Pentagon: Russian Forces on Ukraine's Border Not Conducting Routine Exercises -- Voice of America
The Pentagon says there is no indication that Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine are conducting routine military exercises, and that the buildup is doing nothing to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said Thursday that "thousands" of Russian troops have been deployed along the border with Ukraine.
"They continue to reinforce, and it continues to be unclear what exactly the intent there is...We've seen no specific indications that exercises are taking place."
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel by telephone last week that the troops were conducting "springtime exercises" and assured him the troops would not cross the border.
Kirby said that the presence of these troops along Ukraine's border contributes to heightened tensions and instability.
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My Comment: If the reports of 100,000 Russian troops near the Ukraine border are true .... Russia is going to enter eastern Ukraine.
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Perhaps Ukraine's government should invite NATO (or any) troops, not unmarked like the Russian troops pictured above, to amass with Ukrainian troops on the Ukrainian eastern border. Looking the other way didn't work last century. However, if "new rules" are to take hold for this century (see http://www.thewordenreport.blogspot.com/2014/03/new-rules-for-new-millennium-russian.html), then we ought to find some alternative sources of countervailing energy.
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