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Putin Sends Largest Fleet Of Russian Ships Since Cold War To Syria
Daily Express ^ | October 19, 2016 | By Katie Mansfield

Posted on 10/20/2016 6:03:37 AM PDT by Strategy

Mr Putin has sent Russia's only aircraft carrier alongside an arsenal of heavily armed ships including a battlecruiser and two destroyers.

The fleet, which is making its way into British waters, is carrying fighter bombers that are likely to reinforce a final assault on the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in two weeks.

A senior NATO diplomat said: "They are deploying all of the Northern fleet and much of the Baltic fleet in the largest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War.

"This is not a friendly port call. In two weeks, we will see a crescendo of air attacks on Aleppo as part of Russia's strategy to declare victory there."

The Royal Navy is monitoring the warships including the sole Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, the nuclear powered Kirov Class Battlecruiser, Pyotr Velikiy and two Udaloy Class Destroyers, Vice Admiral Kulakov and Severomorsk which passed through Bergen, Norway today.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Russia
KEYWORDS: obama; putin; russia; syria; syriawar
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1 posted on 10/20/2016 6:03:37 AM PDT by Strategy
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To: Strategy

To see an interesting commentary on the action from a Messianic Jew:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjyHLQMWM40&feature=youtu.be


2 posted on 10/20/2016 6:08:07 AM PDT by Mrs.Z
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To: Mrs.Z

Strong message to democrat war- mongers.


3 posted on 10/20/2016 6:12:30 AM PDT by dasboot (GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
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To: Strategy

Allepo needs to surrender.


4 posted on 10/20/2016 6:13:17 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Strategy

This on top of the Philippines abandoning the USA in favor of China relations....

What a week for Obama to give up sniffing glue!!! (Movie Airplane)


5 posted on 10/20/2016 6:14:20 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: Strategy

That speaks volumes as to how seriously the situation is. That along with the reports of the Russians wanting to set up bases in Cuba and Vietnam and sending subs over to Wasilla, AK and down the west coast. It tells me one thing for sure - Obama is a very weak CIC because Putin would never have attempted that with someone Iike Reagan in office.


6 posted on 10/20/2016 6:14:23 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Paladin2

Obama needs to keep his nose (and jug ears) out of it.


7 posted on 10/20/2016 6:15:56 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Strategy

I believe PETER THE GREAT is the flagship of the soviet northern fleet and the only KIROV BC in service (of four). Lots of SSMs and good AD suite. KUTZNETSOV may have SSMs as well. Original design did. The UDALOYs are primary ASW


8 posted on 10/20/2016 6:16:21 AM PDT by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: dasboot

These bravado bullshitting Democrats (Obama, Kerry and Clinton) are trying to throw their duplicity (i.e., being caught by Wikileaks) off on blaming the Russians, and they are responding.

They are going to bullshit and bluster our way into a war with the Russians who won’t put up with that foolishness.

These twits are playing chicken with the Russians using our young men and women as sacrifice pawns. We should not stand for any of it.


9 posted on 10/20/2016 6:16:59 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Strategy

One carrier and a handfull of maiden ships? Russia aoready hss a land base. How much mire do thhey need to confront islamist Huissian?


10 posted on 10/20/2016 6:17:22 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: jsanders2001

A perfect time for Hillary and Barry to remind us about their successful ‘reset’ policy and how being flexible has benefited the world.

Both terms of this adminsitration have a track record of 100% failure. Not only is Barry incompentent but hes attracted those even less ept than himself to high govt office..and a host of criminals as support staff.


11 posted on 10/20/2016 6:19:42 AM PDT by 556x45
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To: Gaffer

Words mean things! Hillary and her coven are as careless with their tongues as she was with national security.


12 posted on 10/20/2016 6:23:17 AM PDT by dasboot (GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
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To: Strategy

Archangel freezes in the winter.

That’s what a warm-water port is all about.

Thank you, Obama.


13 posted on 10/20/2016 6:26:01 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: 556x45

Next explosive WikiLeak:
Vladimir: we’re only kidding; gotta protect our reset from the maniac.
winkwinknodnod.


14 posted on 10/20/2016 6:28:14 AM PDT by dasboot (GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
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To: dasboot

4 minutes and counting .......


15 posted on 10/20/2016 6:28:38 AM PDT by wardamneagle (C)
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To: 556x45

I highly doubt that “reset” button she and whatever Russian puppet master pushed lit up. She probably had the batteries in backwards or not even inserted.


16 posted on 10/20/2016 6:28:54 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Paladin2

I’ll just note that the spelling of that post went especially bad...


17 posted on 10/20/2016 6:29:07 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: 556x45

Vlad’s response:

Hillary: here’s a shovel....bury yourself.


18 posted on 10/20/2016 6:30:38 AM PDT by dasboot (GOV POLICY: From each according to our needs; to each according to our needs.)
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To: Safetgiver

A pseudoCaliph always needs to keep an oar or two in the mix...


19 posted on 10/20/2016 6:32:15 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Strategy

This has to be Trump’s fault in some way.


20 posted on 10/20/2016 6:33:04 AM PDT by McGruff (Time for a Tea Party II)
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