Posted on 02/17/2022 8:50:43 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
The U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to Russia has been expelled from Russia.
Bart Gorman was reportedly kicked out of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. He is the second-most senior official at U.S. Embassy Moscow after the U.S. Ambassador. He is also a key member of the Embassy’s senior leadership team.
In response, the U.S. State Department described the measure as “unprovoked.”
“We consider this an escalatory step and are considering our response,” the U.S. State Department said.
“We note that Russia’s actions have led to the U.S. mission to Russia being staffed at levels well below the Russian mission to the United States,” the spokesperson said.
Photos have recently surfaced showing a kindergarten in Ukraine that was destroyed by shelling from artillery, according to Ukrainian military officials. Take a look:
Russian government operatives just bombed a kindergarten in Eastern Ukraine. The purpose of this is to provoke a response from the Ukrainians to justify a full scale invasion. This was exactly the same playbook in Georgia in 2008. https://t.co/yKtXYXcFGy — Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) February 17, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said they are aware of reports that a kindergarten has been shelled in eastern Ukraine. He described the incident as “certainly troubling”.
“We have said for some time that the Russians might do something like this in order to justify a military conflict so we will be watching this very closely,” he added.
Ukrainian soldiers have responded to the artillery shelling in Eastern Ukraine. The exchange of fire is ongoing.
One Ukrainian soldier as well as three civilians have been injured. The Ukrainian soldier is in serious, but stable condition.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he has been concerned that Russia might try to stage a false flag operation as an excuse to invade Ukraine.
Both the Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are accusing each other of violating a cease-fire after a shelling incident.
“Russia continues building up their military presence along Ukraine’s borders including in Crimea, in Belarus and in the Black Sea,” and that “in many ways this brings Russian troops right up to NATO’s doorstep,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia has enough troops and resources ready to begin “a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine with very little or no warning time.”
Poor Brandon. So many Eff ups to commit and so little time left.
The world has no respect for Biden.
Comrade Sullivan next. I have no idea why there is the US Embassy in Russia at all. I think DC will miss the Russian Embassy as well.
Vlad keeps poking Biden (really obama).
“U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said they are aware of reports that a kindergarten has been shelled in eastern Ukraine.” Word has it that the kindergartners did not have their masks on and they were afraid of the Covid Wolf getting in.
Chilling action? Never before have diplomats been kicked out of Russia or the US.
Is Bart Gorman a fag? The Russians are not fond of that persuasion.
“We consider this an escalatory step and are considering our response”
VP Harris, step right up!
You might owe me a keyboard.
What a shocker that Russia would throw out this obvious spook.
Much is going on.
Pray for our country & Ukraine
Putin has had enough of the deep state also. The world has had enough of the puppet burden and his handlers.
LET me guess. The expelled ambassador is a gay tranny or some such “diverse” appointee who has no idea what he is doing.
Unprovoked. ? Unprovoked? We been poking the bear for 3 weeks now.
We can be sure that Putin has all the goods on POS Obama.
Just chilling I say! 😆
Putin just doing what an actual leader would do. I have no love for the guy but he knows when to capitalize on weak leadership and how to put his country first.
[ “We consider this an escalatory step and are considering our response”
VP Harris, step right up! ]
Our illustrious border commissar!
And that, folks, is allegedly the effect of a 122mm howitzer hit. Not only the building is still standing, but the windows are also all intact as well. The hole is pretty neat, isn't it? The closest rebel position is 8 km away. How is the angle of the hit for you, on top of all the above?
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