Hazar World - Sayı: 19 - Haziran 2014

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harekete geçmişken seçim yapılmasının
“olağan bir durum olmadığını” ve
“Ukrayna’nın Afganistan olmadığını” öne
sürdü. Lavrov, ayrıca, Ukrayna hakkında
yeni görüşmeler yapmanın bir kısır döngü
olacağını belirtti ve bunun yerine Kiev
hükümetinin ve Batı’nın Nisan ayındaki
görüşmede üzerinde anlaşılan hususları
uygulaması gerektiğini kaydetti. Rusya
Devlet Başkanı Vladimir Putin, Rusya’nın
Ukrayna’da yapılacak Cumhurbaşkanlığı
seçimlerinin sonucuna saygı göstereceğini
açıkladı. Putin, “Biz nihayet durumun
sakinleşmesini istiyoruz. Ukrayna halkının
tercihine saygıyla yaklaşıyoruz.
Gelişmelere bakacağız” dedi. Putin, seçimlerde
büyük endişe ve kaygı uyandıran
Ukrayna sınırında konuşlanmış 40.000
civarındaki Rus askeri birliklerini geri çektiklerini
açıkladı. Ancak, NATO Genel
Sekreteri Rasmussen ise çekilmeye dair
ortada bir işaret olmadığını ifade etti. Putin
açıklamasında Ukrayna’nın NATO’ya olası
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Lugansk’ta Rus yanlısı
militan, devlet binası
önünde nöbet tutuyor.
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In Lugansk, a pro-Russian
militia keeps guard before
the governmental building.
ble response of Russia to the “muscle game”
of the West could directly lead to a disaster.
POROSHENKO: 7 TH RICHEST MAN IN UKRAINE
Forty-eight year old Poroshenko is known
as the seventh richest man in Ukraine with
his fortune of 1.3 billion dollars. As the
owner of the confectionery chain Roshen,
Poroshenko is known as the ‘Chocolate
King’ whose political experience is quite
advanced. Executing important duties,
including the duty of Foreign Minister, pro-
West Poroshenko sends out different messages
about Russia. Although he had clearly
declared his desire to have Ukraine as a
NATO and EU member, he also stands out
as a figure who has nurtured relations with
Russia due to economic bonds. Providing
regions with more authority to decrease the
tension in the East was one of Poroshenko’s
election promises. At the same time, he supports
the unity of Ukraine.
Some independent political observers in
Moscow claim that a secret deal has been
made between Poroshenko and the Kremlin.
It is observed that they support
Poroshenko’s opinion according to which
Ukraine will remain in the status of a country
standing at an equal distance to both
Russia and Europe. Looking from the
Kremlin side, before the presidential elections
that will be held on May 25 in Ukraine,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
asserted that it was “not an ordinary situation”
to hold elections while the army was
acting against the people, and said
“Ukraine is not Afghanistan”. Further,
Lavrov stated that it would be a vicious circle
to hold new negotiations about Ukraine
and noted that the Kiev government and
the West had to implement the matters on
which an agreement was reached during
the negotiations in April. Russian President
Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would
respect the outcome of the presidential elections
to be held in Ukraine. “We finally
want the situation to resettle. We respect
Ukrainian people’s choices. We will follow
the developments.” said Putin. Putin
expressed that they withdrew almost
40,000 Russian troops located near the
Ukrainian border which caused great concern
and worry at the elections. However
Secretary General of NATO, Rasmussen,
stated that there was no sign of withdrawal.
Mentioning the probable NATO membership
of Ukraine in his speech, “Ukraine
may become a member of NATO tomorrow,
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