Posted on 06/19/2014 9:18:25 PM PDT by elhombrelibre
Intense fighting raged Thursday in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia insurgents said they were losing the battle with government forces and begged the Kremlin for military help. Related Stories
NATO's chief, meanwhile, accused Russia of resuming a military buildup along the border designed to intimidate Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been under pressure from nationalists at home who have demanded that he send troops into eastern Ukraine to help the rebels. But Putin has stonewalled insurgents' pleas to join Russia and welcomed a peace plan and proposed cease-fire put forward by new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
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Will he won’t he?
Let’s hope Putin sticks with his public statements.
Putin will do whatever it takes to be a thorn in the side of everyone, but most of all, the fool on the hill. That is his Raison d’être.
The fool on the hill, Lannie Hall singing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEHckjjbE8I&feature=related
I am sure Putin regrets having courted the nationalist segment for electoral support now.
I am sure Putin regrets having courted the nationalist segment for electoral support now.
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