Biden tells U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine immediately amid 'troubling' signs of Russian escalation

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNBC

By Chloe Taylor

President Joe Biden has issued a warning that U.S. citizens should leave Ukraine immediately as tensions with Russia over its military activity continue to intensify.

“American citizens should leave. … Leave now,” Biden told NBC News’ Lester Holt on Thursday night. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly.”

Russia began a 10-day program of military exercises with its neighbor Belarus on Thursday. NATO estimated 30,000 Russian troops were taking part, marking Moscow’s biggest military deployment in Belarus since the Cold War.

The drills, widely seen as a display of strength by Russia, come as around 130,000 soldiers, tanks, missiles and even fresh blood supplies have been moved to its border with Ukraine, according to NBC News. Russia is demanding that Ukraine never be permitted to become a member of the NATO military alliance and has said it wants the organization to roll back its presence in Eastern Europe.



Service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drive a military vehicle during military exercises in Kharkiv region, Ukraine February 10, 2022.
Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy | Reuters

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[Lovie777]

1. He been advising them to leave for awhile now . . ..

I don't know, but I have a feeling Russia is pounding it's chest on this one because they just want to be loved.

[Ray Bruns]

2. I don't think so. Putin is not the kind of man who bluffs.

[Chainfire]

3. Putin is testing the resolve of Europe and the strength of the Nato alliance.

Bluff or not, it is very dangerous because the presence of a hostile force near a border presents a lot of opportunity for something to go wrong, or to stage something going wrong. Putin and I think that war is coming and that Ukraine will be abandoned to their fate.

[Auggie]

4. Dupe post

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142867779

[PatSeg]

5. That is unnerving

The "fresh blood supplies" was especially disturbing.

[sarisataka]

6. A couple days ago

A poster assured us that there absolutely is no risk of invasion and that we should laugh at anyone who talks about it...