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13. Does the 130,000 Russian troops include those that are already in Crimea?

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:55 PM

Feb 2022

Not good for Ukraine with threats to the north from Belarus and Russia, and the east and south from Russia. If Ukraine goes, you can probably kiss Moldova goodbye as well. Putin is reconstructing the U.S.S.R one piece at a time.

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Ominous Russian movements in Black Sea raise alarm [View all] Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 2022 #1

Ukraine doesn't have much of a Navy IronLionZion Feb 2022 #2

Doesn't need one if it has a shitload of exocet missiles. Several could overrun ship defenses. TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #7

Russia is trying to provoke them into doing something IronLionZion Feb 2022 #8

No, it doesn't. Igel Feb 2022 #10

If you hear Putin tell it, their officers defected to Russia IronLionZion Feb 2022 #11

They also lost their only sub in that invasion. They should be given more. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #15

The President of Ukraine seems too calm for having his country surrounded by Russians. FloridaBlues Feb 2022 #3

neither side want's to pull the trigger first !! now is a big poker bluff ?? monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #4

Send Irish fishermen. dchill Feb 2022 #5

Good call relayerbob Feb 2022 #9

So what's putin going to do now? Stop food and water from coming in? C Moon Feb 2022 #6

Really surprised no one has pulled a Litvinenko on Putin to solve the problem. cstanleytech Feb 2022 #14

I've wondered how tight his protection is. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #16

You are making an awful big assumption that nothing worse could come after him inwiththenew Feb 2022 #17

He seems to dispense of anyone with his strength or NEAR it. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #18

Unless its tried you can never really know. cstanleytech Feb 2022 #19

I think the naval movements are more for show jgmiller Feb 2022 #12

Does the 130,000 Russian troops include those that are already in Crimea? OnlinePoker Feb 2022 #13