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Russian troops said to be hiding positions, creating supply lines near Ukraine border
FOX News ^ | March 28, 2014 | By Jonathan Wachtel, Justin Fishel, James Rosen, Chad Pergram, Nick Kalman and The AP

Posted on 03/28/2014 2:05:36 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

The United Nations Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine as concerns mount over new details about Russia's military buildup on the Ukrainian border, including Moscow's reported efforts to camouflage troops and equipment.

The council is expected to meet privately Friday afternoon, a day after the U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity and deeming the referendum that led to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula illegal.

The vote came as the Pentagon said there are no indications that Russian forces along the border with Ukraine are carrying out the kind of legitimate military exercises that Moscow has cited as the reason for their controversial deployment in the region, Reuters reported.

"We've seen no specific indications that these -- that exercises -- are taking place," Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters.

The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday that Russian troops are concealing their positions and establishing supply lines, stoking fears among U.S. intelligence agencies that have struggled to assess Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans.

Senior U.S. military officials told the newspaper that Russia's efforts to camouflage its forces and equipment could be designed to obscure images taken by American spy satellites or to conceal the location and size of their force from the Ukrainian military.

Another senior military official told The Journal that the Pentagon is concerned that the Russians have moved into place additional supplies, such as food and spare parts, which could support both a routine exercise or a prolonged military incursion into Ukraine.

"They are positioning logistics...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; obama; putin; russia; russianaggression; russianoccupation; ukraine; worldwarthree
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To: Paul R.

I am sure things have changed, but in the 70s there was a constant stream of Russian warships and subs going up and down the Bosphurus and these ships looked war ready. Low in the water with full crews on deck. It was an awesome sight because you could see them close up.


61 posted on 03/30/2014 8:27:50 AM PDT by Gabrial (The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse.)
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To: tcrlaf
The Great and Powerful Putin.


62 posted on 03/30/2014 8:31:05 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: 1rudeboy

“The 1992 Constitution declares Crimea to be independent.”

The 1992 Constitution declares Crimea to have a large autonomy, as it has had recently..


63 posted on 03/30/2014 8:35:10 AM PDT by Marguerite (When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm even better)
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To: mosesdapoet

I got your point. I think we are dealing with a runaway freight train though and we are fresh outta coins.


64 posted on 03/30/2014 4:05:02 PM PDT by USAF80
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