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ShazzieB

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3. That's for sure.

Reply to ColinC (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:08 AM

Feb 2022

Taking this news with a grain of salt for now, but I hope Putin really has figured out that invading Ukraine would be a really stupid move that would damage his and Russia's standing in the world immeasurably. And that's on top of all the sanctions that Biden is ready to rain down on him like a plague of locusts!

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Russia announces end of Crimea military drills, troops leaving [View all] AntiFascist Feb 2022 OP

Russia would be doing nobody any good if they invade Ukraine ColinC Feb 2022 #1

That's for sure. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #3

Did he ever have any credibility? SheltieLover Feb 2022 #4

Well, to a certain.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #9

For sure! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #11

Exercises in Belarus don't end until 2/20. And this was just posted Tomconroy Feb 2022 #2

The arrival of attack helicopters in Crimea made news earlier today also n/t AntiFascist Feb 2022 #5

Just revised my post above. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #6

At this point in time blue-wave Feb 2022 #7

i call bolshevik thomski64 Feb 2022 #8

Got to wonder how much $$$$$$$$ putin & tRump made trading energy/defense stocks & options yaesu Feb 2022 #10

Moscow news is the only other source reporting this & I never trust India news sources yaesu Feb 2022 #12

Russia can't drive a tank from Crimea to main Ukraine without returning to mainland first Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #13

garrisons, right. they are being deployed to the front. and the rumors of a "troop pullback" is BS.n Javaman Feb 2022 #14

Russian troops may well be "attacked" at some point, forcing them to "defend" themselves. Chainfire Feb 2022 #15

So-- just WHERE are their "permanent deployment points?" HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #16