"New Putin Invasion Coming This Summer" Topic
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Tango01 | 18 May 2015 11:14 p.m. PST |
"The war in Ukraine may have faded largely from international headlines, but Vladimir Putin's drip-drip invasion continues. In the last two weeks, forensic evidence, some of which has been reported by monitor organizations and senior Western diplomats, the rest corroborated by eyewitness photography and video, only confirms what the U.S. fears most: A summer offensive is inevitable. On May 5, the Ukrainian government released new data which says that they have lost 28 towns to Russian-backed separatists since February 18. That was the day the strategic town of Debaltsevo, which guarded a key highway to separatist-controlled regions, slipped from Ukraine's control. The map of separatist territory is as alarming as it is illustrative, especially when it is combined with the daily reports of ceasefire violations and fighting coming out of both the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Kiev. On May 6, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed the National Security and Defense Council and warned that Russia has 50,000 troops on the border and its proxies have more than 40,000 fighters inside the country. That's not only a combined 50% increase in possible invaders over July of last year, the month which proceeded the "Russian invasion" on the Ukrainian mainland. It's more than enough soldiers to invade and gobble up a significant amount of Ukrainian territory…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Cyrus the Great | 18 May 2015 11:57 p.m. PST |
Yeah, Dobby had to save his rubles for his next 3 days of war. |
Mako11 | 19 May 2015 2:09 a.m. PST |
A couple of errant Russian "vacationers" have been, how shall we say, "asked to extend their visits" for a while more in Ukraine. At least one was wounded. Russia denies this of course, but one of the men apparently admitted he is a Russian sergeant. Not sure what the excuse will be this time, but I'm looking forward to the official explanation. |
David in Coffs | 19 May 2015 5:46 a.m. PST |
"They were kidnapped by fascists from their beds in Moscow" And if you believe that I also have for sale a resort in Siberia "dasha gulag" |
Mako11 | 19 May 2015 7:36 p.m. PST |
Close, but no cigar…… The real reason is that the captured Russian captain and sergeant, who were wounded while on a reconnaissance mission are………………….wait for it……… "former soldiers" what are operating on their own, freely in Ukraine. link |
Klebert L Hall | 20 May 2015 6:40 a.m. PST |
It's not "new", it's the same one that's been going on the whole time. -Kle. |
cwlinsj | 20 May 2015 1:52 p.m. PST |
I wouldn't have believed it a few months ago, But now I think that Putin is emboldened enough from European inaction (led forcefully by Germany), that he may make an actual invasion of Ukraine. |
tuscaloosa | 20 May 2015 3:25 p.m. PST |
An actual invasion isn't his style, and is much too crass and overbearing. He did it smart in Georgia, Crimea, etc, by first destabilizing and letting proxies take control, thereby maintaining deniability. Remember all the people here on TMP who insisted the takeover of the Crimea was a legitimate expression of the natives? |
Gwydion | 20 May 2015 3:43 p.m. PST |
Difficult to tell whether it was or not. The west had destabilised the place so much that it was hard to tell who really wanted what. |
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