do you think they fear such a small group as Right Sector?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:30 PM

    Totaitarian states like Russia always impose their system on occupied countries. Crimea under Putin will not be truly “free”.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:22 PM

    You’re right Eamonn. And we would know as we’ve brought freedom to so many places recently. Let me see, how about Iraq? A million people dead, a country in chaos, ethnic division polarised and Iraqis yet dying in their thousands. How about Afghanistan? Dem Tallyban been wiped out yet? No, didn’t think so. Let’s stay another 15 years. How about Egypt? Mubarak is gone. They elected the Muslim brotherhood. Mmmm not sure we liked the look o dem Muslims. Not sure democracy suited them. They didn’t vote the right way.Good news though there was a military coup. And all lived happily ever after. How about Libya? Well things ain’t so great there either. The new gov has no authority. Just one hour ago the main TV channel came under attack by a rabid militia. And the country is a complete failure and war zone. Somalia? Er forget Somalia. How about Mali? The French were bringing freedom there.Well maybe not. But they did secure the Uranium mines and that is the basis of any freedom surely.
    Ah freedom, brings a tear to the eye…

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:35 PM

    John. Do you not live in a free and democratic country? Do you not have to speak your mind on a public forum like this and not fear the knock on the door? Do you not have a choice of what news programs you wish to watch or what papers you want to read? Do you not have the right to travel where and when you wish? Ask someone from Cuba, North Korea, China, Belarus, Burma or Kazakhstan if all the above rights are available to them. And then ask yourself would you like to live without all those rights.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 12:14 AM

    Mick where to start.
    Freedom and democracy are under attack all over the west.
    Did you vote to be used as collateral for a private banking bailout?
    Did you vote in deciding that we would be supervised by foreign unelected entities ie the troika?
    I did vote in elections where the gov parties said no more bond payouts.
    What happened there?
    Governments grab more and more power for themselves using a manufactured and totally unnecessary financial crisis to justify it.
    You know that our revenue commissioners can forcibly enter your home without a warrant or any suspicion of you having committed a crime? To evaluate your house for the property tax? If that doesn’t concern you it’s sad. But not surprising, it doesn’t concern most people.
    Your attitude is to give your unquestioning allegiance to the authorities of the day.
    But that is not what democracy in a republic is about.
    “Eternal vigilence is the price of freedom”.
    “He who would trade liberty for some temporary freedom deserves neither”
    “Trade with all nations, alliance with none”
    The founding fathers of the American Republic spoke those words.
    Oh how far we have fallen.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 6:28 AM

    So what form of government would you suggest. One where anyone can refuse to pay any taxes they don’t like? We the People of Ireland borrowed more than we could afford. Nobody made us do do it. Yes the banks gave cheap credit but it was our own choice to take it. It was like We were given a credit card with no limit and going on a spending spree without giving any thought that it would have to paid back. And when the bill came due people like you began crying that it was everyone else’s fault that we spent so much.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 7:27 AM

    Well Mick I would say that freedom is severely curtailed when a private cartel controls the money supply, issuing it as debt creating a parasite which sucks the life from its host, the tax paying public. Ever wonder why all governments are in debt? I would start there my friend. But hey on the other hand as you correctly pointed out life is worse in North Korea so we should just stop all this “dangerous talk” and be happy with our lot.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 12:21 PM

    The reason for government debt is government over spending on the things like disability payments for junkies, Unconditional free legal aid etc. Stop paying for pointless stuff and they would save a fortune.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 4:46 PM

    My comment is political Sebastian yours is not while you are on a Political news forum spot the difference

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    Mar 4th 2014, 6:22 PM

    I contend that every comment is political.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:42 PM

    I will not object to your contention but then again you didn’t make an ass-umption like spaface

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    Mar 4th 2014, 7:11 PM

    What has Gerry Adams said about this? Is he on the side of the Russians or the Ukrainians ?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:26 PM

    David we are all proud westerners on the side of freedom.
    Pssst Ukraine? Be afraid, be very afraid.,,

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:27 PM

    And can someone please pass me some “freedom fries”?

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:37 PM

    Name calling again Golden!! But one can hardly expect anything else from you.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 9:59 PM

    DILLIGAF Mick, that’s an acronym for Do I Look Like I Give A Fuhk. :)

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:13 PM

    As they say Golden when you need to resort to insults and foul language you have lost the argument. And if that is the case you have lost an awful lot of arguments.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:34 PM

    Crimea River.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:06 PM

    That the best you can think of? Its already been used up.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:49 PM

    He’s waiting to see who’s going to win first. Then he’ll say he supported them all along.

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:52 PM

    this is definitely going to get dirty .

    IMF already had a deal in place with Ukraine 15.1bn , until 2011 that is ,then they ask Yanukovich to up the price of all GAS TARIFF’s , a request he refused (probably by order from russia) ties with IMF where cut .

    IMF pee’d off .
    Now yanukovich is out (via a USA backed coup) , a neo nazi and former banker is in (sound familiar) , backed and endorsed by USA/IMF/EU
    Ukraine now one of the poorest countries in europe , with vast resources ,

    Fracking contracts worth 20bn (for shell and Chevron ) are all ready to be signed (yanukovich refused to signed them).

    IMF vultures are circling ready to pounce , hence they want putin to back off and not interrupt their pillaging .

    so , is putin any different to the IMF dictators NO.
    ukrainian people are stick between a rock and a hard place .

    footnote.

    I wonder what the Israelis think of their masters backing a neo-nazi (they very quiet on that one)

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    Mar 4th 2014, 10:09 PM

    If anyone is interested, there is a protest at this event tomorrow, all are welcome.
    Protest March Against the European People’s Party Congress
    https://www.facebook.com/events/222462784610731/224409557749387/?ref=notif&notif_t=like

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    Mar 4th 2014, 11:47 PM

    I’ll be there. To throw poo at them.

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    Mar 5th 2014, 4:22 AM

    holey moley, the Kremlinoids are out in full force with all the usual assortment of Kremlinoid boogeymen:

    “nazis”

    “CIA plot”

    “IMF vultures”
    “anti-Rooshan sentiment”

    1) Tymoshenko was convicted on trumped up charges in a stalinist show trial under a stalinist code – “exceeding authority”

    2) Yanukonvikt was elected, but not democratically – be that as it may, he proceeded to change the constitution, and made all judges in Ukraine beholden to him, so that the judges resembled those from the Planet of the Apes, complete with medallions

    3) Yanukonvikt was not elected to be a dictator, which he became by virtue of changing the constitution with the help of the chimps in robes from the Planet of the Apes – Ukraine does not have a bona fide legal system

    4) Yanukonvikt spent 2 days packing truck convoys to escape and flee from Ukraine – it was caught on video, but the lunkhead lardbutt illiterate imbecile lummox could not pack his garish palace to take with him; however, he did send his Airbus to United Arab Emirates, which was tracked live on the flight radar web site

    5) when he finally made it to Rossiya, Yanukonvikt claimed in a press conference, after he broke a pen, that “Ukraine is – our – strategic partner” – since when does a “legitimate” president pack up as much as he can, flee to Rostov-on-Don, Rossiya, in order to be president of another country?

    6) unlike all the thugs rooshan agents that fled Ukraine, Tymoshenko had the guts and courage to stay in Ukraine, despite a clearly unjust stalinist show trial and verdict – and God bless her for her courage and guts – she has more balls than Yanukonvikt, who is Putler’s butt boy

    7) people in Ukraine are not anti-Russian – they are anti-dictatorship a la Vlad Dracul Putler, and they are for democracy

    That ought to send the Kremlinoids into a head-spinning tizzy for quite a while

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    Mar 5th 2014, 9:39 AM

    Don’t for fine gael cause they are supporting the EPP

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