Posted on 02/28/2014 8:01:12 PM PST by Steelfish
Russian Planes, Helicopters, Troops Enter Crimea Russian transport planes and helicopters flew into Crimea on Friday, and a warship blocked Ukrainian coast guard vessels, raising new concerns about military intervention by Moscow.
Armored personnel carriers were seen on the roads and troops secured the main military airport, where more Russians were flying into the autonomous region in southern Ukraine.
Ukraine's U.N. ambassador denounced the border crossing as illegal but said the country, just days after a power shift that ousted Russian-friendly president Viktor Yanukovych, could handle the display of military might.
"We are strong enough to defend ourselves,'' Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council in a closed-door session.
Earlier, President Barack Obama warned that “there will be costs to any military intervention in Ukraine,”
At the U.N., Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin insisted the movements were "within the framework" of Moscow's pre-existing agreement with Ukraine on military presence in the former Soviet republic.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said it appeared to him that the Russian military now controls the Crimean peninsula.
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Probably playing Spades with Reggie again.
Wheres Obama? Looking for a red crayon to draw a line with.
Composing a Strongly Worded Letter?
Didnt ya hear, its party time for the Dem party Obama is too busy drinking and getting high to give a crap
He’s at the Democrat Happy Hour.
Drawing a line in the (bunker) sand.
Junior is gonna get his inexperienced foreign policy arse whomped.
And tomorrow when the party is over his hacks will e press outrage at how the GOP claimed he was having a party during an international crisis.
The leader of the free world is as impotent as can be - what an embarrassment...
Where’s Obama?
Strategizing the “Charge of the Light-in-the-Loafers Brigade”.
He’ll announce how it’s some poor shlub’s fault in provoking the Russians into attacking because of a crappy youtube video.
Half a prance, half a prance, on skipped the 400...
Maybe they could locate an endangered species and make everyone clear out.
It’s the weekend. He’s off until Monday, don’t bother him.
Hiding behind his wife’s a$$ (its big enough don’t ya think?)
This POS doesn’t even to deserve to comment on what Putin is doing or not doing, bamaboy can’t run this country or a health care so he needs to SHUT THE F___ UP!!!
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