The Holodomor in Ukraine 2.0

[CherryPanda]

The word Holodomor literally translated from Ukrainian means "death by hunger", or "to kill by hunger, to starve to death." Sometimes the expression is translated into English as "murder by hunger or starvation." It was a tragic episode in the Ukrainian history when famine killed up to about 10 million Ukrainians in 1932–1933.
And now reading the news from Ukraine I have a strong feeling that the history can repeat itself. Probably, not at that scale, but nevertheless. The Ukrainian currency is losing its value, and the only thing the government does is printing more money. Prices are getting higher and the incomes are getting lower. Plus, the winter is coming, the whole economic situation has been getting worse, and the military expenses have increased significantly. And don’t forget that this year harvest has suffered from the war. Ukraine has terrible debts, and there’s a great possibility that International Monetary Fund will cut the credit line because they would consider the Ukrainian government a bad debtor.
All in all this could lead to the situation when the Ukrainian citizens would have to survive on their own, and the whole world doesn’t care about them. Yeah, I sort of know that nobody should care about them, but they are people, and we as a society tend to be humanistic, so… What would the world community do about this?

 

[waltky]

Not much of a cease-fire...

U.N.: Nearly 1,000 killed during 'cease-fire' in east Ukraine
Nov. 20, 2014 | According to statistics from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 957 deaths have been recorded in eastern Ukraine since the Sept. 5 Minsk cease-fire was signed.

The United Nations released a report Thursday, detailing the "serious human rights violations" that have continued in eastern Ukraine despite a Sept. 5 cease-fire agreed to by all parties to the conflict. According to statistics from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 957 deaths have been recorded since the cease-fire was signed. At least 4,317 people have been killed in the conflict region since mid-April, and another 9,921 injured. "Accountability and an end to impunity are at the core of ensuring peace, reconciliation and long term recovery," the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recommended in its report.

#Ukraine: Accountability + an end to impunity at the core of peace, reconciliation & long term recovery: DisplayNews
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A woman wearing a Ukranian flag lights candles at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev on Jan. 24, 2014, during Viktor Yanukovych's presidency.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein lamented that "The list of victims keeps growing." "Civilians, including women, children, minorities and a range of vulnerable individuals and groups continue to suffer the consequences of the political stalemate in Ukraine."

Despite all parties signing the Minsk Protocol to de-escalate the crisis through the institution of an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of illegal armed groups, mercenaries and military equipment, NATO has reported a "military buildup, both along the borders towards Ukraine on the Russian side, but also we see Russian troops inside eastern Ukraine."

Russia has repeatedly denied its military forces are inside Ukraine to help bolster pro-Russian separatists. "We should do what we can to make Russia and the separatists respect the Minsk agreements," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday during an interview with Estonian television.

U.N. Nearly 1 000 killed during cease-fire in east Ukraine - UPI.com