Ukraine Starting Over

Rumors continue to swirl around the news of a rocket attack that partially collapsed a basement in Debaltseve / It  has revealed a possible 5th century BC Scythian Burial hoard of a priceless nature, including gold , jewels , stone caskets / a possible Kurhan or  King's tomb, the problem being that both the Ukrainian defenders and the advancing rebel forces already appear to know about it, some of it has been extracted and some remains, a small group of fighters has clung to the area and the location. Furthermore, there was a seismic event nobody noticed due to the shelling, coupled with the removal of a cap stone in one of the deeper burial shafts, one man who lowered into the shaft sent a sms photo of a King's sword set with ruby and Emerald, before the shaft collapsed, and he was trapped inside during the earthquake.    A notorious black market ancient art collector has gone into the area to try to buy or capture what can be bought, yet she's matched up aga...

It remains to be seen about this new cease fire agreement, it sounds like they made sausage, as was to be expected. Was there nuance and brilliance in the negotiations ? What will be the start point in the repair of harm ? Was this for the IMF and Russian financial interests, more than about Peace ? Or something 50%/50% ? I am sure it is an interesting white board, when will they truly show it ? What did the United States of America agree to in this ? If anything ? I will not impose any opinion, only to say that Sigourney Weaver is ready to step into a career highlight role as she plays the senior European Negotiator, very few people realize that there was a secret relay of the talks via the International Space Station, and recent comet flybys masked an Intergalactic Interest in the Ukraine Peace talks (non- attributed source, in other words, I am just kidding )

What sounds farcical and absurd to people in America within our comfortably insulated lives and economy, may not be so far from the truth in Eastern Ukraine. Few people know what is really going on, where things will be in 2 years time.....Little has been mentioned in the press, that Belarus is making serious preparations for war, maybe hosting the Minsk talks, they know more than anyone? Since out of date, antiquated military gear has openly been used in Eastern Ukraine, things that can be bought on the arms market Internationally, what about those items disused, unwanted since they are out of date, but not on the open market? For instance R-12 (SS-4) and R-14 (SS--5) Intermediate range ballistic missiles from the former Soviet Arsenal?      For instance, can old missiles be broken down into components, shipped inside "aid convoys" and reassembled in Lugansk and Donetsk? It might be labelled as "water purification" or "energy generators" It seems ent...

wherever the after party ends up , stay calm and bring a rain coat ! An anonymous source has revealed some hidden clauses in the Hollande Merkel UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Peace deal : Rather than being overly concerned about a rolling war that will slowly engulf Europe ,  Hollande appears to be under tremendous pressure from French cheese producers. Recent articles suggesting a massive upgrade of the Ukraine cheese industry will risk a meltdown in the  Camembert and fine cheese industry of France, forcing French dairy groups to sell control to eager Chinese investors. It is said that either some Gulf State Emir, or possibly some Nigerian Oil Sultan, eager to move his home village out of the path of Boko Haram to the safety of central and Western Ukraine has agreed to invest close to 1 billion $ in infrastructure, marketing and branding, including possibly a new football club, the CHeese Kings, to be based in Kirovograd. As Hollande contemplated a threat of a Maidan style takeover ...

The road show hasn't got to the tech crunch in Silicon Valley / Silicon Valley North (as known as /San Francisco by the Bay). Corporations don't have Democratic elections by the People for their boards, but they make a lot of money off the people. What does a "road show" about Ukraine feature ? A lot of friendly, happy, passionate people maybe? They like Western Culture as much as their own, they can do a lot with a little money, they haven't started any wars, gave up their nuclear weapons for next to nothing, and they Love the music. For sure, there are plenty of ways they can integrate with the EU and rebuild the severely impacted economy, with transparency and good will. Yet they have to get past the hard parts. As Merkel and Hollande make haste to cut a deal, what do the people in Ukraine think about that? Kerry seems ever so reserved, maybe his strength of emotions to carry an agreement is held back by riding a horse with no name? Diplomats have that t...

After one of those "Only in Ukraine" 4 am in the morning moments this weekend, between a quarrelsome British guy and a sharp minded Irish gambler, I started to think about it. While the nature of the war in Ukraine is amplified on a much bigger scale than "The Troubles" it may be useful to study what worked in bringing about Peace in Northern Ireland. Ukraine is undergoing a massive painful disruption . They want some sort of normalcy and peace. https://news.vice.com/article/eastern-ukraine-is-slipping-back-into-all-out-war Maybe fixing this all comes down to the right negotiator ? With that perfect  mix of street smarts and book smarts, where they know how each side thinks, but at the end of the day, they can bear down on the key issues of each side and cut a deal based that has some logic. I don't think they'll send Yulia Tymoshenko to the bargaining table, but she seems to know how Putin thinks, she can take a back handed compliment and return...