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Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby Sir Bang » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:43 pm

BBC wrote:Armed men have blockaded airports in Crimea, Ukraine's only Russian-majority region and home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine's acting President Oleksander Turchynov has accused Russia of deploying troops to Crimea and trying to provoke Kiev into "armed conflict"

There’s no guarantee this crisis won’t escalate, especially given the precedence of Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008. That crisis was started by Russia, and ended with it attempting to annex part of a former Soviet Union territory, much like they're trying to do here it seems.

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Vladimir Putin has previously referred to the break up of the Soviet Union as the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century. When will he accept that it has ended and just drop Russia's incessant big bullying bear policy?

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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby 11_Panama_ » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:59 pm

I think Putin wants to show the world that Russia is still a super power and it wants more influence in the area. I'll have to read a bit more about the area, but oil is also a reason Russia wants more influence in the region.
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby WD-40 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:58 am

Yeaaahhhhh baby! Just went to Kiev about 2 months ago. Great place! Hope they win Democracy away from that POS Prez they had. However, Ukraine is a great industries country that Russia will death grip. Should be interesting.
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby haasd0gg » Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:28 am

Putin won't invade Ukraine. It would be genocide. They're proud of their independence, and rightfully so.
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby Duel of Fates » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:22 am

Hope the people of Ukraine aint holding their breath waiting for help from the US. Heard Obama's warning today and he sounds like a frigging moron. And Kerry is the last one I would want to run point on this. Putin is ex KGB. He could care less what Barry will or will not do.
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby haasd0gg » Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:51 pm

We won't be helping, and I don't believe that Ukraine wants any help. They just want everyone to [m'kay] off while they sort out their [poo]
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby CommanderOtto » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:57 pm

haasd0gg wrote:Putin won't invade Ukraine. It would be genocide. They're proud of their independence, and rightfully so.


putin already invaded ukraine (even though they won't admit it)... but you are right. The U.S will not get involved.
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby MATTHEW'S_DAD » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:04 pm

Must....withhold.....opinion......
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. - Ben Franklin
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby [NH]Shadow » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:25 pm

This is actually particularly interesting for me, since most of my family is from Ukraine.
Anyway;
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Re: Ukraine crisis escalating

Postby haasd0gg » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:33 pm

Me too, as my brother and his family live a half mile from the square.
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