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joshcryer

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14. Thanks for keeping tabs on this.

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 07:36 AM

Mar 2014

Got to sleep. Probably won't even sleep... but oh well, I gotta turn this off.

It amazes me the extent people are going to defend Putin's actions. I only hope Crimean ethnic Ukrainians and Tartar's keep calm and hope for a gentle forced relocation in the event they no longer like the territory they will be living under.

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Russian servicemen confiscate weapons in Crimea region - Interfax [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

official Russian government tweet here steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

from Interfax.ru steve2470 Mar 2014 #2

Thank you for the links. I think the Russians are lying out their asses, but it's helpful MADem Mar 2014 #3

My first hunch was trying to gin up an excuse to invade eastern Ukraine steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

Russian troop convoy on road to Crimea’s capital steve2470 Mar 2014 #5

lots of chatter on Twitter about Feodosiya steve2470 Mar 2014 #6

now info about Feodosiya steve2470 Mar 2014 #10

update steve2470 Mar 2014 #11

BBC TV reporting that Russian troops are digging trenches.... steve2470 Mar 2014 #7

Julia Ioffe of the The New Republic's take steve2470 Mar 2014 #8

Ukraine crisis: 'Polite people' leading the silent invasion of the Crimea steve2470 Mar 2014 #9

"we’re in 1917 right now" joshcryer Mar 2014 #12

several million lives later nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #13

Thanks for keeping tabs on this. joshcryer Mar 2014 #14

you're welcome steve2470 Mar 2014 #15

I am concerned about the Crimean Tatars. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #21

"Hero city." Igel Mar 2014 #17

Meanwhile - in the US - every gun nut who thinks Red Dawn is a documentary hedgehog Mar 2014 #16

You got that. amandabeech Mar 2014 #18

What could make this worse in my mind is if China.. EX500rider Mar 2014 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #20

Of course they do, can't have them fighting back. Putin the honest operator. Yeah Right. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #22