In pictures: Russian military build-up near Ukraine

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45. At the same time, Russia knows it is under satellite surveillance

Thus, if there is any move in the direction of the Ukraine, you cover up the movement of the troops and equipment. You do not line them up to be counted.

AS to my comments about "No one has ever denied that the Russians had Troops in the area" that was in regards to areas outside the Crimea. We were discussing movement into the Eastern Ukraine, not the Crimea. The Crimea is now Russian unless someone stronger is willing to send in troops (And that means someone with more troops then the Ukraine). Thus the Crimea is off the agenda for no one is moving troops into the Ukraine or the Black sea.

Thus unless we have solid evidence of a potential invasion force (i.e, railroad cars full of fuel, extra parts for the vehicles, those vehicles being used daily on exercises to make sure they work and ready for movement), we have no evidence of any potential invasion force.

Sorry, you need SUPPLIES to do an invasion, and these photos show none of that. Where are the tanker trucks waiting to follower the tanks into battle? Where are the maintenance vehicles? Where are the supply trucks? That is evidence of an invasion force, not Tanks are Artillery pieces sitting in Armories.