Posted on 03/31/2021 10:37:46 AM PDT by bitt
Russian forces massing on the border with Ukraine have prompted the U.S. European Command to raise its watch level to its highest point of “potential imminent crisis”, according to a New York Times report Tuesday night. On Wednesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke to senior Russian Gen. Valery Gerasimov about the buildup, according to Russia.
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed last week in an extended battle in the contested Donetsk Region against Russia-backed separatists. Russian forces that were thought to have gathered for training exercises near the border have stayed and grown in numbers, prompting concerns.
Under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Russia under Vladimir Putin took territory in the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine. When Donald Trump was president, Russia took no territory. Now with Joe Biden in the White House, Russia appears to be testing his mettle.
NY Times excerpt:
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
In Russian state TV, experts gladly discuss Russian nuclear strike in case of further escalation in Ukraine. “This will make Americans fear and we will be able to do what we want” - is the main message
https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1379358343249158146
“The troops went to the training ranges to conduct tactical, tactical-special and bilateral exercises,” the minister said at a conference call at the National Center for Defense Management.
Checks will take place in all military districts and in the Northern Fleet, as well as in the Far North, the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka. All types and branches of troops will take part in them.
https://ria.ru/20210406/proverka-1727031735.html
This is a full mobilization of the Russian armed forces into combat readiness.
Lukashenka says that Belarus investigates Polish occupation of Belarusian lands a century ago after years of peaceful co-existence.
Also says that Poles in Belarus are Belarusian Poles and not the businesses of Poland
https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1379421309482979330
Gay.
In total, more than 30 thousand airborne troops will be involved in the inspection during the winter training period.
https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12352903
Russia transfers ships of the Caspian flotilla to the Black Sea
More than 10 landing and artillery boats and ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFL) of the Southern Military District (YuVO) are making an inter-fleet transition from the Caspian to the Black Sea.
https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12353278
Preparations...
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1380500397601787906.html
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THREAD: what comes next amid Russian pressure on Ukraine? The situation is pretty volatile and covered with fog of war. Still, certain important factors are visible. I’d try to elaborate.
https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1380500397601787906
Moscow. 14th of April. Interfax-AVN - A detachment of Russian warships has left for the Black Sea to conduct firing practice, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) said on Wednesday.
“The events will also involve airplanes and helicopters of the naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet,” the fleet said in a statement.
“A detachment of ships consisting of the frigate” Admiral Makarov “, small missile ships” Graivoron “and” Vyshny Volochek “, an air-cushion missile ship” Samum “, a minesweeper” Ivan Golubets “, as well as large landing ships left their basing points and conducted training to overcome a conventional minefield in providing for the minesweeping forces of the fleet, “the fleet said.
https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=0&nid=548376&lang=RU
We would expect to see the Southern Military District’s Buk-M3, its most capable medium-range air defense system, near the border with Ukraine if an invasion was planned in the near future.
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1382196119803990017
Options for sanctions escalation
"RUSSIA COLLUSION" (written by myself, based on what I dug up and my own prior knowledge)
The 'Trump-Russia collusion' story was of course a hoax, a COVER, to hide what THEY (the notoriously traitorous Democrats) were doing, as the only evidence for Russia collusion involves THEM!
1) Newly unclassified docs reportedly state (surprise-surprise) Russians actually wanted HILLARY to win, not Trump! Obama CIA chief Brennan hid the evidence!!
2) Top Putin aids (Vladislav Surkov and Vyacheslav Trubnikov) provided disinformation (fake 'dirt') on Trump! (via RUSSIAN AGENT Igor Danchenko) for Clinton campaign/DNC paid-for Steele dossier!!
3) Obama-Biden DENIED desperately requested military assistance to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia invasion of Crimea!! At the time (2014) Trump had sharply and publicly (on NBC's Today Show, and elsewhere) criticized the Obama administraion, asserting that "Putin has eaten Obama's lunch" once again.
4) $3.5 MILLION (via Hunter Biden) from the wife of a former mayor of Moscow! (Elena Baturina) The former mayor of Moscow (Yuri Luzhkov) was a strong advocate for Russia invading and taking over Crimea. The $3.5 million reportedly passed hands within WEEKS of the Russia invasion of Crimea! (Feb-Mar 2014). Obama admin did nothing but provide them food rations and blankets! They had begged him for military equiptment.
5) Burisma owner (Mykola Zlochevsky) was/is a RUSSIA ALLY! Joe Biden's son worked for and brought in millions from Burisma. Joe is ON VIDEO BRAGGING about extorting the Ukrainians into firing the prosecutor who was investigating his son and the corrupt RUSSIA-ALLIED owner of the company. Zlochevsky was an official of the former 'puppet' regime that Putin had installed in the Ukraine via a rigged election. Viktor Yanukovych, the 'puppet' president of that regime's pro-American opponent in the election (Viktor Yushchenko) barely survived an assassination attempt by poisoning. His face was left badly pock-mocked for a long time afterward. Putin is widely believed to be responsible.
6) For 8 years the Obama-Biden-Clinton admin immensely HELPED the Russians, via Obama's promised and delivered "flexibility" on missile defense, the Russia-favoring New Start nuke treaty, the Putin-loving Iran deal (Iran and Syria are pawns of Russia in the oil/gas-rich Middle East), the Uranium-One deal, where Obama-Hillary allowed Russia to take ownership of 20% of our uranium production!
7) They (Obama-Biden) deliberately slashed OUR military to pieces. Fortunately, Trump has/had since brought it back times 10.
Donald Trump slammed President Obama Thursday on TODAY for failing to take a stronger line against President Vladimir Putin in dealing with Ukraine, saying he feared Obama would now make up for lost time with imprudent moves to "show his manhood."
The real estate mogul and reality-TV star, who has criticized Putin for sending military troops into Crimea, said Obama must now take fierce steps to prevent the situation from escalating further.
"We should definitely do sanctions and we have to show some strengths. I mean, Putin has eaten Obama's lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time," Trump said. ..."
http://www.today.com/news/donald-trump-putin-has-eaten-obamas-lunch-ukraine-2D79372098
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Heres the interview w/ Matt Lauer on YouTube...
Donald Trump (2014): Vladimir Putin Has Eaten Obamas Lunch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzURUENf1ns
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When Donald Trump and I observe that, as Ive said, in Syria, in Iran, in Ukraine, that the small and bullying leader of Russia has been stronger on the world stage than this administration, thats stating painful facts. Thats not an endorsement of Vladimir Putin thats an indictment of the weak and feckless leadership of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. ..."
What were dealing with is the you know, theres an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates.
And the truth of the matter is, the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared a few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East.
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JULY 2017...
Jul 6, 2017
President Trump called Russia a destabilizing influence in Europe and the Middle East, and urged it to join the community of responsible nations, in his strongest remarks yet against the regime of Vladimir Putin, whom he is scheduled to meet Friday in Hamburg for the first time.
His remarks in Warsaws Krasinski Square, which marks the 1944 Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, came after the U.S. agreed to sell Patriot missiles to Poland. The president also used the opportunity to reiterate the NATO commitment to mutual defense, a declaration he did not make during the NATO summit in May, prompting consternation among U.S. allies wary of Russias ambitions.
To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstratednot merely with its words but with its actionsthat we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual-defense commitment, Trump said Thursday. Words are easy, but actions are what matters. And for its own protection, Europe, and you know this, everybody knows this, everybody has to know this, Europe must do more.
Trump has repeatedly said NATO members must spend more on defensea position in line with past U.S. administrations. But he has been criticized because he appeared to suggest U.S. commitment to mutual defense was predicated on its allies defense spending. ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/trump-russia/532761/
I did not ask to be on your ping list and made a clear statement I’m not interested in your stuff at all and yet you ping me....just like a leftist flooding their stuff.... Take me off your list now.
Get some help. You’re deranged, just like your murderous totalitarian thug hero, KGB/FSB Putin.
Quit trying to be a smart a** when you’re just an a**....
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