Putin is just tearing tattered pages out of his old KGB handbook.
So, he has 30,000-40,000 troops on Ukraine's border, right? Just as in Georgia in 2008. And over the weekend ethnic Russians protested, seized government buildings, etc. Just as in Crimea. The U.S. says those were actually paid Russian special forces provocateurs. Kiev has been pretty restrained in its response, but did retake a building.
Now, Official Russia has issued a statement that any further use of force by Kiev could lead to "civil war." "Comrade Obama, is not invasion, is PROTECTION of Russian people! Nazi Ukraine coup swine persecute our blood!"
Putin's a pig. Putin is also not in touch with reality, as Merkel said. THE WHOLE WORLD knows what he's doing and what his next move is.
So, he has 30,000-40,000 troops on Ukraine's border, right? Just as in Georgia in 2008. And over the weekend ethnic Russians protested, seized government buildings, etc. Just as in Crimea. The U.S. says those were actually paid Russian special forces provocateurs. Kiev has been pretty restrained in its response, but did retake a building.
Now, Official Russia has issued a statement that any further use of force by Kiev could lead to "civil war." "Comrade Obama, is not invasion, is PROTECTION of Russian people! Nazi Ukraine coup swine persecute our blood!"
Putin's a pig. Putin is also not in touch with reality, as Merkel said. THE WHOLE WORLD knows what he's doing and what his next move is.
