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BNO News @BNONews · 5m
BREAKING: Putin orders peacekeeping mission in Donetsk and Luhansk
4:21 PM · Feb 21, 2022·TweetDeck
Don't worry. They're just "peacekeepers."
Just like Trump told his followers to "peacefully" go to the Capitol on January 6th.
I'm sure nothing bad will come of this.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Russia is invading Ukraine, hammer them.
Seizing the international assets of all of Russia's richest families that prop Putin up would be my first sanction.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... now and next the economic war begins.
Putin has a rainy day fund for Russia but it aint gonna last ... this move by Putin is REALLY dumb
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)except Putin.
ananda
(28,866 posts)Nothing good is going to happen for him or Russia
from now on.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Who the hell does he think he us to make any determination about anything in another country?
cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)This
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)Lancero
(3,003 posts)Those two area's were already written off in regards to sanctions, since, well, active rebellion.
"To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine."
So, yeah. Entirely separate thing.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)EndlessWire
(6,537 posts)his tanks actually cross into Ukraine. Then I'd go with that. Diplomacy will soon be over. Ukraine isn't going to "sue" for peace. They are going to fight.
And, eff Belarus, too.
sarisataka
(18,663 posts)Are part of Ukraine, he has already invaded.
EndlessWire
(6,537 posts)He invaded when he took Crimea.
But, when History writes this chapter, Putin will not be able to say it was the other guy's fault. He isn't going to be defending some sovereign country's honor. He will be crossing the border with tanks, probably accompanied by satellite images for posterity. That's what we want. We want images to show the entire world.
Lovie777
(12,278 posts)and their tanks and weapon et al .
cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)The beginning of WW III?
Putin don't care.
Let's see if his oligarchs do...