Posted on 07/14/2014 1:48:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
Color me surprised that after taking Sebastopol, Putin left the rest of the pro-Russian gang in the Ukraine out to dry. Could it be because he’s concerned about economic sanctions from the West? After all, he’s got their heating fuel under control with the turn of the tap.
It has already started...
There was a separatist attack against a ports border gaurds office in Mariupol a few days ago, reports that a supply convoy was attacked somewhere outside of mariupol yesterday, and several reports of “Partisan” actions around Slavyansk and Kramatorsk in recent days, including a mortar attack on Kramatorsk Airport last night.
If Putin gets a simmering guerilla-movement in E. Ukraine without overtly giving it help, he gets what he wants.
There are a LOT of problems for the Gov in Kiev, beyond what is going on in the Southeast.
The tires are appearing again on the Maidan, there have been clashes between the Right Sector bunch that supports the new Gov and the Maidanites, and Poroshenko is threatening to bulldoze the tent citty of the Maidanites.
Add in reports of anti-war unrest in the western part of the country, now that casualties are mounting, the Maidanites sudden turn AGAINST the EU and the proposed austerity measures, and no one except the Gov Heads getting paid in months, the place is a powderkeg.
Putin merely sees that as a bonus.
“Putin merely sees that as a bonus.”
He probably does...
It means the West (Meaning the U.S. Taxpayer, of course) is going to have to pony up the subsidies to keep Ukraine stabilized, that the Russians were paying for two decades.
The New Cold War will do to Russia what the old Cold War did to the Soviet Union, smash it to pieces.
The Cold war ended for ONE reason.
Ronaldus Maximus....
He got the Saudi’s to go along with dumping the worldwide price for oil, and drilling, pumping as much as possible. It bankrupted them...
Good luck trying that today. Or have you forgotten how racist/Homophobic/planet-destroying/whatever the TV says “Drill baby, Drill!” is today?
Good for Russia. They need the money, anyway. (Making one wonder why the Russians are scrambling to find a way to give handouts to the Ukrainians).
So we’ve sorted out who the good guys and the bad guys are in the Ukraine?
...and everybody hates the Jews.
(apologies to Tom Lehrer)
Ron Paul: USA bad
Guerrilla tactics work both ways. How many acts of sabotage and assassination would it take to make Crimea unworkable as a base for the Russian Navy?
Part of the new Cold War is the proxy war in the Mideast between the Saudis and Russia’s islamofascist Iranian allies. The stage is set for a repeat performance.
Thank you. It is all very clear now.
“...and everybody hates the Jews.”
If that were true, then there wouldn’t be any.
Anyone supported by George Soros, Obama, and the sodomite EU is bad.
Soros to EU: Help 'new Ukraine' against 'new Russia'
George Soros’ Giant Globalist Footprint in Ukraine’s Turmoil
Thank you for your kind words about Raúl Castro. He doesn’t get the respect he deserves on FR.
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