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After Annexing Crimea, Russian Troops Are Piling Up By The East Ukraine Border
Zero Hedge ^ | 12 March 2014 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 03/12/2014 1:49:37 PM PDT by Errant

Despite the relentless protests of Kiev, and of course the G7 group of world's most indebted nations, in the past two weeks Vladimir Putin once again succeeded in outplaying the west and annexed the Crimea peninsula without firing a single shot (granted there is still potential for material situational deterioration, one which would involve military participation by NATO whose outcome is not exactly clear). The market has "priced in" as much, with prevailing consensus now dictating that Russia will preserve its foothold in the Crimea however without additional attempts for annexation: certainly Poland is hoping and praying as much.

However, as the following photos taken on the Russian side of East Ukraine, next to Belgorod, the Russian airborne troops ("VDV") are now piling up, only not in Crimea, which needs no further Russian military presence, but ostensibly to prepare for the next part of the annexation: that of Russian-speaking east Ukraine.

On the clip and pictures below, one can see Russian troops on the move near the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod Oblast, about 20 kilometers from the border with Ukraine near Kharkiv:

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: albania; crimea; kiev; kosovo; obama; putin; serbia; ukraine; war
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To: sassy steel magnolia
WWIII is around the corner.

As bad as I hate to, I have to agree with you. :-(

21 posted on 03/12/2014 2:49:18 PM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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To: Errant; All

Interesting...

Albanian right to independence in Kosovo trumped Serbia’s right to territorial sovereignty, but Ukranian desire for territorial sovereignty trumps Crimean desire for independence - a complete reversal - even though Russians make up 58% of Crimea.

Do we make up international law as we go along?

Do some laws apply for some but not for all?


22 posted on 03/12/2014 2:49:44 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: sassy steel magnolia

Putin saw all this as an Obamatunity.


23 posted on 03/12/2014 2:50:29 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: 353FMG

yeah, which makes me wonder just what did Obummer mean by his overheard remark to Medved about being more flexible?!


24 posted on 03/12/2014 2:54:14 PM PDT by sassy steel magnolia
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To: Errant; Jeff Head
On the clip and pictures below, one can see Russian troops on the move near the border with Ukraine . . .

Soon to be East Ukraine and West Ukraine.

25 posted on 03/12/2014 3:02:28 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The PASSING LANE is for PASSING, not DAWDLING)
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To: Errant

Yeah, well, they’d better not try anything, because if they do, Barack Obama will express deep concern!


26 posted on 03/12/2014 3:06:29 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Errant
And here is the response, by America's decisive Commander in Chief:

Gee, he holds that tip like he has experience.

27 posted on 03/12/2014 4:00:51 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: lurk

Thank God Juan Mcstain is on his way over there. :-)


28 posted on 03/12/2014 4:55:14 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Errant

That’s like waving a red flag in front of a bull. It will have no practical effect and will only make the Crimeans even more determined to leave. Making a threat you can’t enforce is showing weakness. Does Kiev really think Moscow is going to dissolve its pet Parliament for them? Then its living in a dream world. Provoking the Bear is not going to stop it from taking what it wants.


29 posted on 03/12/2014 5:02:23 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Errant

Perhaps 0 will get a patriotic streak and return home to Kenya to protect their sexual degenerates.


30 posted on 03/12/2014 5:49:47 PM PDT by mcshot (Their fraud is malignant, deep, unending and perilous.)
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To: SkyPilot

If he didn’t have such an odd throw I’d suggest that he could play with only a hand wedge.


31 posted on 03/12/2014 5:53:28 PM PDT by mcshot (Their fraud is malignant, deep, unending and perilous.)
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To: goldstategop
" Provoking the Bear is not going to stop it from taking what it wants."

In my neck of the woods, when a bear threatens, we shoot it.

oh, wait, USA disarmed Ukraine.... nevermind.

32 posted on 03/12/2014 7:49:34 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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