Monday, February 7, 2022

Russia and the Ukraine Crisis

How big is Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine?

TOO BIG, 130,000 troops.

It is the biggest concentration of firepower in Europe since the cold war

We just sent 3,000 troops to Poland and Romania.

"China put on a united front with Russia on Friday as the Ukraine crisis escalates, with President Xi Jinping joining Vladimir Putin in opposing further NATO expansion."

In a speech to Ukrainian lawmakers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy occasionally sounded like a self-help guru.

“Let us appreciate ourselves, love ourselves, not try to appease others. Let us think what our descendants will say, not some politicians,” Zelenskyy told the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s lower house of parliament, on February 1.

It's anyone's guess who will back down first. Biden said it is "like reading tea leaves."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Russia would not be spending millions to move troops, medical units, etc. to the border unless he was taking over that country.

Anonymous said...

It's hard to speculate. They're not stupid like we are.