Does Russia Have The Military To Take Ukraine? -- Corey Flintoff, NPR
Russia says it is once again staging military drills near the border of eastern Ukraine.
Russia's defense minister says the exercises are a reaction to NATO maneuvers in Eastern Europe and what he calls "Ukraine's military machine."
The Russian military carried out similar maneuvers while well-armed, well-trained Russian troops seized key objectives in Crimea. One question now is whether Russia's military is ready to take on a much larger challenge by invading eastern Ukraine.
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1 comment:
So today peaceful federalization supporters in Slovyansk fired guided rockets at aircraft in the airport and took the OSCE mission hostage.
What a joke, and who will pay the price is the honest people, not this criminals leaded by Moscow
Putin is a lunatic like Assad
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