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Russia In New ‘Red Line’: Western Countries Supplying Weapons To Ukraine Will “Bear Responsibility”
Russia In New ‘Red Line’: Western Countries Supplying Weapons To Ukraine Will “Bear Responsibility”
Russia In New 'Red Line': Western Countries Supplying Weapons To Ukraine Will "Bear Responsibility" Update(1449ET): Already Putin has previously be
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Update(1449ET):
Already Putin has previously been on record as saying Western actions such sanctioning a sitting head of state or targeting the central bank would be viewed as an “Act of War”. But now another red line has been drawn, following more and more European governments – most notably Germany – ditching their policies of neutrality when it comes to shipping their weapons into foreign conflicts:
And now with Switzerland closing its airspace to Russian flight traffic, there’s a near total European blockade of airspace outside Russia…
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Zelensky has described the talks as occurring with “no preconditions” while also noting they were unlikely to produce results. Additionally as Bloomberg describes, “The low profile of the Russian delegation, at deputy ministerial level, further weighed on expectations of any breakthrough.”
The Ukrainian president said Sunday he “doesn’t really believe” there will be a breakthrough with the Russians, but expressed there could be “a chance, however small, to de-escalate the situation” – according to his words carried in regional media.
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And in another breaking development, the United States as suspended the operations of its embassy in Minsk, Belarus – which also comes after this weekend the State Department began telling US nationals inside Russia to begin planning their departure given widespread European airspace closures around Russia.
Commentary:
If Russian military is still trying to take over the Ukraine, they’re not trying very hard, or, Putin does have the military he thought he had.
Reports coming from the Ukraine claim that Russian forces are using banned munitions like thermobaric and cluster bombs withing the city limits of Ukraine towns and cities.
It's a good thing that 'Go Fund Me' isn't being used to help the Ukrainians.
If Contributions to Canada's Freedom Convoy was illegal meddling in another country’s affairs. Would donating to the arming of Ukraina be deemed legitimate, not be sent to the intended recipient(s)?
Given the fact that the U.S. and NATO has sent anti-tank and anti-air weapons Ukrainians have made the Russians pay a very high price for this invasion.
Intelligence has estimated that more than 5,000 Russians have so far been killed.
In any case, the actions taken by Putin to invade the Ukraine has taken on world proportions.