Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
One can never know what new ideas they (read Putin) will come up with. Like this one:
http://sirgis.info/2015/02/16/separatist_clothes/
Well, the Russian military gear supplier SSO/SPOSN is advertising with pictures of Strelkov & gang on its vkontakte account. That company gained its reputation by supplying the 'spetsnaz' units of quite number of agencies.

Apart from that: nothing new in the East, unfortunately. Yet this ceasefire was doomed to fail when Zakharchenko unilaterally excluded Debalzevo, because "it is inside the DNR, thus we are free to shoot there." There is still a minimal chance of someone from Moscow bringing the separatists into line, but since both DNR and Ukraine halted the withdrawal of heavy weaponry (the key agreement in the recent agreement as well as the one from September), fighting is likely to escalate again.
I wonder whether we will see another round of sacntions and/or arms deliveries now. Since I will study as an exchange in Moscow from March 1st on, I am somewhat worried about Russia maybe being cut off SWIFT.