News from Ukraine Conflict

[BanzaiCat]

Reminds me of that 'Naughty Nazis' bit that Mel Brooks did in his remake of To Be Or Not To Be...singing, All I want is peace...Peace...PEACE. Aaaaaa little piece of Poland...a little piece of France...

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

"With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border, NATO said there was a "high probability" that Moscow could intervene militarily in the country's east, where Kiev's forces are closing in on pro-Russian separatists. Western countries believe that Putin - who has whipped up the passions of Russians with a nationalist campaign in state-controlled media since annexing Crimea from Ukraine in March - could now send his forces into the east to head off a humiliating rebel defeat."


http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0GA0C620140811

[Gusington]

He has to do it now at the risk of looking like a real pansy after pulling back last time.

[LongBlade]

Ukraine does not appear to be backing down.

So do the Ruskies start shooting?

What about Crimea? If the Ruskies get pushed back out of Ukraine, do they turn their attention south to reclaim lost territory?

[Gusington]

CNN reporting a large convoy of white trucks moving into Ukraine this afternoon with aide and assistance from the Red Cross. The problem with this is the Red Cross stated they have nothing to do with the convoy and witnesses are reporting that the white paint is still fresh...over Russian olive drab. Is this it?

[BanzaiCat]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Red Cross flummoxed

In an interview Monday with Reuters, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke of a "high probability" Russia will invade Ukraine.

"We see the Russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation under the guise of a humanitarian operation and we see a military buildup that could be used to conduct such illegal military operations in Ukraine," he said.

Russia has acknowledged sending the convoy. In a conversation Monday with the President of the European Commission, Putin said his country was working with the International Committee of the Red Cross to deliver aid to civilians suffering as a result of savage fighting there.

Except the Red Cross says it doesn't know what Putin is talking about.

ICRC spokesman Andrew Loersch said the agency doesn't have any agreement with Russia on such a convoy.

And ICRC European operations chief Laurent Corbaz said Tuesday in Geneva that the agency hasn't gotten much clarity from Moscow about its purported role in the operation, including how the aid would be handed over and security guarantees for Red Cross workers.

[TheCommandTent]

CNN reporting a large convoy of white trucks moving into Ukraine this afternoon with aide and assistance from the Red Cross. The problem with this is the Red Cross stated they have nothing to do with the convoy and witnesses are reporting that the white paint is still fresh...over Russian olive drab. Is this it?

Trojan Horse??

Or bait and the minute the convey is attack/stopped/arrested Russia comes in to "rescue" the humanitarian mission

[Gusington]

Let's see what Ukraine does about it. This could be a tipping point.

[eyebiter]

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[Gusington]

Oy vey

[LongBlade]

I'd say they're getting ready to roll into Ukraine.

The result of the sanctions has been to encourage him to double down rather than back off.

[Atilla60]

I'd say they're getting ready to roll into Ukraine.

I agree, the red arrow in that picture is pointing at nothing less than Putin's narritive.

[eyebiter]

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[Greybriar]

No kidding. I'm glad I don't live in the Ukraine.

[LongBlade]

Hope the West sent the Ukraine a good supply of portable AT launchers this summer, looks like they are going to need them.

If they don't have them yet, it's time to get them over there. Let's see how eager Putin is to pull another Sudetenland when a bunch of infantry grunts start brewing up his tanks by the company.