Russia doesn’t have to invade. Eastern Ukraine may fall into Moscow’s lap without a shot being fired.
Exit question: where the mysterious men in green we’ve been hearing so much about?
If Putin asked for Alaska back, would the taxpayers there cheer his bid?
Majority of the Ukrainians do not want to fight for junta in Kiev.
South Vietnam anybody?
“Exit question: where the mysterious men in green we’ve been hearing so much about?”
Though not much is clear, they appear to be pro-Russian Cossacks, some were in Crimea, too. Financial Times has done some looking in to this.
Some are undoubtedly from Russia, but officially or not is a very different question. They have unofficial militias, just like we do, especially in the South, and a lot of recent combat veterans. The borders are wide open, and ethnic Russians wanting to “help” coming in are widely reported.
If you recall, many American Citizens did exactly the same thing during the “Arab Springs”.
As far as Uniforms go, I can walk in to the Army/Navy surplus store 15 miles from me and buy the civilian versions of the latest kits brand new. (For deer hunting purposes, doncha know)
As far as AK-100’s go, no one has been able to confirm that, but given the huge Black Markets, and large criminal gangs in that area, getting ahold of more recent versions of AK’s isn’t impossible.