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2014-11-19 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Merkel issues stark warning to Russia over Ukraine

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Posted by Fred 2014-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Mr Putin - how would you like Panzers coming across the Ukraine at you? Its what you are creating. Fool

Posted by OldSpook 2014-11-19 02:26|| 2014-11-19 02:26|| Front Page Top

#2 No comment

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-11-19 03:18|| 2014-11-19 03:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Empty threat. The only way the German military could get to the Ukraine would be with tourist visas. The Germans do not have the logistics and the transport to project power across the Oder River.

What would give Vlad pause would be a significant re-equipping of the Polish armed forces so that they could discard their Soviet era heavy arms and use modern armor and aircraft. Throw in better comms, training and match that to the always superb Polish intel.

Posted by Steve White 2014-11-19 11:05|| 2014-11-19 11:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Its not what they can do now, its what he might push them into doing - like re-militarizing. Not going to happen now, but its a future Vlad seems willing to create in which Germany does rearm and does become aggressive politically again.

Vlad is an asshole. As are his sycophants.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-11-19 12:43|| 2014-11-19 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 It remains to be seen whether she can get her coalition to back her tough talking on Russia. That's the problem and Putin knows it. He also knows Emperor Ebola is not going to do much.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-11-19 15:55|| 2014-11-19 15:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Ukrainian president Porosehnk declaring a few days ago that he will impose an "economic blockade" on the rebel areas of Donetsk and Lugansk, practically guaranteeing the Russians will be involved in the two nascent republic for some time to come. It means payments of pensions will be done by Russia and Russia will impose a price to the leadership of Donetsk and Lugansk.

So, thanks to Poroshenko's brilliant political initiative, we can expect another election that will move Donetsk and Lugansk into the Russian Federation.

Just by Gawd brilliant.

High school lunch room diplomacy works!

Hint: There are assholes on both sides of this equation.

Posted by badanov 2014-11-19 17:50|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2014-11-19 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Agreed there are idiots on both sides, ukranuan completely bungled this. But the US was pretty ham handed, and sat on the sideline passively for far too long. That's on of the reasons Vlad moved - he knew the US president was timid and reactive, and the US state drept was/is led by a foppish fool and professional bureaucratic imbeciles.

I dread all of Obamas chickens coming home to roost. We will he inundated in chickenshit.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-11-19 18:52|| 2014-11-19 18:52|| Front Page Top

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