This is Ukraine today – March 27: First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Andriy Parubiy has said that Russia could try to carry out a large-scale invasion in the nearest future

This is Ukraine today:

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Dies ist die Ukraine heute:

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March 27 – Polish prosecutors charged two Russian flight operations officers with involvement in the crash of Tu-154 near Smolensk on April 10th, 2010 (the plane was carrying President Lech Kaczynski), reports Wprost. According to military prosecutor Ireneusz Shelonk, they are accused of creating a situation which resulted in immediate danger as well as inadvertently causing disaster within airspace. Warsaw plans to summon these flight operations officers for questioning as suspects. The airplane, which was carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and another 96 people, crashed, while landing in heavy fog and low visibility at an airfield Smolensk-North. All passengers and crew members died.

March 27 – During the night the militants fired at ATO positions 8 times as well as used heavy artillery – ATO's press center.

March 27 – First Deputy Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament Andriy Parubiy has said that Russia could try to carry out a large-scale invasion in the nearest future in order to have it over and dome with by May 9th, as planned by Putin. "Large number of troops is located close to the border of Ukraine with Russia. Many reports state, and this is no secret, that in the next week there is a high risk of large-scale military operation", – said Parubiy. "The operation must be carried out brilliantly before May 9th, believes Putin, and thus demonstrate the power of the Russian army. Therefore, we need lethal weapons not "when they invade Mariupol" but urgently".

March 27 – Every eight soldier joined the army on his own initiative, voluntarily. The plan of mobilization from January 20th to April 20th of 52,000 army obligated recruits into the Armed Forces of Ukraine has, as of today, been 76% fulfilled, informed at a briefing the Press Secretary of the General Staff, Vladislav Selezniov. According to him, every eight one of this number is a volunteer. Selezniov added that more than half of the plan of mobilizing of transport vehicles – the transfer of automobiles for the uses of the arm – has been fulfilled. Overall, in 2015, it is planned to call up into the army 104,000 individuals within the two mobilization stages. The first phase started on January 20th and will last for 90 days.

March 27 – Premier Arseniy Yatseniuk commissioned to involve European and American investigators in the battle against corruption in Ukraine. "Right now we have a form of the so-called international investigation commission, but I am asking that the Ministry of Internal Affairs to introduce a change in the law, so that we, according to the decision of the investigator, could involve into the carrying out of the investigative actions, professional representatives from the USA and separate EU countries, so that they could help us in the investigation of criminal cases, assist us in tracing the foreign assets and officials, and other people, suspected of corruption," he noted.

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Taras Kuzio: far more Europeans join separatists in Donbas than Isis in Syria

This week, St Petersburg hosted a bizarre gathering organized by the Rodina (Motherland) party of 150 European fascist and nationalist-populist political parties united in their opposition to the EU and US and in support of Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine. Rodina is the loyal nationalist ally of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and consequently plays a similar role to the Radical Party's alliance with the Serbian Socialist party.

Russia's alignment with European fascist and nationalist-populist parties would seem to contradict official rhetoric that has incessantly attacked the Ukrainian Euromaidan leaders as a fascist junta brought to power by western intelligence agencies. It also, as Timothy Snyder of Yale University has pointed, out recalls uncanny memories of the 1939-1941 Soviet-Nazi Pact that also had the goal of dividing European powers.

One sinister outgrowth of Russia's cultivation of extreme right and extreme left parties and movements in Europe is the large mobilisation of people travelling to the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine to fight for pro-Russian separatists.

There has been understandable outcry over the three young British girls who travelled to Istanbul on February 17 on their way to join Isis, the brutal terrorist organization based in Syria and Iraq. But what has gone unnoticed is the hundreds – far more Europeans than have travelled to join Isis – who have joined Russian-backed terrorists fighting Ukraine's legitimately elected leaders. The BBC reported that the influx of foreign fighters into eastern Ukraine "mirrors that of young Muslims from Britain and other parts of Europe travelling to the Middle East to fight in its wars".

Russian-backed separatists have attracted an eclectic mix of extreme left and extreme right followers, nostalgic in the former case for the USSR and the Spanish civil war and in the latter drawn by a common anti-EU and anti-US platform with Putin and the Donbas separatists. Greeks, traditionally the most pro-Russian nationals in the EU, the Hungarian Legion of St Isztvan, Serbs, French, Germans, Spaniards and volunteers from former Soviet republics such as Kyrgyzstan are fighting alongside separatists widely condemned by the UN and international human rights groups for crimes against humanity.

The eclectic group has included 20 Frenchmen from the fascist organisation Continental Unity formed in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj. France's far right National Front party has strongly supported Russia's annexation of the Crimea and invasion of Eastern Ukraine and has received a $10 million loan from Russia.

Not surprisingly, there are reportedly over 100 extreme right Serbs fighting for what they see as a common Orthodox religious faith and historic ally. Russian nationalist Igor Girkin "Strelkov" ("Shooter") who commanded Russian special forces in western Donbas until summer of 2014 had fought for the Bosnian Serbs in the 1990s.

One hundred extreme right Germans are fighting alongside the terrorists according to Die Welt. Stephan Mayer, a member of the ruling Christian Democrats, told Die Welt that Germans who participate in civil wars should be taken to court, although presently the German criminal code only punishes those who fight alongside Isis.

The Spanish Republican Guard detained a group of extreme left-wing Spaniards on their return from eastern Ukraine. Angel Davilla-Rivas, one of the Spaniards, has two big tattoos of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin and explained his decision to go to Eastern Ukraine as "gratitude" for Stalin's support for the Spanish Republicans in the 1930s.

British volunteers have not reportedly gone to fight for the Donbas separatists, although the National Front (NF) and UKIP have given their support to Putin, and the NF attended this weeks St Petersburg conference. The Conservative Friends of Russia, renamed the Westminster Russia Forum after a critical in-depthinvestigation by The Guardian, has been functioning as a pro-Kremlin lobby group with extensive support from Sergey Nalobin at the Russian Embassy in London.

British journalist Graham Phillips, who moved from the Conservatives to UKIP, has sent numerous pro-separatist reports for Russian media outlets and was detained on March 4 at Heathrow and questioned for four hours by Border Police under Schedule 7 of the 2000 Terrorism Act about his activities in the Donbas before being released without charge. The British Foreign Office is allegedly pressuring Phillips to halt his reporting from the Donbas.

Phillips does not hide his political sympathies for pro-Russian separatists and does not attempt to be impartial in a conflict zone, posting photos of him wearing lapel badges of Novorossiya (New Russia, the Tsarist term used by Putin and separatists to describe Eastern and Southern Ukraine) and cheering after separatists captured the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve.

Phillips' notoriety came into the public domain late last year when he interviewed Ukrainian prisoners and a wounded Ukrainian soldier. In the interviews, herepeatedly demands the prisoners explain why they have come to "murder civilians" and asks are they "ready to go home now and accept that it is Novorossiya here and not Ukraine". In the second interview Phillips aggressively interviews a severely burnt Ukrainian soldier prisoner.

European law enforcement have been understandably concerned at their citizens travelling to join Isis, yet they have largely ignored the many more far right and far left extremists that are fighting for pro-Russian groups in Ukraine. Recent detentions in Spain and the UK were hesitant, because law enforcement officers still lack political direction as to how to respond to Russia's support for the separatists.

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France, Belgique, Canada, Suisse

Le 27 mars – Le Bureau du procureur polonais a déposé une plainte contre deux contrôleurs aériens russes pour leur implication dans l'accident de l'avion Tu-154 qui transportait le président polonais Lech Kaczynski près de Smolensk le 10 avril 2010 (information fournie par Wprost). Le procureur militaire Ireneusz Szelonk a déclaré qu'ils sont accusés d'avoir permis une situation qui a abouti à un danger immédiat et un scénario de catastrophe dans l'espace aérien. Varsovie prévoit de les convoquer pour un interrogatoire comme suspects. L'avion du président polonais transportait 96 personnes; il s'est écrasé à l'atterrissage à l'aérodrome Pivnitchny dans un épais brouillard et une faible visibilité. Tous les passagers et membres d'équipage ont été tués.

Le 27 mars – "Les terroristes ont tiré huit fois sur les positions des Forces de l'ATO et ont également utilisé de l'artillerie lourde. Un soldat est blessé." – le Centre de presse de l'ATO.

Le 27 mars – Le premier vice-président de la Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Paroubiy a déclaré que la Russie pourrait lancer une invasion à grande échelle bientôt afin de tout terminer avant le 9 mai (selon Poutine). "Un nombre énorme de troupes russes sont déployées le long de la frontière ukrainienne. De nombreux rapports, et ce n'est un secret pour personne, disent qu'il y a un risque élevé d'opérations militaires à grande échelle." "Selon Poutine, l'offensive doit être éclatante et rapide pour le 9 mai afin de démontrer la puissance de l'armée russe. Par conséquent, nous avons besoin d'armes létales maintenant, et pas "en attendant Marioupol".

Le 27 mars – Le ministre des Affaires sociales, Pavlo Rozenko a annoncé la faillite du Fonds de retraite de l'Ukraine.

Le 27 mars – Une usine importante de mécanique est en feu à Novomoskovsk, région de Dnipropetrovsk.

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Polska

27 marca – Prokuratura Polski wniosła oskarżenia wobec dwóch rosyjskich dyspozytorów lotniczych w sprawowaniu katastrofy samolotu prezydenta Lecha Kaczyńskiego Tu-154M pod Smoleńskiem 10 kwietnia 2010. O tym donosi czasopismo Wprost. Jak oświadczył prokurator wojskowy Ireneusz Szelonk, dyspozytorzy są oskarżeni o stworzenie sytuacji, w wyniku której postało bezpośrednie niebezpieczeństwo, i w nieumyślnym doprowadzeniu do katastrofy w przestrzeni powietrznej. Warszawa planuje wezwać ich na przesłuchanie jako podejrzanych. Samolot polskiego prezydenta, na pokładzie którego było 96 osób, w tym sam głowa państwa Lech Kaczyński, rozbił się, lądując na lotnisku Siewiernyj w ciężkich warunkach mgły i słabej widoczności. Wszyscy pasażerowie i członkowie załogi zginęli.

27 marca – W ciągu nocy bojówkarzy 8 razy ostrzelali pozycji sił ATO, stosując również ciężką artylerię – Centrum prasowe ATO.

27 marca – Pierwszy zastępca przewodniczącego Rady Najwyższej Ukrainy Andrij Parubij powiedział, że Rosja może wkrótce spróbować przeprowadzić inwazję na dużą skale, żeby zgodnie z zamiarem Putina, skończyć atak na Ukrainę do dnia 9 maja. "Teraz do granicy Ukrainy z Rosją zostały ściągnięte ogromne siły. Według wielu raportów, a to już nie jest tajemnicą, w najbliższe tygodni istnieje wysokie ryzyko operacji wojskowej na szeroką skalę" – powiedział Parubij. " Według widzimisie Putina ta operacja musi skończyć się tryumfalnym zwycięstwem do 9 maja, demonstrując wszechpotęgę armii rosyjskiej" – stwierdził wice-marszałek. Dlatego Ukraina potrzebuje zabójczej broni nie "jeśli oni pójdą na Mariupol", a teraz.

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Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz

27. März – Die polnische Staatsanwaltschaft klagte zwei russische Fluglotsen wegen ihrer Beteiligung am Flugabsturz des Präsidenten Lech Kaczynski Tu-154M in Smolensk am 10. April 2010, berichtet Wprost. Wie Ireneusz Szelonk, der Militärstaatsanwalt, sagte, sind sie des fahrlässigen Verursachens eines Flugzeugunfalls angeklagt worden. Warschau hat vor, sie als Tatverdächtigte anzuhören. Das Flugzeug vom Präsidenten Polens ist zusammen mit 96 Personen und dem Präsidenten selbst während der Landung am Flugplatz "Sewernyj" im Nebel abgestürzt. Niemand überlebte.

27. März – In der Nacht haben die Kämpfer die ukrainische ATO-Positionen acht Mal beschossen, auch mit Hilfe der Artillerie, so das Pressezentrum der Antiterroristischen Operation.

27. März – Der erste Vize-Speaker des ukrainischen Parlaments Andrij Parubij erklärt, dass Russland versuchen kann, in der nächsten Zeit einen maßstäblichen Angriff durchzuführen, um ihn bis zum 9. Mai, wie Putin vorhat, zu beenden. "Heute sind sehr viele Militärkräfte zu den ukrainisch-russischen Grenzen konzentriert. Nach vielen Angaben, das ist auch kein Geheimnis mehr, besteht eine große Gefahr des maßstäblichen Kriegsoperation", sagte er. "Sie muss bis zum 9. Mai durchgeführt werden und die Kraft der russischen Armee zeigen". Deswegen brauchen wir Todwaffen nicht wenn sie "Mariupol angreifen werden", aber jetzt.

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Italia, Svizzera, Vaticano

27 marzo – La Procura della Polonia ha accusato due controllori russi del traffico aereo di essere coinvolti nella catastrofe dell'aereo del presidente Lech Kaczynski Tu-154M nei pressi di Smolensk il giorno 10 aprile 2010, – comunica Wprost. Come dichiara il procuratore militare Ireneusz Szelonk, essi sono accusati di aver creato una situazione che ha portato alla comparsa di un pericolo immediato e di aver portato ad una catastrofe nello spazio aereo. Varsavia intende chiamarli per un interrogatorio in qualità di sospettati. L'aereo del presidente polacco, a bordo del quale si trovavano 96 persone, tra cui il capo dello Stato Lech Kaczynski stesso, si è schiantato durante l'atterraggio in condizioni di nebbia e visibilità limitata. Tutti i membri dell'equipaggio sono morti.

27 marzo – Nel corso della notte, i militanti hanno bombardato le posizioni delle forze dell'ATO per ben 8 volte, utilizzando anche l'artiglieria pesante, – comunica il centro stampa dell'ATO.

27 marzo – Il primo vice speaker Andrij Parubij dichiara che la Russia potrebbe tentare di effettuare un attacco massiccio a breve per terminarlo il 9 maggio, secondo il piano di Putin. "Al momento nei pressi del confine tra l'Ucraina e la Russia si trova un gran numero di soldati. Secondo molti dati, e dato che ciò non è più un segreto, nelle prossime settimane permarrà un elevato rischio di operazioni militari a larga scala", – ha detto lui. "Tale operazione, secondo Putin, dovrà essere brillante, terminare entro il 9 maggio e dimostrare la forza dell'esercito russo. Per questo abbiamo bisogno di armi letali adesso, non "se e quando si dirigeranno verso Mariupol".

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Україна

27 березня – Прокуратура Польщі пред'явила двом російським диспетчерам звинувачення в причетності до катастрофи літака президента Леха Качинського (Lech Kaczyski) Ту-154М під Смоленськом 10 квітня 2010 року. Про це повідомляє Wprost. Як заявив військовий прокурор Іренеуш Шелонк (Ireneusz Szelonk), їх звинувачують у створенні ситуації, що призвела до виникнення безпосередньої небезпеки, і в ненавмисному доведенні до катастрофи в повітряному просторі. Варшава планує викликати їх для допиту як підозрюваних. Літак польського президента, на борту якого перебували 96 осіб, зокрема сам голова держави Лех Качинський, розбився, заходячи на посадку на аеродром Північний в умовах сильного туману і обмеженої видимості. Усі пасажири та члени екіпажу загинули.

27 березня – За ніч бойовики 8 разів обстріляли позиції сил АТО, також застосовувалася важка артилерія – прес-центр АТО.

27 березня – Перший віце-спікер Андрій Парубій заявляє, що Росія може спробувати провести широкомасштабне вторгнення найближчим часом, щоб, за задумом Путіна, завершити його до 9 травня. "Зараз стягнуті величезні сили на кордони України з Росією. За багатьма даними, і це вже не секрет, на найближчі тижні зберігається високий ризик широкомасштабної військової операції", – сказав він. "Вона має блискуче, як вважає Путін, пройти до 9 травня й продемонструвати міць російської армії", – сказав він. Тому нам потрібна летальна зброя не "якщо вони підуть на Маріуполь", а зараз.

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