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Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:22 PM

Merkel demanded Putin reduce Russian troops around Ukraine: German statement


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Olga Lautman
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Merkel demanded Putin unwind his military build-up on Ukraine's borders and discussed Navalny in a phone call with Putin

Merkel demanded Putin reduce Russian troops around Ukraine: German statement
reuters.com
https://t.co/lxDa3Ss7ml

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Reply Merkel demanded Putin reduce Russian troops around Ukraine: German statement (Original post)
soothsayer Apr 2021 OP
OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #1
qazplm135 Apr 2021 #3
OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #5
BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #2
uponit7771 Apr 2021 #4
moondust Apr 2021 #6

Response to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:26 PM

1. Is this the Russian Play for the Ukraine?

I know they are "concerned" about Russian citizens in the East Ukraine....but is Putin going to start a regional war?

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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:45 PM

3. it's not like anyone is going to use force to stop him

just economic ramifications, which can be substantial.

So he'll probably do what he's been doing, fund and arm "uprisings" in border states with folks who sympathize with Russia, maybe even carve out a little more territory that's functionally Russia. I would be surprised if he just up and invaded.

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Response to qazplm135 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:51 PM

5. If Trump was "re-elected" we'd be supporting Putin's takeover of the Ukraine.

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Response to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:29 PM

2. Biden is considering sending warships to the Black Sea.

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Response to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:48 PM

4. Putin doesn't think the west wants another war or he knows Trump gave him all the security codes ...

... and there's no op sec.

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Response to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 08:55 PM

6. More...

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A senior Kremlin official said on Thursday that Moscow could under certain circumstances be forced to defend its citizens in Donbass and that major hostilities could mark the beginning of the end of Ukraine as a country.

The Kremlin said in its readout of the Merkel phone call that “Vladimir Putin noted provocative actions by Kyiv which is deliberately inflaming the situation along the line of contact.”
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-kremlin-citizens/russia-says-it-could-be-forced-to-protect-its-citizens-in-east-ukraine-tass-idUSKBN2BV1S3

If the Pooty fans in Donbass want to live under Pooty's rule then why don't they move to Russia? There's plenty of room for them.

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