Saturday, April 12, 2014

"Satellites Show Russian Forces Poised Near Ukraine"

"NATO released satellite photographs on Thursday showing Russian military equipment, including fighter jets and tanks, that it described as part of a deployment of as many as 40,000 troops near the border with Ukraine. The release came the same day that President Vladimir V. Putin reiterated a threat to curtail gas sales to Ukraine."


"The photographs, taken by a commercial satellite imaging company called DigitalGlobe, offered some of the first documentary evidence of a military buildup that the West says Russia could use to invade Ukraine at any moment. They were released at a news conference in Belgium by Brig. Gary Deakin, the director of NATO’s Comprehensive Crisis and Operations Management Center." (read more)

NYT

6 comments:

Shouting Thomas said...

Kill those Russkies to save the Gays!

Do you suppose Althouse is ready to nuke those damned Russkies?

AllenS said...

Dear Ukraine,

I have one word for you, "fracking".

Your friend,
AllenS

JAL said...
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JAL said...

I bet Putin is taking the temperature in Europe.

"Mmmm... If we just move in and transition Ukraine back where it belongs ... wonder what the chances are Europe and Amerika will do anything besides throw a hissy fit and write me some more red line letters?"

JAL said...

Maybe they're inflatables, like the Ghost Army used in WW II.

edutcher said...

No, the Red Army was never big on deception.

Uncle Joe figured anybody who objected to high casualties (every Kraut who bought it on the Eastern Front took 3 Commies with him) could just walk point.