Ukraine crisis, Depends on whom you ask ...[ 3753 ]

Ukraine crisis: What's happening? Depends on whom you ask

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN

March 4, 2014 -- Updated 0331 GMT (1131 HKT)

U.S. president Barack Obama, Ukraine Ambassador to the United Nations Yuriy Sergeyev, and Russian president Vladimir Putin have very different stories over what's happening in Ukraine.

(CNN) -- Tensions are mounting as Russian troops step up their presence in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and world leaders push for a diplomatic solution to the escalating crisis.

As ideological battle lines are drawn around the world over the situation, leaders are painting vastly different pictures of the realities on the ground.

Here are some of the questions at play, with a look at how key players are weighing in:

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Who's in charge of Ukraine?

 

 How far will Putin go in Ukraine?

 

Can bloodshed be prevented in Crimea?

 

Crimea downplays Russian ultimatum

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Russia's take: Viktor Yanukovych remains Ukraine's elected leader, and Ukraine's new government is illegitimate. Russian United Nations envoy Vitaly Churkin called it an "armed takeover by radical extremists."

Ukraine's take: Ukraine has a legitimate government and is set to have new presidential elections on May 25. "Let's give an opportunity for that to work," Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.N. Yuriy Sergeyev said.

United States' take: Yanukovych abandoned his post last month, fled the country and was then voted out of office by Ukraine's democratically elected parliament.

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How many Russian troops are inside Ukraine?

Russia's take: Russia hasn't said how many troops it's sent into Ukraine.

Ukraine's take: Russia has sent military ships, helicopters and cargo planes to deploy 16,000 troops into Crimea since February 24, Sergeyev told the United Nations on Monday.

United States' take: Russian forces "have complete operational control of the Crimean peninsula," a senior U.S. administration official told CNN on Sunday, with estimates of 6,000 Russian ground and naval forces in the region

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Do Russian troops have a right to be in Crimea?

Russia's take: Yes. A treaty between the neighboring nations allows Russia to have up to 25,000 troops in Crimea, Russia's U.N. envoy said Monday, adding that Yanukovych requested that Russia send military forces.

Ukraine's take: No. Russian troops amassing in Crimea and near the border with Ukraine are an "act of aggression."

United States' take: No, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing a dangerous game. The consequences of military action "could be devastating," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said Monday.

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Why is the tense standoff unfolding now?

Russia's take: Russia has said its parliament approved Putin's use of military force to protect Russian citizens in the Crimean peninsula.

Ukraine's take: There's no evidence of any threat to Russians inside Ukraine. Russia wants to annex Crimea.

United States' take: Russia is responding to its own historic sensitivities about Ukraine, Crimea and their place in Moscow's sphere of influence, a senior White House official told CNN Monday. Russia fears that Ukraine is falling under European or Western influence, the official said.

CNN's Jim Acosta and Dana Ford contributed to this report.

Ukraine is important both politically and geographically....[ 3752 ]

Ukraine's strategic importance

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Tom Foreman breaks down why Ukraine is important both politically and geographically.
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Επίσημη πρώτη για «Το Ποτάμι»...[ 3751 ]

Τους στενούς του συνεργάτες παρουσιάζει ο Στ.Θεοδωράκης

O Στ.Θεοδωράκης δεν θα είναι ο ίδιος στη λίστα για την Ευρωβουλή   (Φωτογραφία:  Eurokinissi )

Αθήνα / in.gr / Τελευταία ενημέρωση: 04 Μαρ. 2014, 13:32

 

Τους περίπου 30 από τους στενότερους συνεργάτες του παρουσιάζει αυτή την ώρα ο Σταύρος Θεοδωράκης, ο οποίος την περασμένη εβδομάδα ανακοίνωσε την κάθοδο στις ευρωεκλογές με «Το ποτάμι».

«Το ποτάμι» δεν θα συγκροτηθεί οργανωτικά όπως τα υπόλοιπα κόμματα, γι' αυτό και αναζητείται ένα νέο μοντέλο συλλογικής λειτουργίας, στο οποίο το διαδίκτυο θα έχει τον πρώτο λόγο.

• To κείμενο του Στ.Θεοδωράκη

Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, ο ίδιος βολιδοσκοπεί πρόσωπα με κοινωνική δράση για συμμετοχή στο ψηφοδέλτιο.

Αναστασίου. πως δεν έχει συλληφθεί αυτός που έριξε το ποτήρi ;..[ 3750 ]

Αναστασίου: "Γιατί δεν τον συνέλαβαν;"

Δημοσίευση: 03 Μαρ. 2014 22:56

Ο Γιάννης Αναστασίου χαρακτήρισε γελοίο το γεγονός ότι δεν συνελήφθη το άτομο που του πέταξε το ποτήρι στο "Γ. Καραϊσκάκης".

Η εικόνα του Γιάννη Αναστασίου να δέχεται το ποτήρι στο πρόσωπο και να σωριάζεται στο έδαφος έχει κάνει το γύρο του κόσμου. Ο τεχνικός του Παναθηναϊκού έκανε δηλώσεις στα ολλανδικά ΜΜΕ και κυριολεκτικά "άστραψε και βρόντηξε".

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"Έπαθα μια ελαφρά διάσειση και για λίγη ώρα είχα πρόβλημα με την όραση μου" είπε αρχικά ο Αναστασίου και συνέχισε: "Την περασμένη Τρίτη οι οπαδοί του Ολυμπιακού δημιούργησαν μια εξαιρετική ατμόσφαιρα κόντρα στην Μάντσεστερ Γιουνάιτεντ. Τώρα τα πράγματα ήταν εντελώς διαφορετικά. Αυτό που συνέβη την Κυριακή είναι γελοίο. Δεν μπορεί να συμβαίνει κάτι τέτοιο. Δεν καταλαβαίνω πως δεν έχει συλληφθεί αυτός που έριξε το αντικείμενο" αναρωτήθηκε ο τεχνικός του Τριφυλλιού.

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Παράλληλα, ο Αναστασίου αναφέρθηκε στα αντικείμενα που δέχθηκε λίγο πριν την λήξη ο Καπίνο, ενώ τόνισε ότι χάρηκε από το γεγονός ότι οι παίκτες του παρέμειναν στον αγωνιστικό χώρο παρά το γεγονός ότι κάποια στιγμή σκέφτηκαν ν' αποχωρήσουν από το γήπεδο λόγω της έκρυθμης κατάστασης στις εξέδρες.

Snake eats crocodile...[ 3749 ]

 Video: Battle to the death as a giant snake takes on a crocodile in river tussle

    Mar 03, 2014 10:53
    By Ben Burrows
   
The jaw-dropping event was caught on camera by eye-witness Tiffany Corlis in northern Queensland
You wouldn't have thought a crocodile vs a snake would be a fair fight - but think again.


When an Australian crocodile came across a 10ft python in a lake in Queensland you would have thought there would only be one winner.
But incredibly the snake coiled around it and squeezed the giant reptile to death, before dragging it to land.
It then proceeded to swallow the croc whole, taking just 15 short minutes to do so.
Local author Tiffany Corlis witnessed the whole jaw-dropping even and was left in awe.

"It was amazing," she told  . "We saw the snake fighting with the crocodile - it would roll the crocodile around to get a better grip, and coil its body around the crocodile's legs to hold it tight."
"The fight began in the water - the crocodile was trying to hold its head out of the water at one time, and the snake was constricting it."
"After the crocodile had died, the snake uncoiled itself, came around to the front, and started to eat the crocodile, face-first."

TNT Corlis Snake eats crocodile
Fast food: Amazingly it only took the python 15 minutes to polish off the croc
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