As the 'negotiations' between Europe, Ukraine, and Russia were taking place this afternoon, technically unconfirmed reports of convoys of Russian military vehicles moving towards the Ukraine border were growing. As the 2amET gas-cut-off deadline looms [3], it appears Putin is mobilizing a significant force ahead of what will likely mean retaliatory actions by either Ukraine military forces or Ukraine militants. As InfoResist reports [4], up to 200 units are moving towards Ukraine from Kaluga and in the Rostov region, Russia.
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Multiple sources also confirm the movement of a large convoy of military vehicles in the Rostiv region towards the border of Ukraine...
And a column of military equipment near Novoshahtinsk...
We are sure this move will be denigrated in the West as an act of aggression... since not only did the Russians decline to play by the West's rules and take a sizable haircut ($300 vs $500) on their already-delivered debt but are now moving military into place to protect its borders...
Keep your eye on the moving ball...
Ukraine's new president, according to The FT, is already asking for the west to imopose fresh sanctions on Russia.
