Ukraine, Crimea, and Russia

Ukraine's acting President, Oleksandr Turchynov, has said that they will not try and take back Crimea. Stating:



Adding:




Finally saying:




And that may be the case.

It's so interesting to see all these pictures coming out of these "maybe" Russian soldiers — who are not officially Russian soldiers.



Many see troops under Russian command aiming their weapons at just unarmed Ukrainian soldiers.



And then, finally, we have the leaders of the G7 Group of Nations warning Russia, and calling on them to stop all efforts to "annex" Ukraine's Crimea region.



And stating that if Russia took such a step, they would have to take further action, individually and collectively.



Conclusively, the principal point of this story is that everyone disagrees, and they all have weapons.

And really, that's where we are right now. There's a lot of talking. There's a lot of positioning. Both, reasons for Russia to enter, and reasons for Russia to stay out. Because no matter what happens, it won't just stop there. It's a domino effect situation. Nonetheless, the world will continue watching; and we'll see what happens next.

An Update on the Situation in Ukraine

If you've been following this live stream, or keeping up to date, you can see that everything is still going strong – there's fire in the streets.



As of typing this article, it's been reported that now, 25 people are dead, including 10 police officers – and a figure that is likely to go up. We have over 800 people injured.



The footage, in general, coming out of this, is just terrifying. I watched a video of a guy getting his leg blown off with a grenade!

It's being reported that, on top of just everything continuing, the reason this escalated even more: riot police tried to storm the encampment of protesters, it didn't work out as planned.





There's also now, video showing Ukraine soldiers surrendering to these protesters.



During this typing, it said that their barracks was on fire at the same time. And, it seems that this is a mix of soldiers that do not want to fight, but also are on the protesters' side.

The Associated Press is also reporting that the leader in Ukraine is replacing the head of the armed forces.



We also have Ukraine security service announcing it's launching a counterterror operation.



The service saying that in the past 24 hours, riders took over 1,500 firearms and 100,000 bullets!!





And so, hearing this now, maybe what we've in these protests is nothing compared to what we're going to see!!!

I just hope this violence, and these deaths, end soon. But, who really knows what's going to happen next? That being typed, as things develop, I will keep you up to date. And I actually think this is where I'm going to end this article and I'd love to know your thoughts on that.

Ukraine Under Pain of Destruction

Very recently, there were protests in Ukraine that turned into violent protests/riots.





This had calmed down for a little bit because opposition leaders told people not to cause chaos in the streets so that they could have a negotiation. And the government was negotiating with them until day before yesterday. Seemingly, the talk hit some standstill, fell through, and the protesters got back up, surrounded parliament while it was in session; which resulted in police showing up, and then they started shooting rubber bullets, using stun grenades on the people. The people then threw stones, anything they could grab.









As of typing this, hundreds are expected to be injured; nine have been confirmed killed (among those are two police officers).





Also, reportedly, protesters set fire to the headquarters of the ruling political party.



The subways have been shut down in hopes to quell violence but it did not work.



The really interesting thing – the pictures are scary enough – but what's so interesting, and terrifying, about Ukraine right now, is the revolution (if we call it) that is being live streamed. As of reporting this, right now, you can see the live stream which is just chaos! I'm looking at Kiev and there are thousands of protesters in the streets, flags waving, and OMG, everything looks like it's on fire!





Authorities have tried and failed to regain control. Really, I have no idea what's going to happen next. All hell has broken loose, and who really knows?



With that typed, as the situation continues, I will keep you updated. And I think that's actually where I want to end this article.

I'd love to know your thoughts on this: what do you think would have to happen in Nigeria, for anything like this to ever happen here? Do you think there's that one or that small batch of things that would just be that tipping point? I'd love to know what you think, and why, in the comments down below. And maybe, while you're at it, hit the share button.