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24. Or else?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:26 PM

Mar 2014

What do they plan to do?

I was thinking that, perhaps, if the Ukraine had some kind of an agreement with the EU, the way Poland had with England before 1939, then, the countries of EU would be obliged to intervene. Otherwise - what can they do?

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EU gives Russia 48-hour deadline to return troops to barracks in Crimea [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

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Or what? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #3

or they will give russian a very stern look and a strongly worded letter! Javaman Mar 2014 #7

freeze the oligarchs' bank accounts in EU and US accounts for one. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12

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Your comments are ok by me daleo Mar 2014 #37

You're right. The EU has no military but a strong safety net and a strong middle class. pampango Mar 2014 #21

Or what? seveneyes Mar 2014 #4

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and for a third-or what? azurnoir Mar 2014 #6

Putin is shaking in his camo boots, I'm sure aristocles Mar 2014 #8

But until he controls the entire Asian continent, he doesn't get bonus reinforcement armies BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #11

LOL nt flying rabbit Mar 2014 #23

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"what is the chessmaster's plan for preventing his economy from tanking?" EX500rider Mar 2014 #14

Why are you asking about Obama? cui bono Mar 2014 #30

In strategy games the player taking aggressive action may become vulnerable to counterpunch. The Stranger Mar 2014 #22

Even that didn't happen and the US military was 100% tip-top shape, I don't see what we could do penultimate Mar 2014 #26

The Neocons bankrupted us and fucked us into Iraq based on lies. The Stranger Mar 2014 #36

Looks like both sides has strong cards to pay. PFunk Mar 2014 #9

And the US has no interests in the situation aristocles Mar 2014 #15

He's a thug who is responsible for an economy. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #17

So how can the already crippled economies of the US and EU cripple Russia's economy? aristocles Mar 2014 #19

The US and EU are not crippled. They're light years more healthy than Russia's is. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #20

Except for that pesky little agreement we signed with them in 1994 for said we (US/UK) would kelly1mm Mar 2014 #28

Live updates from the BBC... Javaman Mar 2014 #10

Russia holding up letter from their exiled puppet asking for military intervention geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16

the pic steve2470 Mar 2014 #18

Or else? question everything Mar 2014 #24

Actually, there was the 1994 Budapest Agreement. amandabeech Mar 2014 #25

Some opinion says the agreement is not binding aristocles Mar 2014 #32

The Commander in Chief of the EU Armed forces..... Historic NY Mar 2014 #31

3 Russian APC's moving north steve2470 Mar 2014 #33

missile batteries on APC's steve2470 Mar 2014 #35

It's been a full half-hour since the 5 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) deadline for Ukrainian forces steve2470 Mar 2014 #34