Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says

NY Times ^ | August 22, 2014 | Michael R. Gordon

[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.

[C19fan]

SHTF

[1rudeboy]

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

[ully2]

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

[JamesP81]

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.

[1rudeboy]

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.

[Dog]

Exactly..

[Ingtar]

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

[Dog]

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.

[Lazamataz]

Russia taking itself pieces of its neighbors while we diddle with ourselves.

What's so wrong with diddling with ourselves?

[1rudeboy]

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

[dalebert]

whats NATO going to do about it?

[SpinnerWebb]

My dad told me you'd go blind... but so far I only need glasses.

[Wuli]

hmmmm? How those sanctions working?

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

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[Starboard]

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

[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.

[DTA]

NATO claimed this three or four times already and every time it was fabrication.

Soon they'll be seeing pink elephants invading Ukraine.

[1rudeboy]

Thank you for the latest from the Kremlin.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“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.

[1rudeboy]

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