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dipsydoodle

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18. That only concerned nuclear disarmament.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #16)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 07:39 AM

Mar 2014

Maybe they got some crook guidance.

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Ukraine parliament calls for international monitors and for necessary aid to ensure the safety of it [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

this is the UK Telegraph's take on it: steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

Russia is coming to Ukraine's defense. joshcryer Mar 2014 #2

I've heard... steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Putin has to protect Crimea from the fascists. joshcryer Mar 2014 #5

interesting tweet here steve2470 Mar 2014 #8

I posted that in the other thread. joshcryer Mar 2014 #11

+10 (nt) PosterChild Mar 2014 #32

Russian troops surrounding Ukraine base in Crimea steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

I doubt Putin invades Ukraine proper. joshcryer Mar 2014 #6

Ukrainians are defending the base from inside the base. What a novel idea! pampango Mar 2014 #27

statement from NATO at 1145 UK time steve2470 Mar 2014 #7

" leading US diplomat was seen on the Maidan handing out cookies to protesters" steve2470 Mar 2014 #9

Ukraine airspace closed to non-civilian aircraft steve2470 Mar 2014 #10

brink of disaster quote steve2470 Mar 2014 #12

I think the US will probably send in troops to protect the "nuclear sites." joshcryer Mar 2014 #13

if we do that, I hope the sites are far away from the Russian border steve2470 Mar 2014 #14

There are no remaining nuclear weapons in Ukraine. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #15

You're right, but they invoked the Budapest Memorandum in any event. joshcryer Mar 2014 #16

That only concerned nuclear disarmament. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #18

Here's the article I was thinking of: joshcryer Mar 2014 #20

To use a Nixonian term, I think that memorandum is now "inoperative." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #35

That would more likely be UN forces, don't you think, though? Appreciate your reasoning on this. nt freshwest Mar 2014 #37

HA! The US will do nothing. Thats why Putin is doing what he wants. Just like Georgia. 7962 Mar 2014 #29

+10 (nt) PosterChild Mar 2014 #33

statement by Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk steve2470 Mar 2014 #17

Inches ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #19

yes, very curious because the BBC reported it also nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #21

Aside from which Russia has been metric since 1924. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #23

The state department is telling him what to say. cosmicone Mar 2014 #25

I had wondered. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #26

Translation from a Ukranian phrase? karynnj Mar 2014 #28

Complicated might express it better. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #30

That would be the word that fits karynnj Mar 2014 #31

"We are hostages" said a Ukrainian admiral joshcryer Mar 2014 #22

Anything would be more legitimate than Iraq dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #24

This Is A Very Positive Development DallasNE Mar 2014 #34

This is possibly one of the best threads on this. I'm keeping a tab open to keep reading the views. freshwest Mar 2014 #36