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BREAKING: Russia 'forced' to launch military drills at border in response to Ukraine op - Moscow
RT ^ | 4-24-2014 | RT

Posted on 04/24/2014 6:26:03 AM PDT by tcrlaf

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To: tcrlaf

Vlad’s going for all the marbles in Ukraine.


21 posted on 04/24/2014 7:03:41 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: PieterCasparzen

This isn’t about fighting for themselves....This is about killing ethnic Russians who live in Ukraine.


22 posted on 04/24/2014 7:04:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: McGruff

I wonder who actually dropped the leaflets.


23 posted on 04/24/2014 7:04:39 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: tcrlaf

#Ukraine: @KyivPost cites senior official: “risk of Russian troops crossing border has increased dramatically,” http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1182-ukraine-updates-escalation-in-the-east


24 posted on 04/24/2014 7:07:29 AM PDT by McGruff (Clinton had his Kosovo, Obama has his Ukraine.)
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25 posted on 04/24/2014 7:09:21 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: PieterCasparzen
The people of the world have to stop submitting to the corrupt, pedophile, thieving, debt slavers that are “financial elites”.

You're right, with his looted billions, Putin certainly is a financial elite.

26 posted on 04/24/2014 7:11:36 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Science is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: tcrlaf

Story has been updated:

Russia has begun extensive military exercises in Ukrainian border area following the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.

“The order to use force against civilians has already been given, and if this military machine is not stopped, the amount of casualties will only grow,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during an official meeting in Moscow.

“War games by NATO in Poland and the Baltic states are not helping the normalization of the situation. We are forced to react to the situation.”

Shoigu said that the drills involve march and deployment exercises by forces in the southern and western military districts, and separate Air Force maneuvers.

Shoigu said that 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers, 160 tanks, 230 armored carriers and at least 150 artillery pieces are involved in the operation against anti-Kiev activists.

“National guard units and Right Sector extremists are fighting against the peaceful population, as well as a volunteer Donbass ‘anti-terrorist’ unit. Also security and internal forces transferred to Lugansk and Donetsk from other areas of the country are suppressing dissent,” the minister said.

He added that Ukrainian sabotage units have been deployed near the Russian border.

In contrast, Shoigu said that the pro-Russian self-defense units number about 2,000 and have about 100 guns between them, which have mostly been taken from local police stations.


27 posted on 04/24/2014 7:12:20 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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“War games by NATO in Poland and the Baltic states are not helping the normalization of the situation. We are forced to react to the situation.”

Jeez. Sounds like Cold War II

28 posted on 04/24/2014 7:16:59 AM PDT by McGruff (Clinton had his Kosovo, Obama has his Ukraine.)
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Update: The Guardian states a Ukrainian helicopter dropped the leaflets.

29 posted on 04/24/2014 7:19:01 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_International


30 posted on 04/24/2014 7:21:07 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: PieterCasparzen
Putin is a corrupt thug, therefore BCCI? LOL!

You Putinistas are hilarious.

31 posted on 04/24/2014 7:23:45 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Science is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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#Putin: “If the regime in Kiev has begun using the army against the population...then this is undoubtedly a very serious crime.” #Ukraine


32 posted on 04/24/2014 7:24:36 AM PDT by McGruff (Clinton had his Kosovo, Obama has his Ukraine.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Sad to say, US/UK/Europe are just as corrupt as Russia.

Saying Russia is “corrupt”, therefore we are always in the right, is invalid.


33 posted on 04/24/2014 7:27:38 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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Sad to say, US/UK/Europe are just as corrupt as Russia.

No, sorry.

Saying Russia is “corrupt”, therefore we are always in the right, is invalid.

You'll have to show me where anyone said that.

34 posted on 04/24/2014 7:30:47 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Science is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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I’d even venture to say that you must then be a Bushista, and a Klintonista and an Obamista.

Because you’re backing up the culmination of this program, the one they’ve been running for 25 years, called:

“bring democracy to Ukraine”.

Of course, along with bringing “bankocracy” to all of eastern Europe and the entire third world.

I’m no longer going along with our military adventures.

The list has gotten far too long, for what always winds up being about central banking and oil, not at all about freedom or democracy or bringing prosperity to the third world.

I support national defense, this stuff is not about national defense.


35 posted on 04/24/2014 7:39:30 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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I’d even venture to say that you must then be a Bushista, and a Klintonista and an Obamista.

You'd be wrong, comrade.

I’m no longer going along with our military adventures.

That's right, let those sainted Russkis put their boot on more necks. It's what they do.

The list has gotten far too long, for what always winds up being about central banking and oil,

BooHoo. Who needs a central bank, just give your money to Putin.

I support national defense, this stuff is not about national defense.

Letting thugs like Putin have free reign is always the best national defense strategy, right?

36 posted on 04/24/2014 7:43:55 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Science is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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Kyiv Post live blog: Senior security official: Anti-terror operation suspended as Russian troops amass on border (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO)

37 posted on 04/24/2014 7:51:43 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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ATO has been temporarily suspended due to the increasing number of #Russian troops on the border with #Ukraine @HromadskeTV |EMPR Post

NATO?


38 posted on 04/24/2014 7:54:07 AM PDT by McGruff (Clinton had his Kosovo, Obama has his Ukraine.)
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39 posted on 04/24/2014 7:56:05 AM PDT by No One Special
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To: tcrlaf

If RT reports it, it must be true, eh? RT is Russian propaganda for Western consumption and you’re swallowing it whole.


40 posted on 04/24/2014 8:30:09 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("How long, O Lord, holy and true?" - Rev. 6:10)
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