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To: ETL

There you are at it again...somehow you’re twisted thinking is everyones a Russian Lover if they aren’t on war footing with Russia and full of hatred for the nation.

We all know there are many still wearing scars from history over what Russia has done in the past, and to be sure one eye open regarding Russia is just wise.....but there are always two sides to every story and a wise man hears them both before he makes an analysis. .....even in the treat of war, especially so.


110 posted on 10/13/2016 11:15:13 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww
We all know there are many still wearing scars from history over what Russia has done in the past, and to be sure one eye open regarding Russia is just wise.....but there are always two sides to every story and a wise man hears them both before he makes an analysis

As if you didn't know, as we've been through this a million times, there are people around TODAY who bear the scars of what Russia has done, under Putin. Then there are those political opponents of his who are not around, because they're dead.

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From 2014

Yushchenko, hero of Ukraine's Orange Revolution warns Europe that Putin won't stop at Crimea

by Matthew Schofield - McClatchy Foreign Staff
March 27, 2014

Many Ukrainians believe you need look no further than the face of Viktor Yushchenko to understand Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Once smooth and ruggedly handsome, it still bears the scars from an assassination attempt when someone slipped dioxin into Yushchenko's food. ..."

Read more here:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24765781.html#storylink=cpy
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Russia Deploying Tactical Nuclear Arms in Crimea

Obama backing indirect talks with Moscow aimed at cutting U.S. non-strategic nukes in Europe

BY: Bill Gertz
October 10, 2014

Russia is moving tactical nuclear weapons systems into recently-annexed Crimea while the Obama administration is backing informal talks aimed at cutting U.S. tactical nuclear deployments in Europe. ..."

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-deploying-tactical-nuclear-arms-in-crimea/

112 posted on 10/14/2016 12:39:48 AM PDT by ETL (Trump-PENCE 2016!!!)
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To: caww

Russia Ramping Up Military Drills to Cold War Levels, NATO Says

Feb 5, 2016 - FoxNews.com

Russia has stepped up its military maneuvers to a level unseen since the height of the Cold War, according to a new report released by NATO Thursday.

Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance's secretary general and author of the report, noted that Moscow has conducted at least 18 large-scale exercises over the past three years, "some of which have involved more than 100,000 troops."

Those exercises included several simulated nuclear attacks against NATO allies and partner nations ..."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/05/russia-ramping-up-military-drills-to-cold-war-levels-nato-says.html

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Russia decries 'new Cold War' as East-West tensions cloud talks

AFP, by Frank Zeller, Eric Randolph
February 13, 2016

"...a panel of eastern European leaders lined up to add their own accusations of Russian aggression.

"Every single day, Russian troops, Russian weapons, Russian ammunition penetrate into my country," said Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko.

He addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was not present, saying:

"Mr Putin, this is not a civil war in Ukraine, this is your aggression. This is not a civil war in Crimea, this is your soldiers who occupied my country."

http://web.archive.org/save/http://news.yahoo.com/russias-medvedev-says-world-cold-war-091417194.html

113 posted on 10/14/2016 12:40:04 AM PDT by ETL (Trump-PENCE 2016!!!)
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To: caww
Sept 7, 2016...

Russian jet flies within 10 feet of US Navy spy plane, defense official says

Fox News ^ | September 7, 2016 | Staff

A Russian fighter jet zoomed within just 10 feet of a U.S. Navy spy plane over the Black Sea on Wednesday, the latest in a string of daring maneuvers involving Russian aircraft and the U.S. military, a defense official with knowledge of the incident told Fox News...."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/07/russian-jet-flies-dangerously-close-to-us-navy-spy-plane-over-black-sea.html


114 posted on 10/14/2016 12:40:37 AM PDT by ETL (Trump-PENCE 2016!!!)
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