Posted on 11/17/2021 2:40:32 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
American officials are unsure why Russian President Vladimir Putin is building up military forces near the border with eastern Ukraine but view it as another example of troubling military moves that demand Moscow's explanation, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
“We’ll continue to call on Russia to act responsibly and be more transparent on the buildup of the forces around on the border of Ukraine,” Austin told a Pentagon news conference, adding, “We’re not sure exactly what Mr. Putin is up to.”
He said the troop buildup has the Pentagon's attention and that the Russians should be “more transparent about what they're up to.”
Austin also criticized Russia for using a missile to shoot down one of its old satellites on Monday, an action that created hundreds of pieces of space debris that U.S. officials have said will be a long-term hazard to space operations.
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Conquest.
Any other stupid questions?
The buildup in their explanation ya dummy Austin.
“We’re not exactly sure what Mr Putin is up to.”
LETS GO BRANDON
Well plead with them you affirmative action dumb ass and maybe they will respond the way you want. But why should they when they are preparing for war while you are preparing our military to be woke and anti American. What a POS.
In before the gif of Putin bursting into laughter.
Could Austin sound any weaker?
Yeah, let’s hear from Austin Powers. No?
Ukrainian military has already explained WaPo propagandists the local geography, where the troops in Yelnya are closer to Moscow than to Ukraine.
L-Lloyd should STFU and get back to transgendering the armed forces.
Austin should explain why he left Americans in Afghan.
So the troops are still within the Russian borders. Then why is it any of our business?
I expect Russia will take Ukraine, and China take Taiwan, when Biden leaves office - that being by resignation or “25thing”. Taking advantage of upheaval in U.S. governance involving incompetence/incapacity by both outgoing & incoming POTUS, and doing so on two superpower fronts, makes any viable opposition infeasible. I expect other countries will likewise take advantage on a smaller scale, leveraging the opportunity.
I hope it’s resolved so Texas and Idaho don’t go to war ...
The US .gov lies like a rug about _everything, and they want Russia to be “transparent”.
Bwahahahahaha.
This is as bad as whining about Nicaragua’s stolen election—it is OK is the US Democrats do it but if Ortega does it awful awful awful....
But why should they when they are preparing for war while you are preparing our military to be woke and anti American.
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Our adversaries are planning to kick our asses while our military brass is planning to kick our best soldiers in the ass.
We’re not exactly sure what Mr Putin is up to.”
Maybe you should ask your Commander in Chief the same ?
The only border I care about is our border.
The US .gov lies like a rug about _everything, and they want Russia to be “transparent”.
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I hereby nominate your comment for Post of the Day Award!
That’s funny because the Ukrainians have no idea what the hell America is talking about:
>Reports that Washington observed a worrisome movement of Russian military gear and troops close to the Ukrainian border have been popping up in Western media since late October, with The Washington Post being the first to amplify the allegation. Bloomberg last week said the US was warning European NATO allies of a possible Russian invasion of its Western neighbor.
>However, Ukraine has denied the claims, going so far as to issue a public statement accusing Western media outlets of relaying elements of propaganda. This is a major contrast with Kiev’s statements during the previous ‘imminent Russia invasion’ scare in April.
>Aleksey Danilov, the chair of Ukraine’s national security council, described the initial coverage in the US media as “intentional disinformation of our entire society” in a comment to RFE/RL, the US state-run foreign broadcaster.
>Russia is not amassing its forces on the immediate border with Ukraine, the country’s border service said Monday as Western leaders continue to sound the alarm over possible aggression.
>The comments come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia has gathered nearly 100,000 troops near its border and that Western countries had shared information about active Russian troop movements with Kiev.
>“We’re not recording any neighboring country’s equipment or military movement directly near the border,” Ukrainian state border service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said.
>“If any actions are taking place, they may be tens or even hundreds of kilometers from the state border,” the Russian state-run TASS news agency quoted Demchenko as saying on Ukraine’s 24 Kanal channel.
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