wantkitteh writes:
"The BBC is reporting that Russia has given Ukrainian military forces in Crimea a deadline of 3AM Tuesday morning to surrender or face assault. Moscow claims the position is to protect Russian civilians in Crimea following what it describes as the illegal coup in the past weeks. The Ukrainian Prime Minister has denounced Russia's actions as totally illegal and has called on it's allies to put pressure on Moscow. Russian military readiness in the area is very high with a blockade in place at Ukraine's naval headquarters and pre-positioned air and ground forces already in central locations around Crimea. Ukrainian forces are outnumbered and unprepared to face the threat. Demonstrations in the largely Russian-speaking area have supported Moscow's position while outside the area civilians are scared of what the future holds."
Russia's military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea until dawn on Tuesday to surrender or face an assault, Ukrainian defence sources have said. The head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet Aleksander Vitko set the deadline and also threatened two warships, Ukrainian officials said. However, Interfax news agency later quoted a fleet spokesman who denied that any ultimatum had been issued. Moscow has said its troops are needed in Crimea to protect civilians. The Kremlin says people in Crimea have come under threat from "ultra-nationalists" since pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last month. Russia is now said to be in de facto control of the Crimea region.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 03 2014, @11:36PM
Slashdot, before it took a turn for the retarded was a good site for discussion on geopolitical topics - the "stuff that matters" part of the old tagline. There was the chance for people on the ground to post, some insights and in general information and discussion that you simply dont get on mainstream sites. And as well..... you avoid the comments sections of said mainstream sites if you do want to discuss said geopolitical topic. The intelligence level is still even on a betaized Slashdot soooo much better (even if there are some drooling morons infiltrating)
Thence, carrying on the "stuff that matters" in Soylent is a great thing. So far the comments here have been pretty good and I've learnt a couple of things that I would not have in bbc.co.uk or AlJazerra.
While I'm at it, one the bes tthings that I got from Slashdot was the recommendation to follow geopotical news on AlJazzera English. It's reporting is by far better than most mainstream sites, even exceeding the BBC at times. CNN is terrible these days so I would recommend BBC and AlJazzera English.
I also apologize for spelling AlJazzera wrong if I have.