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Ukraine invasion: NATO deploying Response Force for first time to counter Putin
Fox News ^ | Feb 25 2022 | Caitlin McFall

Posted on 02/25/2022 1:03:42 PM PST by Covenantor

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the alliance by telling it to withdraw forces from member nations or face consequences.

This goes far beyond Ukraine," Stoltenberg warned. "This is about how Russia is actually challenging, contesting core values for our security. Then warning that NATO should withdraw all forces and infrastructure from almost half of our members.

"They said that if we don't do that, if we don't meet their demands, there will be what they call ‘military-technical consequences,'" he added.

The leader of the 30-member alliance said that in response to these threats NATO has for the first time deployed its Response Force for collective security.

Stoltenberg said the U.S., U.K., France and Germany are among the NATO nations to have deployed forces and lead elements to assist the Response Force.

"We have to take this seriously," he said....

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nato; responseforce; russia; ukraine
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To: Bull Man

Ultimately, it’s not about NATO it’s about the EU.

Remember this whole struggle within Ukraine started over the question of whether to join the EU, which was widely popular in the Ukraine, popular even among the Russian-speakers, very popular with young people, albeit with significant Russian-speaker opposition.

But Yanukyvich refused to sign the agreements with the EU, shocking the country as the parliament and the people were ready to go forward.

That was when the Maidan protests happened and there were deadly conflicts between the two sides in various Ukrainian cities with separatists taking control of a small part of Ukraine in Donbass.

The globalists and neocons did not create this desire in Ukraine to join the EU. It was their seeing the years of progress other Eastern European countries were able to make after they joined the EU that made them want that for their country, too.

The globalists/neocons simply swooped in like vultures to take advantage of the situation for their own agendas.

The desire for NATO was just for a way for Ukrainians to protect their power of self-government in order to make decisions like whether to join the EU.

Everyone knows Yanukyvich did what he did in concert with Putin.

And we see now with all that is going on why these Eastern European countries are justified in feeling a threat to their self-government coming from Moscow.


121 posted on 02/25/2022 4:39:36 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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To: Covenantor

ROFL


122 posted on 02/25/2022 4:41:46 PM PST by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: packagingguy

Some of these huge blasts are ammunition etc. storage blowing up......I saw early on Putin had targeted these labs early.


123 posted on 02/25/2022 4:43:37 PM PST by caww ( )
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To: NWFree
Maybe nato countries should start paying their share of defense expenses for a change?

They now do after President Trump went after them, following years of Obama and Bush (and likely Clinton before that) letting them skate on the commitments they had signed up to.

124 posted on 02/25/2022 4:46:28 PM PST by SFConservative
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

We are. Our boys will die while European boys stay safe.


125 posted on 02/25/2022 4:47:20 PM PST by wgmalabama (We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative )
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To: Covenantor
NATO has for the first time deployed its Response Force

Sounds series. What exactly is a Response Force?

126 posted on 02/25/2022 4:50:05 PM PST by McGruff (Trump/DeSantis 2024)
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To: Jim Robinson

There’s some very good background on Putin and the way he thinks contained in this article:
https://davidstent.org/remember-the-days-of-old-war-and-false-flags-in-the-bible/


127 posted on 02/25/2022 4:50:48 PM PST by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: Covenantor; Magnum44; BenLurkin; Textide; ConservativeMind; crz; EEGator

RE: What’s Putin thinking?

See my 127

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4041516/posts?page=127#127


128 posted on 02/25/2022 4:53:20 PM PST by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: Covenantor

A friend sent me pictures today of miles of tanks and other armor on the railroad between Fort Hood and the port of Houston.As far as the eye could see.


129 posted on 02/25/2022 4:55:05 PM PST by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: waterhill

I agree. Thr globalist are out of control. The western media doesn’t give the whole story at all. It’s not ad simple ad good v evil.


130 posted on 02/25/2022 4:59:16 PM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: Quickgun

Did they have ‘UN’ painted on their sides?


131 posted on 02/25/2022 4:59:26 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: jjotto

The “Caliph Baraq is my homeboy” bumper stickers are always a giveaway...


132 posted on 02/25/2022 5:01:43 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: Jim Robinson; All

You’re getting one side of the story and it’s completely fake. The media is no better on foreign policy. Anytime one person comes across as just pure evil you should ALWAYS question thr narrative and try and find out more. If you don’t want to do that, go watch a TV show or play some games but please don’t just swallow the propaganda.


133 posted on 02/25/2022 5:02:58 PM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: jjotto

Nope, some actually had the US flag flying from them. They were passing through Caldwell, Texas, this evening.


134 posted on 02/25/2022 5:09:41 PM PST by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: Williams

Any war between US and Russia runs the serious risk of going nuclear. In which case, everyone’s ass gets kicked. And vaporized.


135 posted on 02/25/2022 5:23:07 PM PST by Calvin Cooledge
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To: Covenantor

Sheep and Goat Nations.

He comes

Armageddon.


136 posted on 02/25/2022 5:25:06 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: Jim Robinson

Hooks in the Jaws. The Word.

Armageddon. Bible.

Last chance.

He comes.


137 posted on 02/25/2022 5:27:07 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: Quickgun

bookmarked for follow up

not good news


138 posted on 02/25/2022 5:28:47 PM PST by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Varsity Flight

4 sAnd I will turn you about and tput hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and uall your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.

Ezekiel 38.
Ezekiel 34


139 posted on 02/25/2022 5:29:49 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: Quickgun

Hooks in jaws.

Goat Nation

Womb killers. Murderers
Satan’s children


140 posted on 02/25/2022 5:32:07 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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