News. Providing answers that families need. Seamans answers. Issue one, putins state of the union. It was a referendum and it was took place in an open and sincere way and the crimmaens want to be with United States. We have been united with these ideas and in support of the ukrainian people. We have rejected the legitimacy of the crimmaen referendum. Russian president Vladimir Putin and president obama engaged in a barrage of claims and counterclaims this week. At issue, not only the sovereignty of ukraine and the disputed referendum on crimea but also rifling interpretations of the two decades since the 1991 collapse of the soviet union. Mr. Putin accused the United States and its allies of violates International Law. Like a mirror the situation in ukraine reflects what is going on and what is happening in the world over the past several decades. After the dissolution of bi polarity, we no longer had continuity. Sadly degrading. Our western partners lets by the United States of ameri
Never has been. If you recall an iranian group, the mac was identified as a terrorist organization. Now the United States works closely with them. You dont have to look very far on the internet to find the. Ready dos off folks marching around in nazi uniforms. They still hold commemorations of the formation of the, the waffen s. S division that was raised in the ukraine and 943 by von walked us. Remember one of the, one of the reasons ukraine has been so central for us policy over. Ready last 15 years has been because of the clintons bill and hillary clinton, there Clinton Foundation received more money from ukraine than any other country in the world. And when you realize that ukraine is one of the poorest countries in europe or the poor country in europe, youve got to ask yourself, what exactly are they bought . What are they getting access to in the so were getting to see that you have a lot of the american oligarchs who are now sitting on boards of Ukrainian Companies or children a
Ah, ah. Hello and welcome to cross out were all things are considered. Im Peter Lavelle. At this point, it is almost a near certainty. The regions of ukraine voting to reject cubes. Rule will join the Russian Federation, and soon moscow will protect these people. As natos war on russia continues, how things will escalate . Is anybodys guess. Ah crow, sucking the referendums in ukraine. Im joined by my guess, pepe escobar in bangkok. Hes an independent geopolitical analyst and author specializing in eurasia in st. Petersburg. We have gilbert doctorow. He is an independent political analyst and author of men was of an expert pat manager in moscow during the 19 ninetys. And here in moscow we have white reed. He is a journalist with sputnik news. I tell him across across the fact that means you can jump anytime you want, and i always appreciate gilbert. Let me go to you 1st and st. Petersburg, the votes are almost all counted, of the results will be in very soon what. What is the significa
We have gilbert doctorow. He is an independent political analyst and author of men was of an expert pat manager in moscow during the 990. 00 s. And here in moscow we have white read. He is, a journalist, whispered nicknames, i gentlemen cross across the fact that means you can jump anytime you want. And i always appreciate gilbert. Let me go to you 1st and st. Petersburg, the votes are almost all counted, of the results will be in very soon. What, what is the significance of these referendums because, versus how the geography, the political geography of ukraine is going to change dramatically as, as military conflict goes on. What are the implications, go ahead. Implications are Oaks Reynolds and the need reintegration over here to the Russian Federation. Is important because ours of excess judy, a rush to deploy air, military forces and search or otherwise would be, you know, frontiers of us. And were not with it is years in the us on the phone on days and shell be integrators of the
Need reintegration over into the Russian Federation is important because ours, it extends judy, a rush to deploy air, military forces and search or otherwise well be open from sears and were not with it is years in the us on the phone on days which will be in the for almost a nurse, a just miss. So theres a legal legal hours are there for us or is it is fullness renter or it is the seeing the political mesh near us . And that is one of my children teaching pepe bad. Centrally the same thing because obviously these are not going to be recognized by the west. However, this is where the danger lies because russia will claim that once theyre inducted into the Russian Federation, they are russian sovereignty. And as this conflict goes on to nato and washington and defacto will probably test this and we have heard from, from the russian side, dont do that because there will be very strong reactions here. So we are animal and Inflection Point a very dangerous one at that peppy. Yes, its a ver