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Posted on 03/01/2014 7:10:27 AM PST by maggief
Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- [Breaking News Update, 10:02 a.m. ET] (CNN) -- Russia's upper house of parliament voted Saturday to approve the use of military force in Ukraine. The vote was unanimous.
[Original Story, published 9:23 a.m. ET]
(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the upper house of parliament for approval to send Russian troops into Ukraine's Crimea region to normalize the political situation there, the Kremlin said Saturday.
Due to the "extraordinary situation in Ukraine," Putin said, there are threats to the lives of Russian citizens and Russian military personnel based in the southern Crimean region.
It comes on the same day that the new pro-Russian leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, asked Putin for help in maintaining peace in the Black Sea peninsula -- where Russia has a major naval base at Sevastopol.
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CNN: POTUS skipped Ukraine meeting with National Security Team at White House
People seen leaving the National Security Team meeting at the White House on Ukraine - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, CIA Director John Brennan, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and James Clapper, director of national intelligence.
Well look like Iranians check in
Nice to knowwwww LOL!
Maybe interfering with his golf time LOL!
That just wrong on sooooo many level Maggie
Where’s Reggie ?
Cue the video ....
Zeke Miller@ZekeJMiller
Obama did not attend the meeting, but WH official says he has been briefed by Susan Rice and his national security team.
2:34 PM - 1 Mar 2014
Better to follow what the man actually does, rather than make some kind of hero out of a very questionable figure.
http://thepunditpress.com/2014/03/01/live-video-of-un-security-council-on-ukraine/
Live Video of UN Security Council on Ukraine
by Thomas • March 1, 2014
Scheduled to start at 4:15 EST. The meeting has been delayed for over two hours as there was a large disagreement about how to actually run the meeting. Russia demanded that the meeting be behind closed doors. Both Russia and Ukraine is expected to speak. Also watch Ukrainian news
(Also on C-SPAN)
Ukraine’s ambassador to the @UN says 15,000 Russian troops are in Crimea - @cnnbrk https://twitter.com/MaximEristavi/status/439874721103228928 /u/uptodatepronto
Ben Rhodes: POTUS has been briefed by his national security team and spoken to several foreign leaders throughout the day on #Ukraine. Readouts to come https://twitter.com/rhodes44/status/439872796227694592
I know exactly the situation concerning who Putin is.....however the press and Russian people have long time now accepted the “hero” that he’s projected as.
The fact is Obama continues to show our nation weak....after all what President wold have ‘ever’ announced to A Russian leader they would have more flexibility after the election without appearing very weak to that leader?
Putin IS a hero to Russians....but we know exactly who he is and what he’s up to. ..and he’s certainly unconcerned that we are....he has his agenda and He will not be stopped by words.
Frankly Putin will only go so far...probably annex Chimea and that’s about it...it won’t be a full military war there...too much on all sides to loose..including Europe and Russia.
I know exactly the situation concerning who Putin is.....however the press and Russian people have long time now accepted the “hero” that he’s projected as.
The fact is Obama continues to show our nation weak....after all what President wold have ‘ever’ announced to A Russian leader they would have more flexibility after the election without appearing very weak to that leader?
Putin IS a hero to Russians....but we know exactly who he is and what he’s up to. ..and he’s certainly unconcerned that we are....he has his agenda and He will not be stopped by words.
Frankly Putin will only go so far...probably annex Chimea and that’s about it...it won’t be a full military war there...too much on all sides to loose..including Europe and Russia.
That too...haha!
Putin isn’t stupid...getting Crimea is low-hanging fruit...He knows the rest of the world won’t lift a finger to stop that.
Now he has a better bargaining chip..he knows Ukraine will be independent, but he just wants to get what he can before it happens.
Thanks.
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