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Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says
NY Times ^ | August 22, 2014 | Michael R. Gordon

Posted on 08/22/2014 9:20:32 AM PDT by C19fan

The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and is using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday.

The West has long accused Russia of supporting the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, but this is the first time it has said it had evidence of the direct involvement of the Russian military.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: military; nato; obamasfault; putinsfault; russia; ukraine
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1 posted on 08/22/2014 9:20:32 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

It’s just to support the humanitarian convoy. RT Tweeted so.


2 posted on 08/22/2014 9:23:04 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

So NATO is sitting back sucking an ice cube waiting for the shooting to start.


3 posted on 08/22/2014 9:26:18 AM PDT by ully2
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To: C19fan

In other words, Russia has invaded the Ukraine and our own leadership has gutted our military to the point that we can’t do a thing about it.


4 posted on 08/22/2014 9:27:37 AM PDT by JamesP81
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To: ully2
Can't do a darn thing if you fail to have the political willpower. Heck, look at the debates here: "not our problem; Soros' Fault; etc." Just history repeating itself . . . Russia taking itself pieces of its neighbors while we diddle with ourselves.
5 posted on 08/22/2014 9:30:58 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: JamesP81; Cap Huff

Exactly..


6 posted on 08/22/2014 9:31:03 AM PDT by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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To: C19fan

Unescorted artillery should make a target rich environment. Of course, the SAMS were moved in first.


7 posted on 08/22/2014 9:32:24 AM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: 1rudeboy

Putin doesn’t have to stage a full scale invasion...he is just nibbling away around the edges...and the west will wake up one morning and he has Ukraine.


8 posted on 08/22/2014 9:33:12 AM PDT by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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To: 1rudeboy
Russia taking itself pieces of its neighbors while we diddle with ourselves.

What's so wrong with diddling with ourselves?

9 posted on 08/22/2014 9:33:13 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: Lazamataz

Makes you blind to the fact that your neighbor down the street occupied another of your neighbor’s houses.


10 posted on 08/22/2014 9:34:36 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: C19fan

whats NATO going to do about it?


11 posted on 08/22/2014 9:35:53 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: Lazamataz
My dad told me you'd go blind... but so far I only need glasses.


12 posted on 08/22/2014 9:37:40 AM PDT by SpinnerWebb (IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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To: C19fan

hmmmm? How those sanctions working?

NATO - as western Europe’s only military alliance, has become politically castrated.


13 posted on 08/22/2014 9:38:16 AM PDT by Wuli
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14 posted on 08/22/2014 9:59:10 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: JamesP81

Exactly. Putin see’s our weakness and lack of resolve as a tremendous opportunity to advance his own interests while our leadership is sleepwalking.


15 posted on 08/22/2014 10:11:42 AM PDT by Starboard
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Putin doesn’t care one way or the other. He will do what he wants to do, to hell with the consequences (because he knows the consequences are minor). Doesn’t matter who is sitting in the Oval Office.


16 posted on 08/22/2014 10:58:35 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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NATO claimed this three or four times already and every time it was fabrication.

Soon they'll be seeing pink elephants invading Ukraine.

17 posted on 08/22/2014 11:02:43 AM PDT by DTA
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Thank you for the latest from the Kremlin.


18 posted on 08/22/2014 11:09:43 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

“Putin doesn’t care one way or the other. He will do what he wants to do, to hell with the consequences (because he knows the consequences are minor). Doesn’t matter who is sitting in the Oval Office.”

Pretty much true; but a Reagan as President would likely slow things down a bit. But Pootie Poot is determined to bring back the Soviet Union it appears.


19 posted on 08/22/2014 11:12:13 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

And that’s the problem. We don’t have a Reagan on the horizon.


20 posted on 08/22/2014 11:15:54 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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