News from Ukraine Conflict

[Uberhaus]

Huffington Post provides a translation of key portions of General Gerasimov's article from February 2013.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-coalson/valery-gerasimov-putin-ukraine_b_5748480.html

The experience of military conflicts -- including those connected with the so-called colored revolutions in north Africa and the Middle East -- confirm that a perfectly thriving state can, in a matter of months and even days, be transformed into an arena of fierce armed conflict, become a victim of foreign intervention, and sink into a web of chaos, humanitarian catastrophe, and civil war.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

At the same site they have this, which is better,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shlomo-benami/west-stop-putin_b_6839554.html?utm_hp_ref=world

the gerasimov document is already looked at here

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=12835.0

[LongBlade]

Huffington Post provides a translation of key portions of General Gerasimov's article from February 2013.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-coalson/valery-gerasimov-putin-ukraine_b_5748480.html

The experience of military conflicts -- including those connected with the so-called colored revolutions in north Africa and the Middle East -- confirm that a perfectly thriving state can, in a matter of months and even days, be transformed into an arena of fierce armed conflict, become a victim of foreign intervention, and sink into a web of chaos, humanitarian catastrophe, and civil war.

I'm not sure I'd describe a North African or Middle Eastern totalitarian dictatorship as a "perfectly thriving state," but I guess some folks' mileage may vary.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Huffington Post provides a translation of key portions of General Gerasimov's article from February 2013.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-coalson/valery-gerasimov-putin-ukraine_b_5748480.html

The experience of military conflicts -- including those connected with the so-called colored revolutions in north Africa and the Middle East -- confirm that a perfectly thriving state can, in a matter of months and even days, be transformed into an arena of fierce armed conflict, become a victim of foreign intervention, and sink into a web of chaos, humanitarian catastrophe, and civil war.

I'm not sure I'd describe a North African or Middle Eastern totalitarian dictatorship as a "perfectly thriving state," but I guess some folks' mileage may vary.

It speaks to the shithole he lives in.

[LongBlade]

Putin may be AWOL...folks are wondering where he is.

It was the question preoccupying Moscow and much of Russia on Friday, as speculation mounted about why President Vladimir V. Putin had not been seen in public since last week.

He canceled a trip to Kazakhstan; postponed a treaty signing with representatives from South Ossetia who were reportedly told not to bother to come to Moscow; and, unusually, was absent from a meeting of top officials from the F.S.B., Russia's domestic intelligence service.

The last confirmed public sighting was at a meeting with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy on March 5 — although the Kremlin would have citizens think otherwise.

Given that the Kremlin borrows all manner of items from the Soviet playbook these days, there appeared to be an attempt to doctor the president's timetable to show that all was well.

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/world/europe/russia-putin-seen-in-public.html?_r=1

[bayonetbrant]

did his reptilians overlords beam him up for a battery replacement?

[Centurion40]

Perhaps there is a credible hit threat?

[LongBlade]

I'm thinking there may be some buyers' remorse on Crimea and Ukraine.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

He is planning his purges from his bunker.

[bayonetbrant]

http://www.businessinsider.com/whats-happening-to-putin-2015-3

[GDS_Starfury]

Im sure a photo will show up soon.  the Russians would never edit or forge one of those.   ::)

[Gusington]

He's right here next to me doing vodka shots and writing a review of Panthers in the Fog.

[mirth]

He's right here next to me doing vodka shots and writing a review of Panthers in the Fog.

About time someone  wrote that friggin review.

[bayonetbrant]

He's right here next to me doing vodka shots and writing a review of Panthers in the Fog.

and they're both about the same height, which is why they're the only 2 guys using booster seats at the bar

[Greybriar]

Putin may be AWOL...folks are wondering where he is.

It was the question preoccupying Moscow and much of Russia on Friday, as speculation mounted about why President Vladimir V. Putin had not been seen in public since last week.

He canceled a trip to Kazakhstan; postponed a treaty signing with representatives from South Ossetia who were reportedly told not to bother to come to Moscow; and, unusually, was absent from a meeting of top officials from the F.S.B., Russia's domestic intelligence service.

The last confirmed public sighting was at a meeting with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy on March 5 — although the Kremlin would have citizens think otherwise.

Given that the Kremlin borrows all manner of items from the Soviet playbook these days, there appeared to be an attempt to doctor the president's timetable to show that all was well.

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/world/europe/russia-putin-seen-in-public.html?_r=1

Maybe Putin had a heart attack and died.