Georgian ‘Observers’ Arrive In Eastern Ukraine To Subvert Presidential Elections On 17th January

January 16, 2010 by Infowars Ireland

Mysterious Georgians, all males between 25 and 45 years of age, arrive en masse to Ukraine.

Viktor Yushchenko

In the Donetsk region of Ukraine, people are arriving en masse from Georgia. This has been reported by Olena Bondarenko, a member of the parliamentary faction of “The Party of Regions” (Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych’s Party, who will be running against Viktor Yushchenko in the upcoming elections on 17th January) to a correspondent of IA Regnum News at a press conference on January 15th.

A Georgian Airlines chartered flight arrived at Donetsk airport (Eastern Ukraine) on January 14th, carrying 152 passengers, all men aged 25 to 45 years. As they were being processed at passport control they initially declared they were in Ukraine as “international observers”, however after being informed by the State Border Service that Ukraine requires certification for observers they claimed their registrations weren’t completed yet and changed their reason for entry to “personal business” only.

After this the 152 men organized themselves and left the airport building. They were taken on buses to the Druzhba and Shakhtar hotels.

On Friday 15th January, Donetsk airport received notification to expect two additional chartered flights by Georgian airlines, one arriving that day (15th Jan) and one on the 19th January, and they would both have a similar number of passengers as the first plane.

It is estimated that the cost of each chartered flight (one way) is 26-28 thousand dollars.
“Why are these Georgians arriving in Ukraine now? and if they are “international observers” why have they been selected for a specific age and gender? These questions need to be answered”, said Olena Bondarenko.

Most interesting from all of this is the claim by Presidential candidate Michael Brodsky (one of 18 candidates) that he has in his possession a tape recording of a conversation between Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and a woman he says has a voice remarkably similar to Ukranian presidential candidate Julia Tymoshenko.

Michael Brodsky claims to have tape recording of conspiracy to subvert elections

He claims this recording reveals a conspiracy to send a group of trained fighters from Georgia to subvert the presidential elections in Ukraine. He calls on Ukraine president Viktor Yushchenko, the security services and the central election commission to verify this information.

Julia Tymoshenko

It is likely however that the claim made by Brodsky is a diversionary tactic or outright disinformation. A more feasible explanation would be a covert deal between Saakashvili and the present Ukraine president Viktor Yushchenko, who in August 2008 sent weapons and personnel to aid Saakashvili during the South Ossetia conflict.

It should be noted that the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine is highly industrialised and has natural resources, most notably a large coal mining industry. A large proportion of the regions populace are of Russian extraction and are orientated more towards Russia. Viktor Yushchenko has very little support at present throughout all of Ukraine (ranking 6th place now in official presidential race polls), but in the eastern region support for Yushchenko is virtually non-existent.

Viktor Yushchenko and his wife Ekaterina (Rockefeller Center N.Y. 2005)

In 2005 Victor Yushchenko and his wife Ekaterina visited the NYC Rockefeller Center to take part in a ceremony to found the Orange Circle Public Organization. Addressing Zbigniew Brzezinski and Madeleine Albright, Yushchenko thanked them for supporting Ukraine’s ‘democratic’ aspirations. (Related link)

Intrigue aside, and the questionable claims by Michael Brodsky to have a tape recording of Julia Tymoshenko and Mikheil Saakashvili engaged in a conspiracy, one fact is clear from this report. Georgian men of military age and questionable intent have arrived in large numbers to eastern Ukraine as ‘international observers’. What will happen during the coming months in Ukraine is uncertain, what is certain is they have an international audience watching them closely.

References:

http://regnum.ru/news/1242985.html

http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/1227.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_presidential_election,_2010

http://const-info.narod.ru/news/05/11/23/jushenko_mason.htm