Ukraine’s interim government has announced it is placing the military on “full combat alert” against Russia, saying the 40,000 Russian troops deployed near their border could invade at any moment.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because Russia’s had those troops there for a month and a half, and Western officials have been hyping an imminent invasion there the whole time.
Russian officials are sick of hearing about it too, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a statement today telling Ukraine to knock off its “bellicose rhetoric,” saying it was designed at scaring its own population.
Though Russia has insisted they reserve the right to defend Russian citizens in eastern Ukraine from a military crackdown, they deny any specific plans to move into the area. With Ukraine’s troops seemingly unable to cope with the protesters, it seems a moot point at any rate, and the idea that they’re on a serious war footing against Russia seems ridiculous.
If this goes on, Russia may well invade in any case. Would the US let Virginia secede and join Venezuela (say)?
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The invasion will not take place before 26 May. What happens then remains to be seen. How many Russian citizens are there in eastern Ukraine? Very few, I would imagine. The ethnic Russians would normally be Ukrainian citizens. Thus, Putin is just manufacturing a pretext to invade.
USA and Nato want war against Russia.Obama will receive a second nobel price.