Posted on 11/07/2014 6:02:16 AM PST by Kartographer
A column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems and trucks carrying ammunition and fighters has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, the Kiev military said on Friday.
"The deployment continues of military equipment and Russian mercenaries to the front lines," spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing referring to Thursday's cross-border incursion.
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I thought this wasnt a war.
Weakness breeds this kind of activity. Thank bam bam for the next world war.
Obama retaliates by threatening to have uncooperative republicans sent to FEMA campa.
Russia will balk. They won’t commit fully.
Ruble falls, tanks roll...
Timing: right after the election?
Reuters via Yahoo News.
Uh oh.
I thought this would be some string on some obscure Russian language newspaper.
No, it's just a rumor of war.
That’s actually the first thing I thought.
Maybe the falling currency will push Russia to full on war.
Our pro-Russian FReepers will presently be by to inform us that these aren’t “Russian” tanks.
I wonder how the falling oil prices will impact this situation. Ya know since the Russian economy is built on oil.
You don’t just find Russian tanks, Russian tanks find you.
obama is more “flexible” now.
From now on Ukraine will be called Mykraine.
This never happened BUT if it DID happen, Putin was justified in doing it #proputinposters
that would imply the west will fight back...
I don’t see that happening.
yep... probably wrote a letter to Putin asking him to just wait until after the midterm elections to do it!
I wouldn’t place a bet on that.Who’s going to stop Russia if they continue an invasion?NATO.
NATO did nothing when Russia attacked Geogia Preemptively.
I think Putin is going for the whole ball of wax and Russia desperately needs Ukraine.
I think it could go either way. Problem is Putin seems so unstable you can’t tell what he’ll do next.
I know if he pushes there will be no coordnated push back, unless he does something really stupid.
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