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US Claims "Video Evidence" Shows Russia Providing Tanks To Rebels In Ukraine

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While the atrocious videos of ISIS killing civilians show the worst of human extremism in action, it seems the US wants to keep the message alive and well that Putin is still a very bad man (thanks to YouTube). Claiming "internet video" evidence, NY Times reports, the US State Department confirmed on Friday that Russia has sent tanks and other heavy weapons to separatists in Ukraine. "This is unacceptable," Marie Harf exclaimed, "Russia will claim these tanks were taken from Ukrainian forces...we are confident that these tanks came from Russia." There will be "additional costs," she added.

 

Via NY Times,

The State Department confirmed on Friday that Russia has sent tanks and other heavy weapons to separatists in Ukraine.

 

A convoy of three T-64 tanks, several BM-21 “Grad” multiple rocket launchers and other military vehicles crossed the border near the Ukrainian town of Snizhne, State Department officials said. Reports and images of the weapons’ presence circulated on Thursday, but there were conflicting claims about where they had come from.

 

“This is unacceptable,” said Marie Harf, the deputy State Department spokeswoman. “A failure by Russia to de-escalate this situation will lead to additional costs.

 

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“Russia will claim these tanks were taken from Ukrainian forces, but no Ukrainian tank units have been operating in that area,” the State Department said Friday afternoon. “We are confident that these tanks came from Russia.”

 

“We also have information that Russia has accumulated multiple rocket launchers at this same deployment site in southwest Russia, and these rocket launchers also recently departed,” the State Department added. “Internet video has shown what we believe to be these same rocket launchers traveling through Luhansk.”

Distract... focus on what is really important...

 

"costs"

 

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Sat, 06/14/2014 - 03:43 | 4856067 conscious being
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Grounds for a coup to restore the Constitutional Republic.

 

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 19:00 | 4855177 NuYawkFrankie
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re ..the NY Times reports and  the US State Department confirmed...

Is this some kind of joke? 

 I guess if Haaretz On The Hudson & the USSA ZIO-Neocon State Dept are spewing from the same script, then it just has to be true!

LOL!!! They must think we were born yesterday!

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 03:08 | 4855236 vincenze
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There are videos of a Ukrainian tank that crossed the Russian border and was stopped by Russian border guards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl7OnpSxdTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIIBPGTEjwY

 

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 15:07 | 4857020 Jano
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so far I red in the russian news, it was broken and could not return back.

the federalists enforced it to flee to Russia.

Russians however did release the troops (I would kill them on the spot, ...)

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 19:14 | 4855248 Promethus
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Thank God we have a Nobel Peace Prize winner running things.  Otherwise we would be in trouble.

 

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 19:40 | 4855303 cudied_smoke
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come on folks - obamacare in complete meltdown and he thinks he can solve other people problems?

 

 

so stupid, bankrupt nation, run by the FED, who isnt american or has any accountability or responsibility to anyone  -- ruining your nation on a currency called debt

 

 

and you leader Obama, is going to fix the middle east?

 

try balancing your books first? Printed money, yeah thats the answer, no it isnt

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 19:53 | 4855336 NoWayJose
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Once upon a time the State department was staffed by diplomats on the ground in these countries. They would talk to people in those countries. Now the State Department watched YouTube videos and unsubstantiated videos.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 20:02 | 4855368 navy62802
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Hey look, our propaganda people made a video!!

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 20:35 | 4855443 Things that go bump
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Personally, I no longer believe anything they say and never will again. 

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 04:24 | 4856091 August
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If a story is put out by the US State Department, and "confirmed" by the New York Times, you are best served by believing the opposite of whatever their (joint) line may be.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 20:50 | 4855473 hangemhigh77
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But it's OK for us to overthrow the govt. steal their gold and send in mercineries to incinerate citizens, women and children and shoot people on the ground with helicopters.  But Russia shouldn't HELP their OWN people. It's like getting in a fight and the rules are I can do anything to you but you have to stand still and let me beat your brains in.  Yeah sure makes sense to me.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 20:54 | 4855480 hangemhigh77
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When we attack Russia directly we won't go unscathed like beating up your little sister fighting Iraq and such.  We fuck with Russia and they will bomb our west coast BIGTIME. Then add Chinese subs and we will see MANY American cities burning.  But Oboner will be playing golf in South America.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 23:53 | 4855852 Volkodav
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In Russia Little Sister beat you

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 21:18 | 4855539 JuliaS
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In the past an accusation was as good as the final verdict. What happened?

Internet, bitches!

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 21:39 | 4855587 rosiescenario
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These were tanks re-po'd by Gazprom since they collateralized the Ukrainian gas bill.

 

Gazprom had some pretty large tow trucks on hand to cover just such an event.

 

The tanks were then sold at auction to the highest bidder in true capitalistic fashion.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 22:39 | 4855749 BeerMe
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Internet video...hahaha!!  Like the same that caused Benghazi?  Fuck this is funny.  This admin and their internet videos.  Next thing, "internet video" caused the stock market crash.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 23:40 | 4855832 teslaberry
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russian military part factories are located in ukraine. 

i think that tells you something.

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 23:44 | 4855836 Pesky Varmint
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And remember the US was the country that started the entire Iraq mess years ago when

we claimed they had weapons of mass destruction.

To my government I ask: "I should believe you because?"

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 23:50 | 4855848 Volkodav
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Ukrainiian Il-76 with paratroopers downed by anti-Kyiv forces in Lagansk.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 03:53 | 4856074 mc225
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nm

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 04:02 | 4856080 HungrySeagull
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You are not going to fool me with this tank talk.

T64? It's ok for fighting street thugs. Grads? Good for scaring the bejesus out of a city.

To what end? Civil War in eastern Ukraine?

Let's suppose there was a civil war. what then? Ukraine does not until the uprising last winter have a defense budget worth a damn. They do not have much in the way of nuclear weapons. However they are the harvest basket of the USSR in the west Ukraine, and industry with awesome ore in the east.

Then what? Russia absorbs it and it will not notice the slight increase in the CIA Fact Book.

So, why is this news? If Ukraine is overthrown it's done. If Ukraine is shut off on monday it's done. (Gas prices) If Ukraine has civil war it's done. If Ukraine is invaded it's done.

If, if, if, if. Makes me wanna look at the pretty Ukrainian pussy. And forget for a while that they are surrounded by Russia who wants it alllll. Lock stock and barrel.

They will not stop until they have it all. Next week it will be trucks full of thugs. The week after that, renewed fighting. The week after that an invasion. The week after that?

Who cares?

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 04:39 | 4856094 August
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Russia certainly does not "want" West Ukraine; at least one prominent Russian academic has admitted that the post-war Soviet annexation of Galicia and environs was a major mistake.  Ukraine's better agricultural land lies in the South and East, anyway, not to mention the industry and ports.  Lvov/Lviv may be a pleasant town, but basically it's the economic hinterland of southern Poland, which ought to tell you enough.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 05:40 | 4856112 Volkodav
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Lyiv is Pollack Pravyi Sektor strongpoint...

 forest nazi's

 

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 05:35 | 4856110 Volkodav
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useless talkings

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:19 | 4856661 novictim
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Not any more useless than this aggression by your scum bag Russian forces in Ukraine.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:17 | 4856654 novictim
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About those nukes...they agreed to get rid of them in 1994 when Russia agreed to let Ukraine be its own master.

Lesson:  Never trust a Russian.

Meanwhile, Chernobyl Bitches.  Plenty of nuke joice in Urkaines existing paoer plants to make Russia glow to the heavens.

It all depends on how angry the Russians make the Ukrainians.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 04:55 | 4856099 Joenobody12
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And Russia has video and audio evidence the USSA provides miltary personnel to Ukraine to attack the Rebels. And Syria has video and audio evidence that the USSA is providing helicopters, APC, tanks, and all kind of goodies to the Rebel in Syria. Note that the Ukraine Rebels are the bad Rebels as distince from our good al Qaeda rebels in Syria.  

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 08:12 | 4856225 wonderatitall
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i have "internet" video of obama molesting two girls while eating ice cream. proof the child molester i alive and well along with the accused pederast reid. im sure its "true"

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Sat, 06/14/2014 - 11:50 | 4856595 Chuck Knoblauch
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Wasn't that Warren Buffet?

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 11:49 | 4856590 Chuck Knoblauch
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Evidence filmed at Universal Studios?

Paramount stage?

CNN's roof or parking lot?

Where's Colin Powell?

I have a ridge I want to sell you, general.

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 14:59 | 4856996 Jano
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Jewes Victoria Kaganovic -Nudelman admitted openly that US has financed a terorist take-over in Kijev with 5*10^9 USD.

No youtube, direct speach.

who was kagan(novic)?  the main killer of kulaks, Russians and Ukranian peasants, during holodomor.

Jews, why are you doing it and then wonder, that we hate you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazar_Kaganovich

 

well, I posted it once.....

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 14:59 | 4856997 Jano
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Jewes Victoria Kaganovic -Nudelman admitted openly that US has financed a terorist take-over in Kijev with 5*10^9 USD.

No youtube, direct speach.

who was kagan(novic)?  the main killer of kulaks, Russians and Ukranian peasants, during holodomor.

Jews, why are you doing it and then wonder, that we hate you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazar_Kaganovich

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 14:59 | 4856998 Jano
Jano's picture

Jewes Victoria Kaganovic -Nudelman admitted openly that US has financed a terorist take-over in Kijev with 5*10^9 USD.

No youtube, direct speach.

who was kagan(novic)?  the main killer of kulaks, Russians and Ukranian peasants, during holodomor.

Jews, why are you doing it and then wonder, that we hate you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazar_Kaganovich

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 22:34 | 4857853 Old Poor Richard
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NRO won't share satellite data with State Dept, so Kerry surfs youtube looking for damning video evidence against Pooty.

Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site!