Posted on 03/01/2014 9:47:35 AM PST by tcrlaf
Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to invade Ukraine with military forces after winning unanimous approval for taking such a step from the notoriously rubber-stamp upper house of parliament.
Members of the Russian Federation Council said that the troops are needed to protect the safety of millions of ethnic Russians in Ukraine and that the soldiers should stay until "the constitutional order is restored in Ukraine," which hints at a possible Russian attempt to return to power Viktor Yanukovych, ousted as Ukraine's president on Feb. 22, or install another Kremlin-friendly leader.
(Excerpt) Read more at kyivpost.com ...
History repeats, just not exactly.
Past is Prologue.
How long till Kerry secures “peace in our time” ?
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