Russia rolling into Ukrane while Obama hits happy hour

[Moose242]

Lovely.

[Forever_frost]

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/03/01/as-war-builds-in-europe-obama-sends-out-a-silly-selfie/

March 1, 2014 - 10:26 am

It’s domestic politics and business as usual for the Obama White House, even as Putin’s Russia makes preparations for a full invasion of Ukraine. The official White House email list sent out the following presidential selfie, to celebrate a film festival. The president is flanked by Bill Nye the Science Guy and astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

[Trip McNeely]

The hell does Kerry think he is going to do in Kiev on Tuesday??

Talk about Global Warming.

[Moose242]

Polish armor moving east:

[SMKR]

The hell does Kerry think he is going to do in Kiev on Tuesday??

[Moose242]

The Crimean War and WWI & II weren't all that long ago in terms of world history, but I would hope that we collectively as a species had learned enough from each of the previous conflicts to not be where we are today.

Shit in one hand and hope in the other I suppose.

We are talking about lifetimes versus half a decade, and global total wars versus isolated geopolitical scuffles.

Slavs fight, squabble, and drink. It's what they do. Some kind of bullshit just like this happens in the eastern bloc every few years.

[Big A]

Do you not remember Georgia, like 5-6 years ago? And Chechnya like a decade before that?

The Crimean War and WWI & II weren't all that long ago in terms of world history, but I would hope that we collectively as a species had learned enough from each of the previous conflicts to not be where we are today.

Shit in one hand and hope in the other I suppose.

[SMKR]

Euromaidan PR ?@EuromaidanPR 4m
BREAKING #Russian troops is forcing #ukrainian soldiers to write oath of allegiance to illegal #Crimea PM #Aksenov - hromadske.tv |PR News

[Moose242]

We have plans to visit her parents and brother's family next summer, tour Kiev, and then head over to St. Petersburg. This is now assuming that the political climate allows it. My mind still cannot fathom that this is happening in 2014.

Do you not remember Georgia, like 5-6 years ago? And Chechnya like a decade before that?

[SMKR]

Polish mobilization


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Euromaidan PR ?@EuromaidanPR 4m
BREAKING 50#ukrainian soldiers of #Balaklava military unitNo2382 was taken captives by russian troops -hromadske.tv |PR News #CrimeaInvasion

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G-7 Leaders Statement

We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission, join together today to condemn the Russian Federation’s clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in contravention of Russia’s obligations under the UN Charter and its 1997 basing agreement with Ukraine. We call on Russia to address any ongoing security or human rights concerns that it has with Ukraine through direct negotiations, and/or via international observation or mediation under the auspices of the UN or the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. We stand ready to assist with these efforts.


We also call on all parties concerned to behave with the greatest extent of self-restraint and responsibility, and to decrease the tensions.


We note that Russia’s actions in Ukraine also contravene the principles and values on which the G-7 and the G-8 operate. As such, we have decided for the time being to suspend our participation in activities associated with the preparation of the scheduled G-8 Summit in Sochi in June, until the environment comes back where the G-8 is able to have meaningful discussion.


We are united in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its right to choose its own future. We commit ourselves to support Ukraine in its efforts to restore unity, stability, and political and economic health to the country. To that end, we will support Ukraine’s work with the International Monetary Fund to negotiate a new program and to implement needed reforms. IMF support will be critical in unlocking additional assistance from the World Bank, other international financial institutions, the EU, and bilateral sources.

[Big A]

The woman who cleans my teeth is from the Kiev area. I've almost been there twice in the last 2 years, but other trips have ended up winning out. We've talked about it at length, and she still has most of her family there. Right after the last ice storm hit she was joking that our grocery stores reminded her of the 80's.

We have plans to visit her parents and brother's family next summer, tour Kiev, and then head over to St. Petersburg. This is now assuming that the political climate allows it. My mind still cannot fathom that this is happening in 2014.

[SMKR]

Shit is getting real.

Appears to be......

Facebook post purporting to be near Beblek Airfield

"See information about the attack on the Ukrainian Russian special forces military unit A4515 ( airfield Bel'bek ) . Russian military captured the airfield with the aircraft and the command post . Now try to grab two weapons caches . Attacking force about such - 450-500 infantry with various types of weapons , 12 KAMAZ and 2 APCs . Ukrainian military barricaded , put sandbags and declared that they would not surrender warehouses . Russian special forces threw in two Ukrainians stun grenades . In response, the Ukrainian military made ??a few warning shots into the air. The confrontation continues. On the part of the military camp are women and children ( military families ) ."

[Big A]

It's like watching the training exercises while driving through Camp Pendleton up I5, except the shitty weather, and potentially lethal intent. Shit is getting real.

[SMKR]

here is another similar video

[Moose242]