Posted on 01/29/2022 2:27:39 PM PST by Mariner
As Russia masses tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine, along with tanks, artillery and missiles capable of striking the capital, officials in Washington, Kyiv and across Europe are debating the likelihood and timing of an invasion.
In one camp, officials in Washington, London and within Ukraine’s national security establishment are convinced that a Russian strike is imminent. But Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is not persuaded that the intelligence Western nations have shown him backs up their dire assessments.
Somewhere in the middle, U.S. allies including France, Germany and Norway think Russia could strike but remain unsure of the timing and whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will accept some kind of diplomatic compromise that he can sell as a NATO retreat.
Intelligence is rarely predictive, and judging the precise moment when Putin might order his forces over the border is difficult and perhaps impossible, U.S. officials acknowledged. But in recent weeks, they and their allies, including those in Kyiv who do not share Zelensky’s sanguine view, have sounded exasperated with the Ukrainian president and his closest political advisers, some of whom have asserted that the White House is hyping the threat of an invasion for ulterior motives.
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These Neocons plan to provoke Russia into crossing the border with flagged forces.
And we have neocons on this site cheering them on.
See, right below this post....
It’s been so long since the US has been involved in a war...
Brandon has the schedule apprently. Looting and pillaging at TBD hrs.
stop it, just stop it... they have all agreed the biden isn’t necessary in this discussion and now they can make their decisions and live with them all on their own.
i hope they keep snubbing the old fool...
What about weather? A news story mentioned on FR a few days ago showed a lot of snow. Histories of WWII on the eastern front describe the spring thaw and rains turning the area into a quagmire.
They are gonna SACK Kiev!!!!!
Biden is just a ham fisted goon. And he is bent on getting people killed.
When the country that’s about to get “Sacked” tells you to calm the eff down…you might just be the guy with the problem.
Maybe this one can go nuclear...
How long do you think it would take Russia to push these folks out of the way. And Ukraine actually has modern paved roads. One the air is secure (after about two minutes of war) the tanks would not have to go cross country. They will simply roll down the streets.
Not long at all...
Maybe they should just have a pool, the one who comes closest to the actual invasion time wins!
Hunter Biden's Laptop
Hey Lets have a pool.....I’ll take 2/24, 0300
Why would Russia strike? They have no need for Ukraine. There just happen to be a lot of Russians and Ukrainians who are of Russian parents in Ukraine.
Yeah our intel people have a clue. Right.
Questions for Biden and his Hillary All-Stars:
If Russia/Putin intends to invade Ukraine, why didn’t he do so 2-3 months ago, before Biden’s “Porcupine Strategy” could deliver lots of arms and military trainers for use against Russia?
If Putin is waiting for the US to send in valuable weapons so he can capture them, why are you sending them?
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