Russian invasion of Ukraine

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Nice to see in the middle of a pandemic the Russians moving troops and equipment to the border with Ukraine. US are sending their navy ships into the Black Sea, are we going to see another repeat of the annexing of Crimea which amongst other things saw a Malaysian Air mh17 shot down by the Russians. A bit of sabre rattling or something to be more concerned about?

 

[mat]

Nice to see in the middle of a pandemic the Russians moving troops and equipment to the border with Ukraine. US are sending their navy ships into the Black Sea, are we going to see another repeat of the annexing of Crimea which amongst other things saw a Malaysian Air mh17 shot down by the Russians. A bit of sabre rattling or something to be more concerned about?

Putin wants something. Probably a few nato bases closed down.

 

[SWP's back]

Reminds me a lot of that old Germany Poland “situation” in 1939

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Putin wants something. Probably a few nato bases closed down.

Tbf we are doing a fair bit of provocation ourselves establishing military stuff on the doorstep in eastern Europe.

 

[mat]

Tbf we are doing a fair bit of provocation ourselves establishing military stuff on the doorstep in eastern Europe.

Considering he's a bastard he predicted what was coming.

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

An interesting take on the relevant geopolitics and more can be found in this article:

What Putin and Xi Really Want

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves speaks with <em>American Purpose</em> about Europe caught between America and its rivals.

www.americanpurpose.com

I got it from Peter Pomerantsev’s Twitter feed, which is usually worth keeping tabs on.

 

[unexpected item]

Intel Crab on twitter is a good news aggregator for the latest on Ukraine and other hot spots.

 

[mat]

An interesting take on the relevant geopolitics and more can be found in this article:

What Putin and Xi Really Want

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves speaks with <em>American Purpose</em> about Europe caught between America and its rivals.

www.americanpurpose.com

I got it from Peter Pomerantsev’s Twitter feed, which is usually worth keeping tabs on.

Good read that. Lots of insight from a diplomatic point of view I never knew.

 

[mat]

Intel Crab on twitter is a good news aggregator for the latest on Ukraine and other hot spots.

Cheers for this.

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Nice to see in the middle of a pandemic and Brexit the Russians moving troops and equipment to the border with Ukraine. US are sending their navy ships into the Black Sea, are we going to see another repeat of the annexing of Crimea which amongst other things saw a Malaysian Air mh17 shot down by the Russians. A bit of sabre rattling or something to be more concerned about?

Corrected for you. Never forget that Brexit was on the wishlist of the Russians