Given the amount of propaganda, who knows...
“pogroms” is likely a big overstatement, even with a single reported public summary court.
I do think things will begin to heat up again, though, fairly soon.
Kiev is no proven to be in a very weakened position, and the right is putting on the pressure. They have been building forces around Donetsk for several weeks now, and the hard winter is nearing. Even with the U.S. taxpayers, via the IMF, writing blank checks, they can’t keep those troops in the field forever.
On the other side, the International political situation for a big move, obstensively in reaction to a UK attempt to take Donetsk, will never be better.
The reported movements of high-tech Russian equipment in the last week, if true, could be very telling.
My uninformed, arm-chair opinion:
If the reports of four Jaguars crossing over this week are true, they could be a real game-changer for the rebels. This is largely an artillery war, and though only four Jaguars aren’t enough to win the war, they could decimate any large-scale UK attacks with accurate and immediate counter-battery fire, essentially cancelling the artillery stalemate.
Of course it is going to heat up again. The Russians are moving their troops and armor and will start their offensive again to take more territory.
The evil empire is back.
The EVIL EEMPIRE is back.
It is that simple.
Putin’s announced that he will be flying missions on all his borders, including the Artic to protect his borders. Doing so because , of course, the entire situation between Russia, the US and Europe has certainly changed...as well throughout Asia, the ME and the Baltic nations.
We can all see that the deals struck, before Ukraine, nobody is keeping any more. The Eu and Nato too have changed their manuvers...so any that would even think Russia’s just going to stand by is just living in their imagination....
Besides...EU and US are still in the cold war frame of mind ...while ol’ Putin has moved ahead with China and throughout Asia , India the ME and any who are open for business. He’s going to definately protect those interests and project deals he’s struck...... While Obama only brings home a worthless “Chamberlain” Document from China meaning absolutely nothing.
However...Putin is not to be trusted nonetheless....he’s going to do his own thing, as is China and the nations now lining up with them, regardless of what EU or US thinks.....and we’ve been saying that he would for some time now. With just a two year window until Obama is gone, Putin and Chinia are going to be busy, just as we’ve seen.
Mostly propagated by you and a few other Putinistas who report random stuff from terrorist twitter feeds as "fact" on this forum. I'm quite convinced you are one of Moscow's sleeper trolls, and that is why you write so dishonestly. O, if only the Mods would zot you goons! It is so tedious to read your "arm chair opinions" when all your opinions are born out of your evil mind!