5fish
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If you ahve been listening to the mews the Russians are coming... Ukraine is on the Russian Bears meal ticket... What will NATO do? nothing...
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/01/satellite-russia-ukraine-military-518337
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The new images taken by Maxar Technologies and shared with POLITICO show a buildup of armored units, tanks and self-propelled artillery along with ground troops massing near the Russian town of Yelnya close to the border of Belarus. The units, which began moving in late September from other areas of Russia where they are normally based, include the elite 1st Guards Tank Army.
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Days later, Putin issued his reply during a speech in Sochi, warning that “formal NATO membership may never happen,” for Ukraine, “but military expansion on the territory is already underway, and this really poses a threat to the Russian Federation, we are aware of this.”
Here is this take...
www.aljazeera.com
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Russia has left military units near its border with Ukraine after training exercises, with the number of troops in the area now totalling 90,000, according to the Ukrainian defence ministry. Russian armed forces recently held a series of large-scale drills in the region, including with airborne troops, the ministry said late on Tuesday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/01/satellite-russia-ukraine-military-518337
snip...
The new images taken by Maxar Technologies and shared with POLITICO show a buildup of armored units, tanks and self-propelled artillery along with ground troops massing near the Russian town of Yelnya close to the border of Belarus. The units, which began moving in late September from other areas of Russia where they are normally based, include the elite 1st Guards Tank Army.
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Days later, Putin issued his reply during a speech in Sochi, warning that “formal NATO membership may never happen,” for Ukraine, “but military expansion on the territory is already underway, and this really poses a threat to the Russian Federation, we are aware of this.”
Here is this take...
Russia has 90,000 troops near Ukraine border, Kyiv says
Ukrainian defence ministry says Moscow has left military units along the frontier after recent training exercises.
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Russia has left military units near its border with Ukraine after training exercises, with the number of troops in the area now totalling 90,000, according to the Ukrainian defence ministry. Russian armed forces recently held a series of large-scale drills in the region, including with airborne troops, the ministry said late on Tuesday.
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