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Ukraine Reporter @StateOfUkraine now
UA forces surrounded by the Russian army in #Ilovaisk #Ukraine are reportedly beginning to leave the city. This is a developing story.
I do not think that Russia should out in open invade and get involved in the mess of all sorts.
But Russia should surely help the DPR forces in taking territories and big cities.
I do not sure how easy it would be for DPR to take Meriupol where Terrorist Junta is not even allowing people to leave but forcing them to stage protests against Russia etc.
That is where some technical sophistication would really help. I bet Kiev Terrorists will do some false flag type event to make DPR look bad.
Ukraine is trying to have another election so NATO can put a better puppet in place.
As I stated before... This mess is a Putin vanity exercise. He is trying to show the west he has balls. The problem is Putin cannot back it up. He has the mentality where he is willing to sacrifice Russia in order to prove his personal point.
Putin has gone a Crimea to far.
originally posted by: merka
Problem is... does the west have equally sized balls to counter that kind of mentality?
originally posted by: merka
Step 1: Instead of giving aid NATO can smack Ukraine in the head for not allowing provinces to hold voting for joining Russia, avoiding this crisis from the start. Ukraine was done as a country ever since the uprising and loss of Crimea and has been in childish denial ever since.
originally posted by: merka
Step 2: Send a massive international UN peacekeeping force to stabilize the area. I'm certain that EU nations alone could gather 50,000 men to send to Ukraine. Non-existent Russian forces in Ukraine opening fire on UN peacekeeping forces would... complicate... things and probably end Putins presidency rather quickly.
originally posted by: deckdel
I do not believe Putin or Russia have suffered a thing, not even given a dent.
originally posted by: deckdel
Ironically, it is EU which is hit most by the trade barriers; Some of EU member states are in the brink of needing financial support for their impacted agri-sector.
originally posted by: deckdel
But, lets not forget, this crisis is really Ukrainian, and depends on how much the Ukrainian government and leadership is willing to seek a political solution through negotiations with its own citizens, instead of shelling and killing them. There is basically no negotiations going on between Kiev and the russian minority.