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Germany Is Telling Ukraine To Back Off Crushing Pro-Russian Rebels Or Else Putin Will Get Mad

German-led diplomatic efforts has shifted, according to senior officials, towards urging restraint from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and averting a humiliating defeat for pro-Russian rebels, a development that Berlin fears could elicit a strong response from Putin.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s planned visit to Kiev on Saturday, her first since the crisis erupted at the start of the year, is above all a signal of support for Poroshenko, the billionaire confectionary magnate who was elected less than three months ago.

But the German leader is also expected to use the trip to try to persuade Poroshenko, and nationalist hardliners in Ukraine who want to press their military advantage and crush the separatist rebellion in the east, to think hard about the consequences of such a course.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-as-ukraine-forces-gain-in-east-focus-of-german-diplomacy-shifts-2014-8#ixzz3B3jyKGUz

It might be a brilliant political move to declare a referendum for Donbas.

A Belarusian friend’s perspective

On Propaganda:

there is a big problem that Ukraine news are full of trash and noise, unlike Russian propaganda which is done quite professionaly
There were many claims about strategical and tactical victories, but they turned out to be false the success cases are often exagerrated
and make impression of cheap propaganda

[yes, but at least we are free to criticize it.]

On the Belarussian Perspective:

generally supportive to Russia thanks to president thoroughly destroyed any national spirit and identification of Belarusians, for example my mother believe that Russia is gonna to free Ukraine ironically.

The president understands the threat from Russia, however, the West to him is greater evil, as it threaten the very foundations of his personal power

Generally Lukashenko pray for war to continue as long as possible, he wants to earn profit by reecsport European goods to Russia

If Russia will take Ukraine, then he will be next, if Russia will be defeated this could lead to the collaps of Russia, which would mean the collaps of Belarusian economy.

Pro-West Ukraine would be a headache to Lukashenko, of course to admit neutrality of Belarus, Ukraine will not speak with him like Poland (teach democracy, etc) but the chances will rise, whereas Ukraine ver. 2013 is an ideal neighbor for him.

Myth of Russian Brotherhood began w Muskovite Czar Peter stealing Kievan Rus identity. Ends with pathetic propaganda.

The myth of a great brotherhood of Russian people began with Muskovite Czar Peter I replacing Moscow’s Mongolian history with that of Kievan Rus. It ends with this “Ukrainian” girl at a Moscow children’s fashion show being saved from suicide on stage by her Russian “sister”.

Myth of Russian Brotherhood began w Muskovite Czar Peter stealing Kievan Rus identity. Ends with pathetic propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXKGToxduE