Washingtons plan is right on schedule. Cut the old peoples pensions by 50%, take their gold, send in the IMF/ NATO forces, steal their bank accounts and take the rest by increased energy prices. This is Greece all over again.Ukraine gas prices may have to rise 40% to satisfy IMF: ministerBrussels (Platts)--20Mar2014/418 pm EDT/2018 GMTUkraine's retail gas prices may have to rise 40% as part of economic reforms needed to unlock loans from the International Monetary Fund, Ukrainian energy minister Yuriy Prodan told reporters in Brussels Thursday."This is an unpopular reform...an extraordinary measure needed to get out of the crisis," Prodan said.Ukraine would need real support from the international community to start developing the economy, he added.Article continues below...They got Ukraines goldThey took the old peoples pensions.Now they are going after their bank accounts.NATO set upPutin is not fooled by their unwavering strategy and makes his demands clear."Moscow will halt military steps in Ukraine  only after a US guarantee not to post missile shield thereDEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 3, 2014 In fact, the Russian president has couched his demands for further negotiations under four headings:1. The Kiev government whichever form it takes must sign an obligation to abstain from any ties with NATO.2. Neither the US, NATO or any other power will deploy X-Band or BX-1 radar stations on Ukraine territory whether on land, sea or air. This guarantee would additionally cover elements of an anti-missile missile shield and ballistic missiles placing Russia in their sights.3. Restrictions will govern the types of weapons allowed the Ukrainian army.4. Local military bodies will be established to protect the Russian-speaking and ethnic Russian regions of Ukraine.Putin emphasized in his conversation with Merkel that, until those four conditions are met, Russian forces would remain where they are in Crimea and if this was deemed necessary, advance into other parts of Ukraine."