U.S. Official: Putin Could Invade Ukraine “At a Moment’s Notice” -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
An Obama Administration official warned Thursday that the Russian army is now fully prepared to invade eastern Ukraine if Putin decides to take further military action.
The U.S. State Department believes the Russian army is now prepared to launch an invasion of eastern Ukraine if President Vladimir Putin decides to pull the trigger, according to a senior Administration official.
“At this point, they are amassed and they could go at a moment’s notice if Putin gave the go ahead,” the official said.
“Don’t do it,” the official, added in a comment directed at Putin.
Top Ukrainian security officials said Thursday that Russia now has 100,000 troops on its side of the Russia-Ukraine border. Other estimates put the number much lower, around 30,000, but still enough to overpower the undermanned and undersupplied Ukrainian armed forces.
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My Comment: To seize a small part here or there .... Putin is probably in a position to yes to such a small and limited incursion into Ukraine. But to invade Ukraine proper itself .... it will take 100,000+ soldiers, armor, air force, etc. .... and I have not seen or heard of that happening right now. Then again .... my information is coming from the contacts that I know who live there, social media, and the Ukrainian/Russian blogosphere/media. The U.S. intel community has better contacts and resources than what I have .... their intel is probably telling them something else (maybe).
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The question of "Why should they invade?" is not being answered.
They would go in to protect the Russian community. You are right otherwise .... why go in.
Exactly. Putin has just enough troops to make his point and go in if protection is needed. It's the West that can't seem to answer this question correctly. This makes their responses incoherent and overtly empty.
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