Russia will not risk entanglement in southeast Ukraine

Russia in Global Affairs ^ | 8 May 2014 | Vassily Kashin

[elhombrelibre]

It appears that the Russian leadership has taken a decision to refrain in principle from an open military intervention in southeast Ukraine. That much follows from the reported details of a telephone conversation between the Russian and U.S. defense ministers and the alleged subsequent withdrawal of Russian troops from the border with Ukraine. That, in turn, served as a starting point for a new and more active phase of the military operation against pro-autonomy gunmen by Ukrainian government forces.

[elhombrelibre]

Another Russian expert wrong about the former KGB Colonel Putin while Palin got it right.

[goldstategop]

Outdated - look at the date - May 8.

In the several months since, Russia’s leadership has gotten entangled in Ukraine’s east.

So much for reading the Kremlin’s intentions.

[BurningOak]

That is funny, Crimea is in South East Ukraine, and SOMEBODY seems to be occupying it...

[elhombrelibre]

Yeah, and Palin’s prediction in 2008 is out of date too, but still correct. And Romney’s prediction during the 2010 election about Russia is now out of date too, but correct.

[GeronL]

Pretty funny headline since they seem to be pretty entangled

[GeronL]

they were way wrong

[DoughtyOne]

Too late...


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[BurningOak]

Russian propaganda is shameless.

Its like you walk into your house and find a guy screwing your wife. You politely ask him what he is doing. He replies it is his wife and his house now and how dare you threaten him in his own house, now get him some food.

[ctdonath2]

Exactly. “Southeast Ukraine” no longer includes Crimea, it’s west of Crimea.

[GeronL]

Russia does seem to think they have every right to run their neighboring countries.

[Joe Boucher]

man o man,
Can you imagine the monkey wrenches loyal Ukrainians are throwing in to the Russian military works?

[ansel12]

I don’t Romney predicted anything, he was merely mouthing a position that his foreign policy people gave him.

[elhombrelibre]

Yes, the very fact that they didn’t crack upset Putin.