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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces military assault against Ukraine in surprise speech
Business Insider ^ | 2/23/2022 | (John Haltiwanger

Posted on 02/23/2022 7:43:23 PM PST by RomanSoldier19

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To: NorseViking

Biden is a friggin potato. This was all Putin being a lying piece of **** right from the start.

Like I said to you some time back this was just a very poorly executed maskirovka.


81 posted on 02/23/2022 9:26:21 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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To: MercyFlush

Well, Biden’s puppets were briefly silent after the declaration of independence, and then resumed shelling with new force.
It is likely not going to be any worse than Georgia.


82 posted on 02/23/2022 9:35:55 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Putin doesn’t want the Ukraine. Its corrupt and broke. He’s conducting a surgical operation to clean out some cabal rabble that are joined at the hip with the Biden’s and the EU/NWO.

Are you a Russian bot posting BS?

83 posted on 02/23/2022 9:38:01 PM PST by tlozo
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To: Antoninus

It’s about 89% of the size of Texas.


84 posted on 02/23/2022 9:40:14 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: dp0622; MercyFlush

MercyFlush is an armchair warrior who babbles about Russia and never our main adversary China.

We are being enslaved and invaded right here in America and he wants to go play soldier overseas like an idiot.


85 posted on 02/23/2022 9:54:54 PM PST by WMarshal ("No war for communism"I doubt they're smart enough to make the connection)
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To: WMarshal

Untrue. Free Republic has a search feature. Perhaps you might use it before you post BS like this.


86 posted on 02/23/2022 9:56:27 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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To: Newbomb Turk; MinuteGal; M Kehoe

My take from before tonight’s declaration of war by Putin:

1) Putin hates Biden. He has been listening for 4 years now to attacks on Russia and his own self by the Dems, while doing their Russia collusion by Trump rap, with constant impeachment efforts, and is sick of being the leftist liberals punching bag. He has been quiet about the maligning of his Country and himself by a bunch of Dem dolts, Biden included. Biden has personally badmouthed Putin and Putin doesn’t like that. He seethed in silence. No more, this is his payback, calling the weak kneed and spineless Biden’s bluff.

2) Biden and China’s leader have had this all planned out for some time now. They are in cahoots. Putin goes first, building up troops to attack Ukraine with, while President Xi Jinping of China gets the Olympics (and Paralympics coming up in about 10 days in China) out of the way. Then its his turn to invade Taiwan. They have each other’s backs as to keeping each other in fuel, goods, food, etc. so they both will bypass any sanctions by the West. They are both striking while the incredibly weak and senile Biden is President, their best opportunity to achieve their demographic ends. They know Biden is an incompetent fool.

3) Putin is not a happy camper about the encroachment of NATO countries surrounding his Country that he considers to be part of his sphere of influence. Just like we didn’t like it when Russia was attempting to establish a missile base in Cuba many years back, as it was right off of our shores, Putin doesn’t like NATO encircling his Country.

By the way, I wonder how many people know that China is making inroads, at the moment commercially and financially in a variety of South American countries that have leftist gov’ts. Do we like the idea of China being within this hemisphere that we consider are own sphere of influence? China’s next step might be to establish military bases in certain South American countries. Will we like that?
Ukraine has already applied for NATO membership, and that was a step too far for Putin.

4) Historically, Putin sees Ukraine, in particular Kiev, as an integral part of Russia, from whence the empire of Russia sprang. Just like Crimea (Russia’s only warm water port for its military ships) was part of Russia until Nikita Krushchev who worked in Ukraine when a young man and rose to political prominence there although being a Russian, with a Ukrainian wife, gave the Crimea to Ukraine as a “gift” in 1954. Putin wants Ukraine and Crimea folded back into Russia from whence they originally came. He got the Crimea back during the weak Obama regime, and now Ukraine during the inept Biden regime.


87 posted on 02/23/2022 9:59:59 PM PST by flaglady47 (Donald J.Trump, President in 2024 - DeSantis for VP (or Senior Advisor))
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Putin wants a puppet regime in Ukraine.

End game.


88 posted on 02/23/2022 10:01:15 PM PST by period end of story (Give me a firm spot, and I will move the world.)
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To: flaglady47; MinuteGal; M Kehoe

Biden and China’s leader have had this all planned out for some time now = Putin and China’s leader .... Typo.


89 posted on 02/23/2022 10:03:15 PM PST by flaglady47 (Donald J.Trump, President in 2024 - DeSantis for VP (or Senior Advisor))
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To: flaglady47

https://nypost.com/2021/12/06/china-may-be-eyeing-its-first-military-base-on-the-atlantic-ocean-report/

ChiComs first Atlantic base


90 posted on 02/23/2022 10:16:32 PM PST by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: plain talk

Because Ukraine army has been shelling the two Russian separatist regions for years and killing lots of them.

So he is taking out the military that did that.

Much like Israel does.


91 posted on 02/23/2022 10:19:17 PM PST by MarMema
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Except, I can’t believe the @$$Press anymore.


92 posted on 02/24/2022 1:00:51 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: ctdonath2
Nobody picked up the bit in an EO this week...

I certainly didn't. Wow. How craven on Bidet's part.

93 posted on 02/24/2022 1:04:47 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: flaglady47
By the way, I wonder how many people know that China is making inroads, at the moment commercially and financially in a variety of South American countries that have leftist gov’ts.

I have been paying attention to that. Africa too.

94 posted on 02/24/2022 1:12:39 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: dirtboy

any country willing to surrender its arms on a promise of aid, won’t last long.


95 posted on 02/24/2022 1:44:11 AM PST by SPDSHDW (You get what you let occur with no resistance. Everything Joepedo n' felons do is on your head.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

I kinda feel sorry for the average Russia citizen. I wonder if they are as embarrassed as I was when I saw Dubya attacking Iraq.


96 posted on 02/24/2022 1:49:58 AM PST by Vaden (First they came for the Confederates... Next they came for Washington... Then they came...)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Obama had his Syrian pipeline war and i know you be surprised to find a pipeline in this region. Heck obama loves nasty, dirty electricity so much he should just stay out of all pipeline wars. Do his eco terrorists know there is a pipeline there? I call these nuggets fun with libs.there brain is only focused on the absolute destruction of Christ and anyone who follows Him that they miss these things.


97 posted on 02/24/2022 1:54:44 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: Antoninus

Taiwan is not neutered. China will take casualties that will be unacceptable to Chinas upper class. Ukraine is not a nuclear tripwire in US DOD/pentagon think. Taiwan is a nuclear tripwire.

The place to watch most closely is North Korea. It has been to quiet from that Chinese client state.


98 posted on 02/24/2022 3:13:46 AM PST by protoconservative (Been Conservative Before You Were Born )
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To: AnthonySoprano

deep state gets its war

and our troops are standing on the precipice


99 posted on 02/24/2022 4:36:52 AM PST by SisterK (recognize and resist tyranny)
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To: Karl Spooner

Well now that he has invaded, he should release that dirt.

That would cripple the US even more and distract us from China invading Taiwan.


100 posted on 02/24/2022 4:41:57 AM PST by shotgun
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