Συγκλονιστικές στιγμές πρέπει να διαδραματίσθηκαν στο κτίριο της ναυτικής διοίκησης της Ουκρανίας στην Κριμαία, όταν ο Μπερεζόβσκι, ο ναύαρχος που αυτομόλησε στους Ρώσους προσπάθησε να πείσει σε δημόσια συγκέντρωση και άλλους αξιωματικούς να αυτομολήσουν παρουσία του νέου ναυάρχου που διάβαζε την καθαίρεση του και την έναρξη διαδικασίας ενεντίον του για προδοσία.
Από Γκάρντιαν, είναι στα αγγλικά αλλά αξίζει να το διαβάσετε.
At Ukraine’s naval command on Monday morning, officers lined up in the yard of their Sevastopol headquarters to be addressed by both Berezovsky and the newly appointed navy chief commander, Serhiy Haiduk.
The officers broke into applause as Haiduk read them an order from Kiev removing Berezovsky from his position, and told them that Berezovsky was facing treason charges. When Haiduk had finished his dry but compelling address, the officers spontaneously broke into the national anthem, and some were seen to cry. Berezovsky showed no visible sign of emotion ...
The officers listened sullenly as Berezovsky tried to entice them over to the newly proclaimed Crimean fleet he now heads – assuring them they would retain their ranks and there would be no interruption of salary payments.
“Viktor Yanukovych is the legitimately elected president of Ukraine,” he told them, arguing there would be no breach of oath if they served Crimea. “The seizure of power in Kiev was orchestrated from abroad.”
When Berezovsky requested questions from the officers, a chorus of criticism broke from the ranks. “In what way exactly did foreign powers intervene in Kiev, compared to the way they are intervening now in Crimea?” asked an officer to applause from those assembled. “Don’t ask provocative questions,” Berezovsky barked back.
