Russia sending aid convoy to Ukraine despite Western warnings of invasion pretext

REUTERS ^ | Aug 11, 2014 | Adrian Croft and Sergei Karpukhin

[McGruff]

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion.

With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border, NATO said there was a "high probability" that Moscow could intervene militarily in the country's east, where Kiev forces are closing in on pro-Russian separatists.

[ETL 2]

Thanks. Most interesting. Might actually explain a few things... I’ll leave it at that.

[AdmSmith]

Russia’s violation of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty could have severe military and political implications for European security. In the immediate future, NATO members should demand that Moscow answer accusations about non-compliance. Simultaneously, they should prepare options for strengthening NATO deterrence and defence capabilities in case Russia starts to introduce the prohibited missiles into its military forces.
http://www.pism.pl/files/?id_plik=17932

[GeronL]

Russian bill would allow forced abortions up to birth

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3192337/posts?page=1

[AdmSmith]

It has been a lot of rumors today that Igor Girkin aka Strelkova is wounded or dead. Was it due to bullets from Ukrainian forces or FSB/GRU? Time will tell.

[GeronL]

That guy is 100% Russian who is or was leading a so-called “Ukrainian rebellion”

[AdmSmith]

Yes, and

Bosnians want to try one of the leaders of militants from the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” Igor Girkin (”Strelok”) for war crimes he committed in this country, if the “Ukrainian war” is not his last one.

http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/bosnians_want_to_judge_girkin_for_war_crimes_325202

[eleni121]

Too many naive people who read the main stream news superficially spouting what they’ve been exposed to on corporate TV news. Russia continues to assist the refugees and the Kurdish govt in stalling the ISIL zombies. The US sends Russian weapons through the CIA TO THE kURDS...UNIMAGINABLE stupidity and cowardice on the part of the US govt.

We owe Russia our immense gratitude ...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AdmSmith!

[AdmSmith]

Putin do not accept that Girkin/Strelkov got higher rating:
http://echo.msk.ru/polls/1372586-echo/results.html

“Someone” is changing the command structure in the conflict areas: http://vk.com/strelkov_info?w=wall-57424472_12056%2Ffe38d2065b93fd2eb8