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Russian Armor Floods Toward Border With Ukraine Amid Fears Of An "Imminent Crisis"
The War Zone ^ | March 31st, 2021 | By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on 04/01/2021 3:48:13 PM PDT by Mariner

Trains loaded with large amounts of Russian military hardware, including tanks and other heavy armored vehicles, as well as heavy artillery, appear to be streaming toward the country's borders with Ukraine. There are unconfirmed reports that the scale of these movements is so significant that it has, to the dismay of Russian farmers, disrupted shipments of tractors and other agricultural equipment ahead of the spring harvest season. U.S. officials are now worried that a new major round of fighting between Russia and Ukraine may be imminent as a ceasefire is at risk of expiring tomorrow.

It's not entirely clear when the Russian buildup began, but video footage and other imagery reportedly showing armored vehicles and other military equipment on trains heading toward southwestern Russian has been appearing on social media since at least March 27, 2021. There have also been sightings of large ground convoys and groups of aircraft.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; ukraine
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It appears Russia has intelligence to indicate a threat to their interests.
1 posted on 04/01/2021 3:48:13 PM PDT by Mariner
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To: Mariner

Jao Beijing could clean up Ukraine with one phone call.


2 posted on 04/01/2021 3:50:18 PM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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” There are unconfirmed reports that the scale of these movements is so significant that it has, to the dismay of Russian farmers, disrupted shipments of tractors and other agricultural equipment ahead of the spring harvest season.”

Winter Wheat or did the writer misspell ‘planting’?


3 posted on 04/01/2021 3:50:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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Not to worry. All is well.


4 posted on 04/01/2021 3:50:43 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Yep. No doubt those Banderites are planning a march on Moscow.


5 posted on 04/01/2021 3:51:21 PM PDT by lodi90
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If Putin screws around with Biden he’ll wish he hadn’t. Obama wasn’t the only one who can send those tank busting blankets.


6 posted on 04/01/2021 3:51:59 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Mariner

Biden should not have called Putin a killer. Now he’s mad.


7 posted on 04/01/2021 3:52:43 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: lodi90

Not even Russia would make that claim lol


8 posted on 04/01/2021 3:52:54 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

The world is on fire again, thanks to Joke and his progressive sycophants.


9 posted on 04/01/2021 3:53:13 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Irish lives matter!)
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To: dfwgator; max americana; null and void; Diogenesis; Travis McGee

I am to be described as “robust” and “healthy”. - President Zorkin


10 posted on 04/01/2021 3:54:18 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Mariner

4 years of relative peace was too much for the NWO


11 posted on 04/01/2021 3:54:38 PM PDT by IgnorerOfLiberals
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With Sleepy Joe in the White House, Putin is ready to make his move?


12 posted on 04/01/2021 3:54:39 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Prince of Space

Virtue signaling turns potential adversaries into bitter enemies...


13 posted on 04/01/2021 3:54:58 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Partition Ukraine along the traditional border. Give Poland back its territory, and the remainder can be a client state of Russia. And deal with the Sorosites that started the mess.

Problem solved.


14 posted on 04/01/2021 3:58:45 PM PDT by PAR35
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Given that Russia and the Ukraine are so far away there isn’t a lot we can do. Having US Troops directly fight with Russia is a fool’s option. You’d think after Hitler and Napoleon this would be a well known mistake. But you can never discount just how stoopid politicians are.

Plus getting involved heavily in the Ukraine on top of being bogged down in the MiddleEast would be inviting Xi to attack Taiwan. Taiwan is a strategic interest given it’s trade importance and its proximity to Japan.


15 posted on 04/01/2021 4:04:28 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Nothing to see here, Biden’s a tough guy, he is better at lines in the sand than Obama.


16 posted on 04/01/2021 4:04:52 PM PDT by Yogafist
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Why do we care?


17 posted on 04/01/2021 4:06:24 PM PDT by BobL
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Prolly right. And they better be right or there will be consequences for failures — unlike in our country.


18 posted on 04/01/2021 4:06:35 PM PDT by Starboard
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Yep, not a good idea to needlessly provoke adversaries, especially those with a nuclear arsenal.


19 posted on 04/01/2021 4:08:17 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Mariner

Biden is President.


20 posted on 04/01/2021 4:08:51 PM PDT by arthurus ( covfefe gh)
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