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Invasion of Ukraine Continues As Russia Begins Nuclear Weapons Sabre Rattling
cold fjord writes Russian President has issued a stark indication of Russia's military capabilities: "I want to remind you that Russia is one of the most powerful nuclear nations. This is a reality, not just words." According to News.com.au, "It's the first time in more than 25 years that Moscow has raised the spectre of nuclear war. The difference this time is that its tanks are already pouring over its western borders." To put numbers behind that, "Russia has moved 4,000 to 5,000 military personnel — a figure far higher than one U.S. official's earlier claim of 1,000 troops. The soldiers are aligned in 'formed units' and fighting around Luhansk and Donetsk.... And they may soon have company: Some 20,000 troops are on border and 'more may be on the way.'" On top of that, the Ukraine Defence Minister claims Russia has made threats that they're prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons to stop further resistance.
All you little commie Snowden lovers should be volunteering to fight for you Russian motherland.
Sign up pussy bitches.
Not forced into a corner exactly, but there are a lot of people who regard themselves as Russian living there and who he is expected to defend. Their government, whatever you think of it, was overthrown and they wanted to go back to Russian rule. Particularly in Crimea they were Russian citizens until not that long ago, and all of it was under Soviet rule until the late 80s.
Keep in mind that people living in the USSR didn't think it was all bad. Opinions are divided but if you talk to them they will point out that despite everything it did prevent states like the Ukraine, where different groups of people live, from falling apart. They compare it to Iraq and Afghanistan, which since the "liberators" pulled out have descended into chaos with multiple factions fighting for control. And, sure enough, that's what has happened in Ukraine too now. They feel the morally superior move is to help sort the situation out, ideally with diplomacy but with military support if necessary.
To that end it isn't clear exactly what Russia is doing. The US has presented some evidence, but after Iraq it's hard to take anything they say seriously as it has been shown that they will lie and fabricate to get make the story fit their narrative. There is massive propaganda on both sides, but what can't be doubted is that Russia is making serious efforts to get a political dialogue going between the separatists and Ukrainian government. It does appear that they want a political solution, but are willing to back it up with military force.
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The US media is now in full ass-clown mode.
Russia has invaded nothing. Sat photos? I thought so:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/09/ukraine-war-for-now-over-and-nato-still-in-decline.html
The nuke bullshit comes from a collapsing Oligarch, who's hold on "NATO intervention" as a tactic becomes weaker by the minute, and thus his desperate squawking. Poor little Joe Biden's son will have to make his next millions by backing another corrupt scheme, elsewhere on the globe.
Get this straight: Russia has not provided any lethal support for breakaway regions in the Ukraine civil war.
Ukraine is not a historical entity prior to Imperial manoeuvrings in the late 19th century between Austria, Prussia and Russia. Now it is being used as the same, 150 years later, to hobble Russian gas export and contain the European pivot away from the dollar and American hegemony.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Only one needed: that the Soviet Union (in whatever name you want to give it) deserves to be reinstated against the will of the majority of the people in the countries involved.
Is that really irrational if it is better for him/his country? Putin is dictator (even if he was elected), why should he care about the will of the people? The way he annexed Crimea from Ukraine worked pretty well for him, it doesn't seem that irrational to try the same trick with eastern Ukraine, that would only be irrational if he is willing to let it escalate into a full blown international war.
Now have you any good examples that indicate Putin is irrational?
U.S did buy Alaska from Russia in the 1910's.
You really should know your history better if you are from the U.S.
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