Courtesy of Mish.
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to rid the country of “parasites” and launched a major offensive against the rebels.
In doing so, he went against his own advice as well as the advice of German and French leaders says Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Reuters reports Ukraine Forces Attack Rebel Positions, Putin Growls.
Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of “parasites”.
His decision quickly drew fire from Russian President Vladimir Putin who said Poroshenko had disregarded the advice of himself and German and French leaders. Putin said Poroshenko would now have to bear full responsibility for veering off the road to peace.
Concrete Steps
Poroshenko said in his early morning statement that Ukraine had not seen “concrete steps for de-escalating the situation, including strengthening controls on the border“.
Actually, that statement by Poroshenko is a blatant lie.
Yesterday Putin Made Significant Last Minute Concessions following unreasonable demands by Ukraine.
Specifically, Putin agreed “Ukrainian border guards be granted access to those crossing points from the Russian side as observers for joint control of the border, and that observers from the [Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe] also be admitted to those crossing points from the Russian side.”
That should have been enough because it was the only thing Russia could directly control.
Who Violated the Ceasefire?
A week ago I reported Rebels Down Ukraine Helicopter in Ceasefire Violation. Western media reported numerous instances of rebels breaking the ceasefire….
