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bdamomma

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3. so while we are in a crisis mode here
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:57 PM
Aug 2017

this is what is going on in Russia.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-rivals-fear-russia-war-games-cover-for-invasion/ar-AAqgjBa?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U348DHP

snip of article:

Russia has been sending troops into Belarus since Monday in preparation for massive upcoming war games that opponents in the neighboring Eastern European state worry could be a cover for a long-term foreign military presence.



Despite Moscow repeatedly assuring rivals that next month's military maneuvers were simply that, critics in Belarus have joined a number of other regional countries in expressing concern about President Vladimir Putin's long-term goals. The Zapad, or "West," exercises are set to officially include 12,700 Russian soldiers across Russia's western flank as well as in Belarus, a traditional ally of the Kremlin. Putin has provided U.S.-led Western defense pact NATO with troop information and has invited foreign observers, including those from anxious Baltic states, but some in Belarus still fear the Russian leader's strategy.




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