Much of Ukraine is now under martial law a day after Russia intercepted, fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels off of Crimea, wounding at least six sailors in the process. Why it matters: “This is a new, more dangerous form of aggression,” says John Herbst, a former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine now at the Atlantic Council.
“In the light of day, Moscow demonstrated that it will attack Ukraine with its conventional forces.” Absent U.S. And European pushback that turns “a Kremlin tactical victory into a strategic defeat,” he says, further aggression is likely.
The big picture: Alina Polyakova of Brookings that “Moscow has been harassing commercial ships bound for Ukraine’s ports in the Sea of Azov for months.” The attack on naval vessels now “opens a new front in Russia’s four-year aggression against Ukraine, which includes the ongoing land war in Ukraine's east and the occupation of Crimea,” she writes. How it happened. Ukraine’s navy says it alerted Russia’s coast guard that a tugboat escorting two small warships bound for the Sea of Azov was en route to the Kerch Strait, but didn’t receive a response. As the tug approached the strait, a Russian vessel slammed into it. “They were clearly trying to provoke Ukraine into firing,” and seeking a justification to engage the Ukrainian navy militarily, Herbst says.
That didn’t happen. Now he says, “they’re trying to get away with it without any international reaction.” The Trump administration was all but silent on Sunday’s attack until outgoing UN Ambassador Nikki Haley this morning at an emergency Security Council session. Asked about the situation hours later, President Trump seemed to suggest there was blame on both sides, saying “we do not like what's happening either way.”. Secretary of State Pompeo, shortly thereafter, issued a lengthy statement condemning Russia’s “dangerous escalation.” Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sought and received parliamentary support for a declaration of martial law, to last 30 days and affect areas bordering Russia.
The declaration comes ahead of Ukrainian presidential elections, scheduled for March, which observers say the Kremlin has been seeking to disrupt. Poroshenko is highly unpopular and trails in the polls. Jonathan Katz of the German Marshall Fund says he’s yet to hear a good explanation for “what makes this moment different” that demands the unprecedented declaration of martial law. He says there’s concern it will be used to Poroshenko’s advantage, and to the detriment of Ukraine’s democracy. While the order is only set to last 30 days, “these things tend to get extended,” Katz says.
“Somebody can create a provocation there’s plenty of ongoing violence that could be treated as a justification.” What's next: Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin in just a few days at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Contents. Charts The charts show the top songs in Ukraine for various musical genres, as well as the most successful songs overall.
The charts include:. FDR Top 40. Ukrainian Top 20(#). Dance Top 20. Rock Top 20. Dance Singles.
Dance+ Singles. Pop Singles.
Rock Singles. Ukrainian-Russian Singles(.) Former Charts. Old Ukraine Singles(#) - Hasn't been updated since the week of February 20 - February 28, 2011. Freestyle Singles - Hasn't been updated since the week of July 21 - July 28, 2013. Urban Singles - Hasn't been updated since the week of September 8 - September 15, 2013.
Old Hits Singles - Hasn't been updated since the week of November 24 - December 1, 2013. Notes. (#) Chart monitors singles by and/or in the. (.) Chart monitors singles by Ukrainian artists or and/or in the Ukrainian language.
Each song appearing on the Dance Singles, Dance+ Singles, Pop Singles, Rock Singles, Ukrainian-Russian Singles, Old Ukraine Singles, Freestyle Singles, Urban Singles, and Old Hits Singles charts falls off each chart the subsequent week. This may indicate that these charts monitor the success of new singles released in Ukraine the previous weekwhile the remaining charts rank the success of all applicable songs. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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