May Day celebrations in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, have turned violent as pro-autonomy activists seized the local Prosecutor’s Office – READ MORE http://on.rt.com/mq8uck
video below – 17 minutes – Interview of Joaquin Flores by Maurice Herman
Oleksandr Turchinov all but capitulated on April 30th, with clear statements that he has entirely lost control of the Army and the ‘East’ of Ukraine. However, not controlling the army also means that he has lost control of the entire Kiev based regime and the whole rump-state of Ukraine along with it.
In this interview, international relations and security analyst Mr. Flores explores some of the following implications and items related to this momentous statement from Kiev.
– Tsarev heeds Dugin’s advice/warning, meaning referendum election will result in secession from Ukraine
– May Elections in east and south will be marred by violence by Pravy Sektor and NATO Mercenaries; to be blamed on Russia and western media to declare ‘null election result’.
– Globalization being reversed, toothless western sanctions, rise of BRICS and multipolarity
– All oblasts and areas that voted Party of Regions in the past will eventually join Russia
Welcome back to The Asia-Pacific Perspective, that monthly show where James Corbett of corbettreport.com and Broc West of apperspective.net break down all the latest news and headlines from the Asia-Pacific region. In this month’s conversation:
STORY 2:
Australia set to order 58 F-35 Lockheed Martin fighter jets http://ur1.ca/h66e3
Australian PM: $12.4b jets ‘for the unexpected’ http://ur1.ca/h5h6n
Lockheed Martin wins out over taxpayers in the F-35 procurement nightmare http://ur1.ca/h68c4
The F-35: A Weapon That Costs More Than Australia http://ur1.ca/3pjka
STORY 3:
Russia Writes Off 90% of North Korean Debt to Facilitate Gas Pipeline to South Korea http://ur1.ca/h679d
Is an Asian NATO Possible? http://ur1.ca/h67c0
Other Asia-Pacific Updates:
Asia bucks military spending decline http://ur1.ca/h66uy
Japan to arm remote western island, risking more China tension http://ur1.ca/h66rd
TPP protests intensify ahead of Obama’s Japan visit http://ur1.ca/h69db
Justin Bieber apologises for visiting Yasukuni Shrine http://ur1.ca/h6956
Satellites show North Korea nuclear test unlikely http://ur1.ca/h676w
Marshall Islands launch lawsuits against nations with nuclear arms http://ur1.ca/h67ul
Latest Headlines from FukushimaUpdate.com http://ur1.ca/h680b
Anti-government protesters and self-defense forces have taken control of the regional admin building in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine. Protests continue to intensify as the deadline for the protesters’ ultimatum to government expired. Read More: http://on.rt.com/fjskeh
Thursday, April 24, 2014 View from Old Town, San Diego, CA – Two military “fighter” jets flew east over Ocean Beach, Mission Hills and Hillcrest neighborhoods while releasing unknown sprays. The planes flew in close proximity to each other and turned the sprays off and on independently proving these are not contrails. Today was a heavy spray day with continuous high altitude tanker jets and these low altitude releases as caught on video here.
What does Washington’s “containment” policy mean? What threats does it pose? Will it work against today’s Russia? And does this mean Washington has declared a new Cold War? CrossTalking with Stephen Cohen and John Mearsheimer.