Posted on 02/28/2014 4:37:14 PM PST by SkyPilot
BRUSSELS Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warned Russia on Thursday to stay out of the turmoil in Ukraine, while NATO defense ministers issued repeated statements meant to show support for the new leadership in Kiev.
We expect other nations to respect Ukraines sovereignty and avoid provocative action, Mr. Hagel said after the ministers met at NATO headquarters here. Thats why Im closely watching Russias military exercises along the Ukrainian border, which they just announced yesterday.
The Russian defense minister, Sergey K. Shoigu, was quoted by state news media saying the exercises were meant to check combat readiness of armed forces in western and central military districts as well as several branches of the armed forces. Though General Shoigu did not mention Ukraine, Western officials interpreted the exercises as a warning from Moscow. Continue reading the main story Related Coverage
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary general of the NATO, posted Twitter messages Thursday morning warning Russia not to intervene in Ukraine after armed men seized a government headquarters in the Crimea region of southern Ukraine and raised the Russian flag.
I urge Russia not to take any action that can escalate tension or create misunderstanding, Mr. Rasmussen wrote on Twitter. Im concerned about developments in Crimea. In a news conference later in the day, Mr. Rasmussen called the Crimea events dangerous and irresponsible.
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Or?
Ya beat me to it.
Putin look out...obama will hit you with his purse
The only war we can afford is a civil war to oust the lyin libs!
Don’t give me false hope!
Don’t be glum chum! We got the “Lesser evil” that so many screamed for. So no prob! they’ll handle it!
I’m more interested in who Obama plays golf with tomorrow...does Hagel even have a set of clubs?
Oh I bet Putin is crapping in his pants LOL
Technically Putin has gone in, but he could roll tanks and Bambi would be crapping his Depends and that would be the end of it other than some slap on the hands “MONETARY” sanction.
Hey, Barry still hasn’t finished with Vlad over the gay thing so now he’ll be REALLY mad!
Yep!We have serious problems with our own communist liberals hanging out in DC that should be dealt with with an IRON FIST.
Because a wrong puppet could have been installed. Just ask Victoria Nuland.
Will the Obama regime buy Putin’s cooperation?
With what “bitter club” threat are you leveraging Mr. Hagel?
Pre-WW2 troop strength?
You’ll only make them laugh!
Putin considers Obama as a she-male. Best qualified for prostituki duties aboard fishing trawlers when females are not available.
What a joke, Russia ALREADY HAS intervened in Ukraine. As if it’s not embarrassing enough to do nothing when someone crosses your red line, it seems like they are now drawing red lines behind where they’ve already crossed, and then doing nothing.
I eagerly await, any moment now, Nuland will start yelling “F... Mother Russia.”
Russia crossed the red line before Obama could draw one. Not to worry. Obama has declared “Happy Hour.”
America needs be led by warriors , not by lawyers
and those warriors need to stand up and take charge .
Now
Or else what?
With what?
Oh that's right, because POTUS is CPUSA and actually allied with the KGB.
The fruits of Universal Suffrage.
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