Blinken Sounding Out EU Appetite for War | 83 comments (83 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Ukrainian defence minister says Russian invasion unlikely in near future
There's no data pointing to Russian invasion of Ukraine in the near future, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said.
"As of today, the Russian Armed Forces have not a single attack formation that would suggest they will go on the offensive tomorrow", he said on the Svoboda Slova programme on ICTV channel on the night of 25 January.
According to the minister, the scenario of a Russian attack on Ukraine in the near future is unlikely; Reznikov assessed the likelihood of an attack by 20 February - the day the Beijing Olympics end - as "not high".
A day earlier Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the actions of the US and NATO were escalating tensions in Ukraine. He stated that this was "carried out through information activity and particular actions taken by the USA and NATO".

Apparently the whole crisis exists only in the Western media...

by pelgus on Tue Jan 25th, 2022 at 09:05:18 AM EST
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Senior Elysée source tells me: "There is a kind of alarmism in Washington and London which we cannot understand. We see no immediate likelihood of Russian military action. We simply want our interpretation to be taken into account before a common western approach is agreed."
— Mujtaba (Mij) Rahman (@Mij_Europe) January 24, 2022

by generic on Tue Jan 25th, 2022 at 09:10:18 AM EST
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No wonder they don't understand. Unlike Biden and Johnson, Macron is not behind in the polls.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Tue Jan 25th, 2022 at 10:15:05 AM EST
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Weirdly Zelensky's polls are in the garbage though:

#BREAKING Ukraine says Russian troop build-up 'insufficient' for major attack pic.twitter.com/zxuDJkEORK
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 26, 2022

by generic on Wed Jan 26th, 2022 at 05:52:29 PM EST
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Ukraine: Zelensky Lighting Fire With War Rhetoric (none / 0)

Zelensky & Co lighting the fire with war rhetoric and now scared of its resounding succes in a united US Congress plus White House in need of a political score.

Building on the fundament of Maidan Revolution and VP Biden relationship.

Ukraine president heckled at tribute to Kiev protesters as Biden visits | The Guardian - Nov. 21, 2014 |
The Ukrainian president has been heckled by relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev's Euromaidan revolution at a memorial ceremony for the victims.
The relatives, frustrated by Petro Poroshenko's failure to bring officials of the previous government to justice, shouted: "Who is a hero for you, Poroshenko?", "Where are their killers?" and "Down with Poroshenko!" They also attacked him for failing to keep a promise to confer the title of national hero on the victims, which would bring financial benefits to their families.
The US vice-president, Joe Biden cancelled a planned visit to the area off Kiev's Independence Square, apparently for security reasons.
Poroshenko and Biden had been due to lay a wreath together at the memorial but instead met nearby and shook hands before the US vice president headed for talks with the Washington's man PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
It was the first real public display of anger against Poroshenko, who was elected in May after the pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovich fled the country.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jan 26th, 2022 at 07:42:36 PM EST
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Biden tells Russia that U.S. will never accept Crimea annexation | LA Times - Nov. 21, 2014 |
Joe Biden has stressed the importance of yesterday's initialling of the coalition agreement: "For the whole world it is important to see that you have completed this process, appointed all Ministers and proceeded to business. And demonstrated that what people wanted on the Maidan is a freely elected Government that does its job".
"You have already made significant steps in the fight against corruption, trying to stabilize the economy in this very difficult situation. We want to help," Joe Biden underlined.
The US Vice-President has noted that he considered it an honor to be in Kyiv at the anniversary of the beginning of the Maidan, when "the Ukrainian people showed incredible bravery".

The extent of the Obama administration's meddling in Ukraine's politics was breathtaking | Cato Institute - Aug. 6, 2017 |

Joe never did like Russians, especially Vlad. Almost think he was part of McCarthyism in the 50s instead of Robert F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan with the Screen Actors Guild and HUAC.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jan 26th, 2022 at 07:45:46 PM EST
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