Posted on 04/17/2015 2:58:37 AM PDT by Strategy
About 300 US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the US army said in a statement.
The troops from the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived on Tuesday and Wednesday in Yavoriv, western Ukraine, to spend six months training three battalions of Ukrainian troops, said the statement dated Thursday.
(Excerpt) Read more at afp.com ...
From their perspective:
The Kremlin said on Friday the arrival of about 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train Kiev’s National Guard could destabilize the situation in the east of the country, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces.
“The participation of instructors or specialists from third countries on Ukrainian territory, where the domestic Ukrainian conflict is unresolved ... could destabilize the situation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow during a conference call.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/17/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-usa-idUSKBN0N80PR20150417
And then Putin would have to send in (more) Russian troops to bring back stability?
The participation of instructors or specialists from third countries on Ukrainian territory,
Only invading Russian specialists allowed?
If you want war, just keep supporting Russian military invasions.
Your concern in defense of Russian military operations is touching.
Sounds like you personal fish to fry in Ukraine. Right now Russian planes and ships are buzzing our planes, ships and sovereign land without zer0 doing a thing. I wouldn't be surprised if zer0 apologized for being in their way.
Your plan is to commit national suicide because your maternal grandpa was Ukrainian....or that's what you sound like.
Give it a break.
Russia’s invasion is a NATO concern, and we are part of NATO.
Canada and Britain have also sent trainers to assist Ukraine.
>>Let the Russians worry about the Russians
But Mr. Flexible needs a bigger Nazi fig leaf to cover his collusion with the Russians/Iran in the M.E.
Actually zero is sending troops to train Ukrainians, hopefully Ted Cruz can persuade him to send arms as well.
You seem to be to the left of Obama on this, so the more weakness from him, the closer to your goals isn’t it?
Would the Russians have had an excuse to take the Crimea if Comrade Chairman Obumble hadn’t manufactured it for them?
Great, another new sign up to represent Putin and Russian military invasions.
So that’s “no, the Russians woudln’t have had an excuse to invade anything if Mr. Flexible hadn’t manufactured it for them”?
Right. Thanks for clearing that up.
Why don’t you start a new thread on your topic.
Why don’t you answer the simple question:
Would the Russians have had an excuse to take the Crimea if Comrade Chairman Obumble hadn’t manufactured it for them?
Apparently Victoria Nuland and the idiot neocons in our state department trust them. You probably meant to say that no NORMAL person trusts them...
I’m not here to answer your questions nooby.
I notice that you seem to be something of a troll, and getting on threads to hijack them and ask questions is your form of trolling.
This thread is typical, so far, you show little to no interest in the thread or any of the posts.
Comrade Chairman’s Rent-a-Nazi fig leaf doesn’t seem to be covering his collusion with the Russians/Iran very well.
The Ukrainians I’ve talked to seem to think his support of them is nothing but a “flexible” charade. They don’t trust him. I can’t imagine why.
How exactly does questioning Obama’s motives “represent Putin and Russian military invasions.”?
>>Not enough
Just enough to keep Comrade Chairman Obama’s flexible fig leaf in place.
So, in other words, when Litvenenko claims Putin is a pedophile, we accept that too. http://au.ibtimes.com/ex-russian-spy-claimed-putin-pedophile-1418832
By the way, pictures were posted that showed probably much more Nazi-istic types in the Russian rebel groups.
And those who have fought at the front lines for the Rebels have confirmed such as well.
Too bad we have to recycle the same from a year ago.
I've read elsewhere that the Azov battalion will take part in the training which takes place in Western Ukraine near Poland.
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