Yanukovych’s forces were beyond doubt guilty of less than perfect handling of the situation they faced but there is also no doubt among those paying attention that the forces that were, at that point in time, the rebels, instigated much violence with violence of their own and with inflammatory rhetoric, much of it being Anti-Semitic. Many people and many governments quietly or secretly believe in Fascistic policies but it is the open embrace of such policies, the advocacy of acting upon Fascistic policies actually described as such, which actually defines a government as being Fascist. Ukraine’s new government, or at least some very influential voices within it, fit that description to a tee.

     A quick skim of Google  indicates that Russia requested humanitarian corridors on June 2. On June 10, Ukraine announced the creation of the corridors and the entire first page of google links to that announcement. By June 12, the next chronological date for which  I found a reference, on page two, Russia is demanding that the corridors be, in fact, created. The next mention is on July 3 where a link is to the [alleged] fact that the corridors never were created. There is apparently not much about humanitarian corridors for Cohen to waste time talking about.

Cohen writes about the actions of the current government and your complaints about the article refer to the previous government and to Putin who has, in my opinion and that of many other observers, acted with restraint. I do not doubt for a moment that he will try to play the situation to his and Russia’s benefit as he sees it and that would doubtless include some or a lot of ‘meddling’ and he might even lie about how much and what kind of aid. That would not be the breaking of new ground if done by any government playing any part in that ongoing event.