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2021-11-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

US officials 'are concerned' by images of Russian military ‘building up on Ukrainian border' - but Kremlin dismisses 'low quality' claim and Kyiv ‘has not seen additional deployment'

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-03 09:49|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
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#1 So, is Vladimir going to go for 'snatch and grab' before mud season sets in? At this point, the EU wouldn't dare embargoing Russian natgas, so what's to lose? Maybe the next evolution is taking the territory one bite at a time.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-11-03 15:33|| 2021-11-03 15:33|| Front Page Top

#2 “It should be noted that the Russian Federation periodically resorted to the practice of transferring and accumulating military units in order to maintain tensions in the region and political pressure on neighboring states,” the ministry said.

This spring, Moscow alarmed Kiev and Western capitals by building up more than 100,000 of troops along the border with Ukraine, though it later ordered them back to base.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-03 16:04|| 2021-11-03 16:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting conundrum. On one hand this might be the perfect time to exploit American weakness, on the other the Brandon administration could use a war as a distraction and are dumb enough to go tow to tow with the bear.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-11-03 19:17|| 2021-11-03 19:17|| Front Page Top

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