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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
Sun Nov 25, 2018, 05:36 PM Nov 2018

Anyone know anything about Russia's recent act vs Ukraine? And T's fast return to DC.

Cheryl Rofer posted today that Russia has blocaded the Kerch Strait. See blog balloon-juice.com.

Sounds maybe not so good.

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Anyone know anything about Russia's recent act vs Ukraine? And T's fast return to DC. (Original Post) bobbieinok Nov 2018 OP
Careful of dirty tricks. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2018 #1
@SpicyFiles on twitter is talking about it. GemDigger Nov 2018 #2
Fired on and seized Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea Recursion Nov 2018 #3
The Ukraine government has called its War Department together for a meeting..n/t monmouth4 Nov 2018 #4

GemDigger

(4,380 posts)
2. @SpicyFiles on twitter is talking about it.
Sun Nov 25, 2018, 05:56 PM
Nov 2018

The Ukraine is asking for help from the UN. I can't figure out how to get specific tweets here but here is the general link for Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/UkrEmbLondon

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
3. Fired on and seized Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea
Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:09 PM
Nov 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46338671

Basically extending their control to areas around the Crimean peninsula

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