Ukraine’s Sickness

…and Europe’s Cure
by ERIC DRAITSER

Yulia Tymoshenko, the corrupt oligarch and fascist beauty being hailed by the new leaders as a "democrat" well deserved her incarceration. Don't expect the US media to explain what her true political lineage is.

Yulia Tymoshenko, the corrupt, but Hollywood-beautiful oligarch and fascist sympathizer being hailed by the Western-supported rebels as a “democrat” well deserved her incarceration. Don’t expect the US media to explain what her true political lineage is.

The situation in Ukraine is evolving by the hour. Right wing ultranationalists and their “liberal” collaborators have taken control of the Rada (Ukrainian parliament) and deposed the democratically elected, though utterly corrupt and incompetent, President Yanukovich.

Former Prime Minister, and convicted criminal, Yulia Tymoshenko has been freed, and is now making common cause with Right Sector, Svoboda, and the other fascist elements, while the opposition’s nominal leaders such as Arseny Yatsenyuk and Vitali Klitschko begin to fade into the background.

In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin undoubtedly watches with anxiousness. In Washington, Victoria Nuland and the Obama administration rejoice. However, perhaps the most critical development of all is soon to emerge in Europe, as the forces of Western finance capital prepare to welcome Ukraine into