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bemildred

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22. US not confirming Russian incursion

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 05:39 PM

Nov 2014

The United States says it can't confirm reports of a new Russian military incursion in eastern Ukraine despite claims by the Kiev government.

A Ukrainian military spokesman said on Friday that a column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery and 30 truckloads of troops crossed into the separatist-controlled Lugansk region.

US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki admits Russian battle tanks, armoured vehicles and cargo trucks had been seen on Thursday at a rail yard about 25 kilometres from the border.

She said the United States did not have "independent confirmation" of the latest reports but voiced Washington's dismay.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/08/us-not-confirming-russian-incursion

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Tank column crosses from Russia into Ukraine: Kiev military [View all] muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 OP

Mercenaries with tanks! malthaussen Nov 2014 #1

And of course the Kiev military has never lied in this saga. nt Paolo123 Nov 2014 #2

And of course Russia has never lied in this saga. GGJohn Nov 2014 #5

Of course not, Paolo123 Nov 2014 #6

I'm not accepting the Kiev version, nor am I dismissing it given Russia's GGJohn Nov 2014 #7

Both sides atreides1 Nov 2014 #8

I won't argue that. GGJohn Nov 2014 #10

I don't doubt that Russia gave much of it Paolo123 Nov 2014 #9

Not a good omen... ReRe Nov 2014 #3

President Obama is still President and the President has most of the power on foreign policy karynnj Nov 2014 #13

"President has most of the power on foreign policy". When VP Gore asked NSA to make TCP/IP public... ieoeja Nov 2014 #15

Did Gore as VP have the support of the President? karynnj Nov 2014 #17

I do not always Duckhunter935 Nov 2014 #4

Discounted. You cannot trust the Kiev military to tell the truth. nilesobek Nov 2014 #11

Um, what? nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #14

Ukraine had a complicated relationship with the Nazis back when that was a thing. cheapdate Nov 2014 #18

The poster claimed something about the Ukrainian military wearing "fascist outfits." Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #20

Sing it away, The Go-Go's.... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #12

+1 cheapdate Nov 2014 #19

Reuters has been on quite a roll with its Anti-Russia nilesobek Nov 2014 #16

Russia denies troop advance on Ukraine amid new allegations of tank incursion bemildred Nov 2014 #21

US not confirming Russian incursion bemildred Nov 2014 #22

Which says it all. former9thward Nov 2014 #25

Putin is literally Hitler. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author In_The_Wind Nov 2014 #24