Chickenhawk tears incoming... Fresh reporting, troops leaving. Breaking: AFP

[WarGamer]

Last edited Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:00 AM - Edit history (3)

Apparently... Troops leaving border area.

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[regnaD kciN]

1. That was announced earlier today...

…after which Biden said publicly that he hasn’t yet seen any evidence that indicates they are truly withdrawing.

[WarGamer]

2. AFP is legit...

And this is all in the last 30 minutes... looks like this may be over

Note: it says "A day after..." so this is a fresh update

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[muriel_volestrangler]

8. As your 2nd tweet says, much of the 'withdrawal' is repositioning, still right next to Ukraine

and, in particular, next to the regions where the pro-Russian rebels are fighting. This is not a big development.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Unless the troops are all gone, it's not over. i call bullshit

[Sherman A1]

6. Agreed

I remain very skeptical.

[uponit7771]

4. Distraction, let's see all of them leave

[monkeyman1]

5. It's called political poker ! Putin is distracting for TDFG ! worked , took your mind off him !

[left-of-center2012]

7. Competing threads

There are threads on DU saying that Russia is pulling out
and others saying Russia is getting in position for an attack..

[hlthe2b]

9. NATO says the opposite. I'd suggest great caution in drawing any conclusions...

given the considerable forces trying to manipulate opinion on this.


NATO sees no sign Russia is pulling back troops near Ukraine
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142871314

[stopdiggin]

15. don't think Ukrainian citizens are QUITE ready

to heave a big sigh of relief. And, if we're reasonably smart - I'd like to suggest that we don't either.

This seems extremely premature, and invites serious question as to motivation. Is this truly a case of the news media being obsessed with 'firstest and the mostest?' Couldn't wait another 48 hours?

[Scrivener7]

10. Not believing tweets in this one.

[sl8]

11. "Russia announces ...", "Russia says ..." n/t

[TheBlackAdder]

13. THIS! 👍

[TheBlackAdder]

12. It looks like Reuters is still using stock Russian propaganda images.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. NATO still in wait and see mode, but there are signs Russia is following through on leaving

Should know by the end of the day.

This was all a test for Putin to see how well NATO would hold together and what kind of support Ukraine would get from the West.

[Kingofalldems]

16. What chickenhawks?

Who is calling for war?

Chickenhawks are right wingers who actually support Russia anyway.