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Russia Launches Military Aviation "Drills" Near East Ukraine
Just days before the annexation of Crimea, while promising that they would not instigate actions to antagonize the West, Russia launched a massive unscheduled military drill. Now, with Crimea under their pro-Russian forces control, and despite promises that Putin seeks to go no further than Crimea, the Wall Street Journal reports that Russia will begin unscheduled military aviation exercises in regions bordering Ukraine. The crews will be practicing "actions during airstrikes" on enemy military targets, communications jamming, air defense and attacks by military jets, the spokesman said.
Russia will begin military aviation exercises in regions bordering Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported citing a spokesman for the military Wednesday.
The news comes a day after Russia signed a treaty to annex Crimea.
The military exercises, which will involve 40 combat crews and 300 servicemen, will go on till the end of May and are scheduled, the spokesman said.
The crews will be practicing "actions during airstrikes" on enemy military targets, communications jamming, air defense and attacks by military jets, the spokesman said.
On Thursday the Russian military already announced that it was increasing the intensity of military exercises involving troops on the ground in regions bordering Ukraine.
Last month Russia announced unscheduled military exercises that involved 150,000 troops in regions close to its border with Ukraine. This prompted fears that Russia was considering military action in mainland Ukraine. The soldiers involved in the drills were ordered to return to their bases last week but the order didn't apply to troops that had been sent to Crimea.
So once again, Putin spoke, made promises, the market bought it, and tensions escalated...How odd that the market expected the Russian president to telegrpah his intention in a public broadcast...
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Putin for president (of US)!
We already have a leftist thug puppet in the WH, why would we need another?
DaddyO
>> a leftist
A pro corporate leftist. Theres a new one.
>> A pro corporate leftist. Theres a new one.
It is called fascism, and it is hardly new... indeed it is the oldest form of government.
I prefer a fascist that actually does something, as opposed to one who just talks (and golfs)...
Stop fingering that hole!
Heads we lose,
Tails they win...every single time
Call them what you will, I think Facist is the most correct answer.
This is what happens when the banksters get the upper hand and run under the cover of the .gov hammer.
And don't ever forget that you're the nail...
DaddyO
Euro-Style Fascism (TM) is not only an ideology, it's also a question of style
a proper euro-style fascist or proto-fascist leader as we had in Portugal, Spain, Vichy-France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, etc. etc. has to be seen slapping the corporative parts of society around, "until they see sense"
the "corporative parts", aka corporations in fascist ideology are not what we nowadays call corps. it's the "associations" in the economy, i.e. cartels, lobbys, banking groups, corps and also all things socialist, including trade unions (that is what Mussolini meant with corporativism, i.e. the fascist leader having a meeting with industrialists and workers, a "good meeting" because the leader has a gun on the table, ready to be used on those who don't "work hard for the glory of the nation")
this style can be witnessed in Putin's behaviour, then you can see him in videos slapping Russian oligarchs as much as governors of states
of course, fascism is authoritarian and has it's roots in conservativism (again, euro-style)
America, meanwhile, is the most liberal (in the european sense of the world) and individualistic nation of the world and worships the leaders of Biz. and so the chance of seeing a fascist or proto-fascist leader as US President is... nearly zero. nearly as much as understanding the matter
. gov Hammer -
Project Hammer > 240 Billion Fund> collapse of Soviet Union > Looting of Soviet Economy > George HW Satan, that hammer you mean?
Yeah Putin's Russia has no reason to distrust the west,,,,,,, none at all.......
The mighty O' may be a huge effin' joke but Hitler was one of your marvelous fascists "who did things." Many in those days began like you, shrugging it off and figuring "what's a little more attrocity in such an attrocious world." But eventually it started getting real for the entire world, and smug idiots like yourself had fewer and fewer smirks left to give. That will be the case this time as well, especially when Putin demands that you kneel and proceeds to unzip his fly.
If you prefer one type of fascism to another, you're an imbecile and deserve the current fascist in moda you're being served.
I say fuck Putin, fuck Obama and fuck all tyrants, regardless of color, sexual persuasion or religion.
At least Putin is in control of the banksters. With Obama the bansters are running the government.
I am not so sure about that. It appeared that Hitler was in control of the banksters as well but with a little historical investigation you will find that was not the case. (Not comparing Putin to Hitler) I don't think Putin is anymore "outside" the system than any other world "leader" but it seems to be important for TPTB to have us believe that he is.
you mean foreign bankers
Russia at least on the surface looks like an iteration of the old Italian Mafia (Lucky Luciano days) the oligarchs and mafia basically are one in the same since they are all intertwined figured out how play together nicely instead of fighting each other in turf battles for scraps.
Yeh, that Putin's awesome. And so is Russia. I wish I could move there. Siberia specifically.
I hear there is a ready supply of target drones being provoded by someone. target practice anyone?
Hey Boris, can you ring Putin and tell him to cool it, he's liable to start something.
Does anybody besides me, get the feeling that Putin is being "set up" as the next Hitler? If so, GO _ _ _ _ _ !!!!!!
P.S. If you have to ask "how to fill in the blanks", you're probably voting for the wrong team.
GO ... T E S L A ...?
i'm a capstone turbine man myself.
this Russian Doofus is the best thing ever.
He ain't being set up for shit. Snap out of your 'veteranstoday' induced lalaland. He does what he wants when he wants and he's not taking orders from anybody. If that hasn't been obvious already.
The question is will russia wait until the U.S. has moved troops into the western ukraine for operation trident in july of this year. Somehow I don't see that happening.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-to-proceed-with-planned-exercise-in-...
If N.A.T.O. can make airstrikes, so can the BRIICs...
hedge accordingly.
appropriate hedge: long s&p's - can't lose
That's odd, I'm getting two ZH logos in the top right corner of the screen. Is this a glitch in the matrix or a sign that Nibiru is about collide with the earth.
Oil ticks back over $100
LOL so true these military exercises pay for themselves several times over with higher oil prices. Damn that Putin is good, he just makes money hand over fist. He gets best sea side real estate on the Black Sea with tons of oil and gas rights. Now all the rich people in all the oblasts get to have nice beachfront condos, and the normal working folks can get some nice summer vacation time also in Crimea, heck place is big enough that an average person from anywhere in Russia, can even buy a second home or apartment further inland from the beach in what is a subtropical climate. The young people get great beaches to party on in the summertime. The man works on getting the best value for his citizens. I was on LiveJasmin video chat talking to this Russian girl and she was like totally excited about doing her summer vacation in Crimea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pxIKPlERSM&index=2&list=PLcp2JEeC0C350j...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J4Ru1WcV_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_52m75x3APo&list=UUwmkvlOBCvSou9ip4b6HOKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDCt03sFdvg&index=4&list=PLcp2JEeC0C350j...
Crimea is very beautiful, especially around Yalta, with palm trees, warm ocean breezes, hot nightclubs and gorgeous girls. Sochi is too expensive for many Russians and travelling to Crimea is now easier. so tourism from Russia will make up for any losses from the Ukraine. Once the Ukrainiansget IMF'ed, they will be too poor to visit anyways.
Perhaps, that is if war does not enter the picture, then who knows. The issues of electricity, gas and egress will have to play out first. Putin will need to annex more land as a bridge is not secure enough for any Russian with those needs on the peninsula.
I want them to give me a ring if they need an experienced network guy to hook up Sevastapol. I will even repatriate my hot Russian girlfriend!
Hmmm thanks for the usefull tip. it is indeed a nice place to be!
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=806&q=yalta+ukraine&oq=Yalta+&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.90.90.0.2515.1.1.0.0.0.0.359.359.3-1.1.0....0...1ac.1.37.img..0.1.358.QHillE7w9z4
Putin will go just a little farther than he wants, to trade back to the feckless West in exchange for "peace".
What time does the moron tee off?
Obzo is out on his goal warming bullshit trip this week. There will be golf for sure.
Comrade B. House: "It is clear the two main threats to life on Earth are global climate change and Transvestite Rights."
"What time does the moron tee off?"
As soon as he finishes his NCAA brackets.
i think usa will annex syria soon... its goodbye assad and welcome chaos
Under what legal paradigm would we be able to do that? oh...wait....
I forgot that only matters when the other guy does it. I am back on the path now.
"Just days before the annexation of Crimea, while promising that they would not instigate actions to antagonize the West, Russia launched a massive unscheduled military drill."
At that time what was Vitoria Nulland, German foreign minister, Poland politicians, academi men, CIA doing in Kiev? Promoting clean environment and animals rights? Isnt those military drills a warning to USA not to instill regime change in Kiev?
They were probably busy inaugurating the brand new "Right Sector" police force of Ukraine.
Must really suck to have to live in that capital with those goose-stepping goons running around all day. To think that kind of crap can still happen in a European capital tells you we have not come very far. But then as long as Victoria Nuland keeps giving them Matzo Cookies they will make life miserable for everyone. At some point in time the Ukrainian military, or maybe the babuskas will have to man up and go and shoot everyone of those neo nazis dead along withe the Jew Mafia Oligarchs, strange bedfellows those two.
It was a warning that Russia would and could put 150,000 soldiers into Crimea.
The corrupt western leaders want missiles in Ukraine and ideally the Black Sea port. Russia, all of Russia, will go nuclear if the fools do not desist.
In 1962, Russia installed missiles in Cuba. Only much later did we learn it was in response to the US first installing missiles on the Turkish frontier.
Nobody really blinked. We agreed to remove the Turkish missile batteries, and Kruschev immediately withdrew the offending missiles from Cuba.
We now have recorded proof the US was undermining the elected government of Ukraine. Just as I wrote earlier about Turkmenistan, Putin only wishes to protect Russians.
It is really simple. Putin has no desire to dominate or recapture the old Czarist/Soviet satellites. He does, however, intend to protect Russia. With all my experience overseas in those countries, I would only be worried if Putin put 50% of his GDP into an arms buildup and had 150 divisions plus another 100 in reserve on his western frontier.
Now, he might economically push back hard. Well, all's fair in business. If he outsmarts western businessmen, well, tough. There is no reason this cannot be handled peacefully via 'honest cutthroat business.'
Serious question here.
Army divisions are around 25k men. 250 divisions would be 6,250,000 men in those divisions. Total Russian population is around 150 million total. Men ages 20-35 are about 10% of the population which gives you about 15 million total available. I am not sure it would even be possible for them to build up that much of an army without tearing the capacity to fund it to the ground. This is one of the reasons I never thought the Russian threat was much more than very regional even at it's height of cold war capability.
Exactly rightamundo!
Hitler had about 150+ divisions to attack Russia; so, unless you see an army buildup of that size, it is unlikely Russia has some secret plan to invade western Europe. And, it takes Time to build up such an army, so western spies would be able to detect it.
Is the current leadership in Russia all unicorns and Peace? No.
But neither do they have some plan to 'surround' Europe. However, NATO Does have a plan to surround Russia. I suggest western peoples kick their leaders to the curb and get in some guys who wanna make money, not war. I cannot see where any government in the EU or the US respects its citizens anymore. Time to let them know we are not going to play anymore.
I give as an example the utterly corrupt, senile, human shitball, Harry Reid for example. You could also put the Manchurian Candidate, John "Bomb 'em" McCain as another human shithook.
These guys and their Ilk need to go!
"Putin for president (of US)! "
Nuking half of our cities would probably do less damage to the economy than all of the crap our own presidents do.
potus+putin =cotbr (czar of the banana rebulic)
Gold smashed as Oil spikes
50 ton theft from Ukraine x 100 should be enough to get gold down another 100.00.
Move along here...nothing to see folks....S/P 1900; 14-year highs on the NASDAQ; let's get gold back down below 1300 while we're at it. Perhaps FOMC meeting minutes and FED talk at 2 pm will help push us over the hump. All is well.
In the meatime Obama's wife, kids and mothe-in-law are visiting China on the US taxpayer's tab.
At least they're not taking the Aunt in Boston, here illegaly and on public housing, food stamps, EBT, SNAP.....
The sooner European Politicians respond more cooperatively and constructively with Moscow, and tell Washington NEOCONs to butt-out, the escalation will dissipate. Until then Moscow is going to take Europe right up to the brink of political and economic collapse.
Yes, give the devil some credit. Besides, given the current employment rates in the PIIGS countries, I'd say most of europe has "collapsed" already. Wouldn't you?
Putin's lever has not even been used yet LoP, he will walk them right up to the edge so they can see down, and even do it to the core of Europe too, at that point, if they do not desist.
might as well go kill some Russians then.
Should be interesting to see what the French do with their two new aircraft carriers.
It would be ironic indeed if they sold Mother Russia a more advanced Navy than even they have just as Russia was invading them.
I do very much look forward to the German response as well.
As well as Turkey's.
Turkey is going to end up with its arse in a sling by the time this is over.
btw, those are only LHDs with a ship to shore or ASW helicopter capability.
Europe will have to get rid of bankster control first. Hasn't happened since Hitler.
That's the beauty of it, Europe says get stuffed, Vlad uses energy stick, EU economy tanks, businesses closedown, workers on streets and demanding policy change, bills not paid, bankster system implodes, EU changes its leaders and maybe structure, Europe tells NATO to shut the hell up, plus tells Washington to stop meddling in European foreign-policy. So Vlad turns the energy back on, they meet and kiss and make-up, and combine to pull Ukraine off the rocks again.
Washington is noddy no-friends.
That can only happen when the Euros tell the US to get its bases off their territory. Untill then the USA will constantly meddle, and eavesdrop on all communications, and be like that annoying mother in law that lives with you and just ruins your life.
haha! annoying mother-in-law ... classic! thanks for the imagery. :D
Look, if North Vietnam can make Yanky go home, put down the vino carafe and make em fucking go home.
Eastern Europe managed to make the Rooskies leave, it ain't that hard.
Right it wasnt that hard. Only a little over a million North Vietnamese had to die in order to make it happen. I don't see the EU having the balls to fight that hard. Do you?
Why be melodramatic? If it were an actual fight the French nukes would do it, no problem, let alone five million high powered Brno .270 hunting rifles, and a people who know how to actually use them. How many US soldiers do you want to lose exactly?
The Soviets rolled up the tent because they were broke, and demoralized. Look around you, the EU won't have to do too much to make Yanky roll up the tent and head home, to 15-20 years of poverty ... and the Amherikan equivalent of Boris Yeltsin. (John Boner?)
Energy dependency kind of sucks.
When has it been different in Europe lately?
have you heard of the new banker's bonus regulations in the EU?
Worry NOT America......
Once Putin finds out about Obama's plan to let TRANNIES enlist in the Armed Forces, he will leave the Ukraine and stop waging war on his neighbors!
Then aliens will intervene to smite Israel, the Queen of England and the Vatican ?
Putin annexes the Sudetenland. The Allies appease. Putin promises no further adventures. The next step is in every history book.
Hitler commits suicide in his bunker?
I've actually been to that bunker. The Germans don't like to talk about it much but everyone knows where his buried. Perhaps a large monument is in order...a little reminder for all those who still don't get it.
USA and EU sent Konrad Henlein uh Yatsenyuk in first to raise cain, and chased out vile and odious Benes uh Yuschenko ?
(yes, history rhymes)
a small difference: AH annexed the Sudetenland... and then grabbed an additional "protectorate"
Interfax - March 19, 2014 14:36
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy asked to pay an urgent visit to Russia but his EU colleagues did not let him do so, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported earlier on Wednesday.
"European Council President Herman Van Rompuy requested an immediate visit to Russia on March 17 but the European Council President was not allowed to come to Moscow. His own colleagues did not let him do so. Contending why he should learn the truth once the decision has been made," the ministry said in a commentary posted on Wednesday.
"They have a new blacklist now, that of EU officials prohibited visiting Russia. Ironically, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy tops this list," the ministry said.
The purpose of the canceled visit of Herman Van Rompuy to Russia "was to hear firsthand the Russian opinion about the crisis inside and surrounding Ukraine and ways out of the deteriorating situation ahead of the EU summit due in the end of this week," the commentary said.
As far as I am concerned he can go as long as they keep him.
Of course they did. Commence operation "Feigned Shock".
Jeebus.
I personally think that Putin would order Russian troops to enter eastern and southern Ukraine only as a last resort, i. e. if provoked really hard by the current usurpers in Kiev. I agree with Pat Buchanan's opinion quoted below.
Is Putin the Irrational One?
Pat is right.
Take the secular muslim republic of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen, now under their 2nd leader, have made ethnic Russians 2nd class citizens. The primary language is Turkic. Some years ago, the regime began to push on the ethnic Russians hard; those who could returned to Russia. The Russians made it clear with their military that Turkmen Russians should be respected. They did not invade. Things calmed down and Russians got better treatment. There is now a lot of Russian investment in Turkmenistan.
Perhaps Rusa with it declining population size is better perpared for this:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-ci...
Russia is going to take over the former Soviet Union and the west will watch it happen - what happen? Russia going into financial collapse for the second time in 25 years.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall - oops, that line has already been used.
Putin, since you don't pay your bills, we'll just take half of your shithole country.
Does this mean that the US's MIC would rather sell them HUDs*, than boycott them?
*HUD = Head-Up Display. A certain Iowa-based company has the market virtually cornered, and have been know to deal with the Ruskies.
I'm thinking the Snowden files are playing a huge part of this. Putin has had them just long enough to digest the info and make a master plan. Take over a country, publish some of the files, take over a country, publish some more info. I bet Barry O"s butt puckers, a daunting prospect, everytime this happens. It would definately explain the "sound and fury, signifying nothing" coming from the US concerning Putin's naked aggression. I bet there is a lot more of this to come. Pass the popcorn.
Relax.
Russia just wants to test it's new ATG Skinhead Missile systems with new tattoo homing sensors.
more putin dickless propaganda.
fools do not bee fooled
today these planes they fly but stand firm
wait
ohh nazi jewish brothers of kiev
wait.
for when it rains
putins cardboard planes
bend
and fall
then with poland we can counter attack.
william hague says it is only 2 weeks to moscow.
let us give this bear a very sore head
Good thing that corruption in Washinton never reached the military Industrial Complex!
F-35 & F-22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qdB1D0s9M
I'm starting to think I'm one of a handful of people here who don't get drunk or high or forget to take their anti-psycho meds in the morning.
300 servicemen exercise and it's news? What?