The Russian military is holding significant war games in its far west, not far from the border with Ukraine. The war games are adding to international tensions surrounding the Ukraine.
Many, particularly US and Ukrainian officials, have tried to spin this as Russia “massing troops” along the border with Ukraine, and painting it as proof that an invasion is imminent.
In practice the war games were probably meant more as a retaliation for NATO’s myriad wargames along the Ukraine frontier in recent days, and there is no reason to think an invasion is even being pondered.
Ultimately, Russia doesn’t need to invade Ukraine right now, because the troops they were allowed by treaty to keep in the Crimea are more than enough to secure that peninsula through a referendum on secession.
Someone needs to put in end to USG irresponsible, illegal acts against international laws, disrespect for humans right, war mongering attitude, disrespect for domestic and law of the land, I think this is it, if no one els, the pre elected by USG, the self proclaimed government of Ukraine will see to it, by simply asking for USG to start a major NATO-Russia war. Thus far USG been engaged in doing Saudis the most favorable plans dividing nations in Middle East and elsewhere by their religious lines in Syria, Iraq, Libya and other part of the world, investing all that money for favoritism can be the lost of all or nothing.
"Ultimately, Russia doesn’t need to invade Ukraine right now, because the troops they were allowed by treaty to keep in the Crimea are more than enough to secure that peninsula through a referendum on secession."
Well said Jason. I'm glad that antiwar.com is coming around and has slowly been dispensing with the MSM nonsense about a Russian invasion of Crimea. The hysteria being generated by this faux 'invasion" is so over the top that one would think that the Russian military had delivered a shock and awe, killed countless civilians and have 100,000 or so soldiers with heavy armory on the ground (though that does sound an awful like another REAL invasion we know – LOL).
Russia go ahead with your war games it is a good warm up if the USA gets real stupid
Sorry Putin is missing out on the New G7 former G8 meetings. Today they tak=lked about the lunch menu and where to hold their next meeting
Still would like to know what Steven Harper bought thousands on glow sticks for the Fake Lake meeting in Toronto ? Maybe a Baird thing
The very fact that Mr Ditz sees Russian troops as "securing" the outcome of the referendum indicates what we all know, namely, that the referendum is a fraud.
Why are we going to war Daddy.?
Because Russia took the Crimea and it is against International law
Were we in danger?
No.
Were the Russians going to bomb us?
No.
Do we have important stuff in that Crimea?
No
Is it any of our business really?
No.
Daddy, why are we getting so angry over Crimea?