Posted on 08/11/2014 11:59:44 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
DONETSK, Ukraine – As Kiev tightened the vise on the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, surrounding the eastern city and cutting off supply routes and all roads in, the Kremlin floated plans to send a "humanitarian" convoy through to help embattled pro-Russian insurgents.
With the pro-Russian separatists facing continuous pressure in the now largely deserted city that once held 1 million people, rebel commander Igor Strelkov, also known as Igor Girkin, said the 5,000 separatists running the city are now on their own. Although some rebels are calling for a cease-fire in order to spare the city from being destroyed by Ukrainian shelling, others vowed that, if invaded, Donetsk will become “another Stalingrad,” a reference to the bloody 1942 battle in which Russians repelled Nazi forces to help turn the tide of World War II.
But word that Moscow, which has already sent 20,000 troops to the border, just two hours east of Donetsk, could send help could signal the two sides are in for a long standoff. In doing so, Russian President Vlaidimir Putin would be defying previous warnings from the West that such a move would be seen as provocative. Shortly after the Kremlin statement was released, in the form of a readout of a telephone call between Putin and European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso, the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced he was on a call with President Obama.
Residents continue to leave the city, and on Sunday, the city’s only train station was the scene of intense jostling for tickets to Kiev and other major cities. Those who remain in the city will be forced to seek shelter from the ongoing assault or join the separatist ranks.
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The Bloodlands. One does get the feeling that the entire world will once again convulse with violence. A kind of tectonic social and political pressure all over the planet...and something will eventually give way.
Barry is on Vacation ,so it’s time to move
Which invasion is going to happen first?
Iran invades Iraq
Russia invades Ukraine
Putin is out of ideas, he is clutching this old “humanitarian” canard like a squeaky toy. By all accounts, no military aid will be allowed through to surrounded rebels, no matter the labels. They are royally screwed.
World!
Please stop calling it Ukrainian or Russian separatists!
They are masked Russian Terrorists invading Ukrainian territory!!!!
Call them what they are.
Ukrainians do not want any part of the Russian, Soviet or whatever empire!! They had enough of it!!!!
He’ll go in and proclaim himself the defender or Russian rumps, which will be enough of an excuse for the dumbed down lot who think the ends justify the means. Using his logic, he’ll defend Russian bums all over the planet and personally inspect them for their quality.
You're clearly not familiar with the outstanding work of Walter Duranty.
“Osama Obama is *unwilling* to stop him.”
I think Obama told Putin he could be “more flexible” during his second term.
Yes,he did.Of course we members of the Great Unwashed weren't supposed to know about...it was a live mic SNAFU.It was at that moment that Vlad understood that the US,under Osama Obama was,as Mao used to say,a "paper tiger".
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