February 11, 2014
Kick off press conference
Wladimir vs. Alex Leapai
WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir
Klitschko and WBO mandatory challenger Alex Leapai met for the first
time on Tuesday at a press conference in Oberhausen, Germany to kick
off their April 26 clash.
Wladimir Klitschko: "I am impressed of Alex. He is
very confident and has no self-doubt. This will be a very strong
challenge which I am looking forward to."
"My brother Vitali is fighting for democracy in the
Ukraine right now and I will fight with the same motivation as the
demonstrants on the Maidan square against Leapai. And I will win, just
as the Ukrainians will win their fight."
Alex Leapai: "Klitschko is a great fighter, but he’s
been knocked out before and he’s never fought anyone who can punch
like me."....
When Mr. Klitschko told the demonstrators in Maidan Square to defend their positions, I am quite sure he anticipated a peaceful resistance. To the best of my knowledge from what I am reading, the demonstrators were unarmed (did not have guns) and intended nothing but a demonstration. Mr. Klitschko can speak to that reality better than I.
February 18, 2014
...Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko (click here) urged the pro-Western demonstrators occupying Kyiv's Independence Square - also known as Maidan - to defend their positions. He warned women and children to leave the area.
Later, Klitschko met with President Viktor Yanukovych for talks, but the meeting failed to produce a breakthrough. Klitschko said the president demanded protesters "stop the standoff" and unconditionally clear the square.
He told the Ukrainska Pravda website that he brings "nothing good from the talks."...
...Biden told Mr. Yanukovych his government bears "special responsibility" to resolve the crisis.
Anti-government protests have been building for weeks, with activists calling for Mr. Yanukovych's ouster after he backed away from a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
Protesters, some armed with clubs and wearing helmets and body armor, attempted to stand their ground in central Kyiv, hurling firebombs and stones at police as plumes of smoke billowed from burning tents and piles of tires and wood....
Vice President Biden needs to assemble a party to visit President Yanukovych and ask to mediate a clear understanding to the outcome of meetings on Wednesday. It would seem as though there are two separate reportings, each different, as to the outcome of the meeting with the demonstrators. I believe the first order of business is to establish a return to the 2004 USA Constitution which would mitigate the return of the Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The current President Yanukovych has no appreciation of the resolve of the people of the Ukraine. They want to improve their economy and their quality of life. A dedicated interest by Vice President Biden can be effective. Russia has opened the flow of loan money as of yesterday to relieve some tensions, but, obviously it is not reaching the people in a meaningful way.
I think both Russia and the USA can have a voice in assisting the people of the Ukraine. The presence of the USA within any diplomatic relations in settling the tensions would be beneficial. Currently, the people of the Ukraine believe they are stranded in their ability to have international relations with The West. It isn't appropriate to have the people feel this desperate.
I am sure the loans from Russia are invaluable to the country, but, the people want a more open society with connections to more countries than currently exist. There isn't anything the current President and his administration have to fear. He does have to end the aggressive stance of his police and stop killing people. The people shot received their wounds and deaths by the Ukraine police.
ALISON SMALE
When Mr. Klitschko told the demonstrators in Maidan Square to defend their positions, I am quite sure he anticipated a peaceful resistance. To the best of my knowledge from what I am reading, the demonstrators were unarmed (did not have guns) and intended nothing but a demonstration. Mr. Klitschko can speak to that reality better than I.
February 18, 2014
...Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko (click here) urged the pro-Western demonstrators occupying Kyiv's Independence Square - also known as Maidan - to defend their positions. He warned women and children to leave the area.
Later, Klitschko met with President Viktor Yanukovych for talks, but the meeting failed to produce a breakthrough. Klitschko said the president demanded protesters "stop the standoff" and unconditionally clear the square.
He told the Ukrainska Pravda website that he brings "nothing good from the talks."...
...Biden told Mr. Yanukovych his government bears "special responsibility" to resolve the crisis.
Anti-government protests have been building for weeks, with activists calling for Mr. Yanukovych's ouster after he backed away from a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
Protesters, some armed with clubs and wearing helmets and body armor, attempted to stand their ground in central Kyiv, hurling firebombs and stones at police as plumes of smoke billowed from burning tents and piles of tires and wood....
Vice President Biden needs to assemble a party to visit President Yanukovych and ask to mediate a clear understanding to the outcome of meetings on Wednesday. It would seem as though there are two separate reportings, each different, as to the outcome of the meeting with the demonstrators. I believe the first order of business is to establish a return to the 2004 USA Constitution which would mitigate the return of the Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The current President Yanukovych has no appreciation of the resolve of the people of the Ukraine. They want to improve their economy and their quality of life. A dedicated interest by Vice President Biden can be effective. Russia has opened the flow of loan money as of yesterday to relieve some tensions, but, obviously it is not reaching the people in a meaningful way.
I think both Russia and the USA can have a voice in assisting the people of the Ukraine. The presence of the USA within any diplomatic relations in settling the tensions would be beneficial. Currently, the people of the Ukraine believe they are stranded in their ability to have international relations with The West. It isn't appropriate to have the people feel this desperate.
I am sure the loans from Russia are invaluable to the country, but, the people want a more open society with connections to more countries than currently exist. There isn't anything the current President and his administration have to fear. He does have to end the aggressive stance of his police and stop killing people. The people shot received their wounds and deaths by the Ukraine police.
ALISON SMALE
