Ukraine-The Future

[BillyB]

Two thousand new police officers sworn in recently and pledged to not accept bribes. One out of five are said to be women.

REad the article below a few days ago. The new Ukrainian officers are US trained and are going to replace the current corrupt officers. If they act as good as they look, Ukrainians are in for a real treat.


Bad Boys, Bad Boys whacha going to do, whacha going to do when they come for you?

[alex330]

REad the article below a few days ago. The new Ukrainian officers are US trained and are going to replace the current corrupt officers. If they act as good as they look, Ukrainians are in for a real treat.


Bad Boys, Bad Boys whacha going to do, whacha going to do when they come for you?

Yes, a while back they let go a large number of corrupt officers so these US trained officers look like the replacements. Looks like some progress is being made in the way of corruption.

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/two-prosecutors-arrested-in-bribe-sting-392859.html

[Anotherkiwi]

From Gucci to GI Jane
http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/photos/559a7afe1e733/



New agreement expected tomorrow
http://izvestia.kiev.ua/article/84580

Are adidas sponsoring the new uniforms?

[sleepycat]

That tattoo on her forearm spoils it big time... 

[calmissile]

I don't  like tats either, but as long as she is not corrupt............

[Anotherkiwi]

That tattoo on her forearm spoils it big time... 

For me, too. 

[JohnDearGreen]

Go To The Police

[fathertime]

That tattoo on her forearm spoils it big time... 

I don't  like tats either, but as long as she is not corrupt............

For me, too. 

Come on guys! Get with the times it isn't 1977, you cavemen...If you guys can all shave your armpits and nuts, this woman sure as hell can have a little tattoo!   Give it another 50 years, and soon women will have beards and men will be wearing high heels and mascara.




Fathertime!   

[sleepycat]

   Give it another 50 years, and soon women will have beards and men will be wearing high heels and mascara.

Maybe you can go into a cryostasis sleep for 50 years to see if this will become reality. 

[jone]

Russian ambassador invites Vilnius mayor to Crimea.

Reply: "I'll go when the Ukrainian ambassador invites me."

[JayH]

Russian ambassador invites Vilnius mayor to Crimea.

Reply: "I'll go when the Ukrainian ambassador invites me."

 

[JayH]

More potential planks to the future  with the EU are progressing to closer to happening-this is a very important one.




Ratification on the march" - the list of countries that hinder an agreement with Ukraine reduced

"The European Pravda" continues to monitor the progress of ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
This issue - not just a formality. Thus, the agreement now "temporarily performed" by agreement between Kyiv and the EU, but the document is not legally valid.
And this is what makes Moscow a pretext to demand again and again deferred action Ukrainian Association, including - of the trade agreement.
Moreover ratified by even one of the countries will have consequences for the entire European Union.
Over the last month the number of countries in the "risk zone" decreased. Red color on the map marked with the EU only Greece and Cyprus.
Instead, Austria, which is the end of June was also "red" interrupted "blockade" and finally started approving our contract - this month approved a treaty with the Ukraine Committee of the National Assembly, and the July 8 agreement approved in the session hall.

http://www.eurointegration.com.ua/articles/2015/07/9/7035732/

[jone]

Can someone give an updated status of exactly what needs to happen now, for Ukraine to be ratified?

[mendeleyev]

Interesting assessment of why the US backed off on supplying weapons to Ukraine, and what they need to do about it:

http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/how-russian-lobbyists-are-manipulating-american-perceptions-of-the-ukraine-conflict/

[Anotherkiwi]

If this is how the "great leaders" of Europe are going to react because they don't like how Poroshenko and the Ukrainian government are moving, then there is no hope for Ukraine at all.

German Chancellor Angel Merkel and French President Francois Hollande took the rare step Friday of pressing Ukraine's Western-backed leader to ensure partial self-rule for the pro-Russian separatist east.

The blunt message from two of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's most important allies marked another sign of European impatience with fighting that still engulfs the ex-Soviet nation five months after the signing of a broad truce...

Read the full story here.

http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-leader-warns-terror-threat-peaceful-cities-181025031.html

[calmissile]

If this is how the "great leaders" of Europe are going to react because they don't like how Poroshenko and the Ukrainian government are moving, then there is no hope for Ukraine at all.

German Chancellor Angel Merkel and French President Francois Hollande took the rare step Friday of pressing Ukraine's Western-backed leader to ensure partial self-rule for the pro-Russian separatist east.

The blunt message from two of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's most important allies marked another sign of European impatience with fighting that still engulfs the ex-Soviet nation five months after the signing of a broad truce...

Read the full story here.

http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-leader-warns-terror-threat-peaceful-cities-181025031.html

I have been alarmed with Europe's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  It was quite an eye opener.  It has caused me to wonder why the hell the USA taxpayers are providing so much funding for NATO and the European's are not.  Should the US taxpayers be funding the defense of Europe, especially with the attitude many of them have toward the US?

The post made about Ukraine's failure to provide adequate lobbying of our government might well be true.  I had never thought about that.  After all, we have the best politicians that money can buy.     

[BillyB]

The blunt message from two of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's most important allies marked another sign of European impatience with fighting that still engulfs the ex-Soviet nation five months after the signing of a broad truce...[/i][/color]

It's easier to tell the Ukrainian president to give in than to tell Putin to give up Europe learned. Minsk 2 agreement said Ukraine will let the regions in conflict vote on austerity. Poroshenko agreed to that but he said the rebels must turn in their arms and the vote must be monitored by international community. Rebels and Russia didn't like that. Is it possible they will lose if they can't rig the vote? Because austerity isn't happening, Merkel and Hollande is losing patience and their economy suffers so they are pressuring Poroshenko to take the initial steps towards breaking up his country. Like dealing with Iran, it's another case of rewarding bad behavior. I think Germany and France should give up a piece of their real estate to get Russia to back off.

[alex330]

It has caused me to wonder why the hell the USA taxpayers are providing so much funding for NATO and the European's are not.  Should the US taxpayers be funding the defense of Europe, especially with the attitude many of them have toward the US?

We should be taxing the Europeans to cover our costs.

[Boethius]

How are you going to tax them?


Contributions to NATO are based on a formula.  The US provides about 23% of NATO's funding. 

[alex330]

How are you going to tax them?


Contributions to NATO are based on a formula.  The US provides about 23% of NATO's funding.

If they fall short of their required expenditure ask them to lease the equipment like we currently do with Australia and the UK. I believe most of the countries currently in NATO do not even pay what is asked of them?

[alex330]

The US provides about 23% of NATO's funding.

Source for this? I was under the impression the US carried the weight here. Up to about 75% of the costs from what I see...

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2013/10/will-us-rebalance-its-contribution-nato/72281/

http://breakingdefense.com/2012/04/huge-nato-spending-gap-between-us-europeans-not-likely-to-shrin/

[Boethius]

There is a direct funding budget and an indirect funding budget.  The indirect budget is for military equipment in each country.  That is where there is a discrepancy.  Not in NATO's direct funding.

[Boethius]

[Boethius]

Source is here -


http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_67655.htm

[alex330]

Source is here -

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_67655.htm

The chart only shows "direct funding" and from your own source -

"Today,  the volume of the US defence expenditure effectively represents 73 per cent of  the defence spending of the Alliance as a whole."

The US is the primary source of additional and indirect funding. We carry NATO and Europe.