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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he stands ready to act in response to Russian military intervention in the Crimea, and a bill with more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine is already in the works.

“I am terribly concerned about what’s going on in the Ukraine,” the Nevada Democrat said in a photo op Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I think Ukraine is in crisis and needs some help,” Reid said. “What I am going to recommend is that anything we do should be in coordination with our allies. President Obama said he wants to give economic aid, I think that’s appropriate. I will be happy to help in any way.”

Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said he was working on a bipartisan package to provide aide to Ukraine.

“The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is developing a bipartisan legislative package to provide critical support to Ukraine, which is teetering on the brink of economic collapse following years of chronic government mismanagement and corruption,” Menendez said in a release. “This legislation will authorize funds to provide at least $1 billion in loan guarantees to provide structural support to Ukraine’s economy, as well as authorize technical assistance for energy reforms, support elections, strengthen civil society, combat corruption, and assist Ukraine in the recovery of stolen assets.”

http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/reid-backs-ukraine-economic-aid-menendez-preparing-bill/

Out of their own pockets? Awww, How nice of...wait, OUR pockets?

Correct BE, This is just about setting up another bogus government to benifit EU. Watch the sanctions coming. GB, Germany, and others won't support sanctions and they will benifit from.

Didn't they just cut benefits for veterans?

And keep in mind that these loans will be made by BANKS, with the profit going to BANKS, and the risk being covered by the US Government. Not matter who else loses, banks always win. Always. It is nothing short of astonishing just how good they are at it. 

The hypocrisy is simply astounding. I think a have a lot more respect for the guy who just walks in on rare occasion and says hey, "this is mine and I'm protecting my interests", rather the the BS about "liberating" this or that nation and spreading "democracy" by either spending billions on black ops, or by trying to sell the public a bill of goods.

Three anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took side of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, reports the Crimean government.

"There are 45 MiG-29 fighters and 4 training aircrafts L-39 at the airport of "Belbek". Out of these only four are intact along with one fighter training aircraft, " said the official. Thus, according to him, "the total number of members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sided with the Crimean people is already close to the mark 6000 people".

http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_05/ARC-Government-three-anti-aircraft-missile-regiment-of-the-Armed-Forces-of-Ukraine-join-Crimean-side-8049/

Crimea-stationed Ukrainian troops have switched sides to join forces with local pro-Russia authorities in the Russian-dominated autonomous republic of Crimea, a source in the region’s administration has said.

http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_02/Ukraine-troops-in-Crimea-change-sides-to-back-pro-Russia-authorities-without-bloodshed-insider-1725/
The source has stressed the transition was peaceful and without a single shot being fired.

Some of the servicemen reportedly left their posts without prior warning, while others surrendedered letters of resignation but the majority went over to the Crimean government.

Vladimir Putin: 'Not a single shot had been fired in Crimea...The tense situation in Crimea, in which the use of the armed forces was possible, is gone. We have made a decision to arrange Russian regions' work in order to provide certain assistance to #Crimea, which has sought our humanitarian support"