I'm stating facts. Russia is in position to invade. They've done it three times in recent history.

Your points are ridiculous and contradictory. Biden wants war. Biden called the war off. Biden wants credit for avoiding war. Biden is back to fanning the flames.

Biden doesn't control what Putin does. Putin is in position to invade and every action and statement backs that up. Stop looking for a partisan gotcha and look at the facts.

Yes…he's going to invade. We've heard the invasion is imminent. So imminent it's been said for over two weeks. So imminent that he's running over three days late from the definitive date of this past Wednesday we were given.

Your "facts" have been wrong for weeks.

I still don't think Russia will invade. Every hour that passes makes it less likely Russia will invade.

Even if the us's intelligence reports have been faulty. I believe that making public some plans has really thrown the Russians for a loop.

I find it hard to tell what is going on. Biden is stoking the flames to divert attention to his floundering administration. The old "never let a good crisis go to waste" move. All he ever talks about is war and more pork spending! He has pretty much succeeded in burying the Clinton bombshell and record inflation. This gives the media something to yell about so they don't have to cover his failings.

Facts aren't wrong. Show something I've said that's incorrect. I'll wait. You have a long list of ridiculous posts piling up.

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I find it hard to tell what is going on. Biden is stoking the flames to divert attention to his floundering administration. The old "never let a good crisis go to waste" move. All he ever talks about is war and more pork spending! He has pretty much succeeded in burying the Clinton bombshell and record inflation. This gives the media something to yell about so they don't have to cover his failings.

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Take yourself out of looking at this from Biden's perspective. The American perspective here isn't particularly useful. Look at it from the Ukrainian or Russian perspective and it seems a much clearer picture.

aggiehawg said:

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FWIW

RUSSIA: “Underground gas storage facilities (UGS) in Europe were 95.3% empty as of February 17, as well as Ukraine’s underground storage facilities — also at a minimum.” — “Europe has 4.7% of gas left for the winter”

— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) February 19, 2022

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False.

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Not exactly a ringing endorsement from Xi to Putin…

China's foreign minister Wang Yi tells #MSC2022 that the sovereignty, independence & territorial integrity of every country should be safeguarded. "Ukraine is no exception," he says pic.twitter.com/23ByTHcnVj

— Noah Barkin (@noahbarkin) February 19, 2022

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Nine Dash Line

From BBC:

Boris Johnson (with video)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-60432970

Now this is getting interesting: Russian-backed DPR publishes an alleged Ukrainian plan to seize the breakaway regions in five days pic.twitter.com/ZWAPRSMjnJ

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) February 19, 2022

Russians pushing the idea that Ukraine is on the verge of a big offensive in Donbass

It would be really sneaky to attack east when Russians are massed on your north and south.

And kind of dumb too, right? Would be just asking them to flank you on both sides...

I really like the parachute drop inside the range of a whole @(*#$& ton of S-400 batteries that are set up all over the Belgorod region on the overheads. That's pretty funny.

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I really like the parachute drop inside the range of a whole @(*#$& ton of S-400 batteries that are set up all over the Belgorod region on the overheads. That's pretty funny.

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I am not military expert, but this looks like plans from an online strategy game.

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And kind of dumb too, right? Would be just asking them to flank you on both sides...

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Would really leave your ass hanging out. Ukraine isn't going to try and take Donbas at the likely cost of Kyiv. They have to play this whole thing perfectly as a defensive.

They don't have the men to do otherwise unless Putin intentionally provokes NATO air, sea, and troop support (which would be insane). Plus, that plan looks like pure stupid.

Allegedly in Donetsk…

More footage of 2S1 Gvozdika on the streets of Donetsk tonight. pic.twitter.com/Q9toGSamwB

— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) February 19, 2022

I missed this. I guess I can understand western media not reporting because of possible freak out but… ummm… nukes in Kaliningrad? WTF?

That plus Lukashenka pledging nukes and "beyond nukes" to be stationed in Belarus if this goes hot. What the hell is happening… Is Russia considering coloring outside the lines?

None of this is being broadcast to Americans but it explains why EU and NATO pulled their **** together and got on the same page at light speed and are threatening to literally cut Russia off from the rest of the world financially. This can't be real.

Iirc Mig-31K's with Khinzals were spotted landing at that base. I think that's Russias new plane launched hypersonic missile. They were supposed to be testing those in their tactical weapons drills/training this week.

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Iirc Mig-31K's with Khinzals were spotted landing at that base. I think that's Russias new plane launched hypersonic missile. They were supposed to be testing those in their tactical weapons drills/training this week.

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If Russia uses even small tactical nukes there's no way it isn't seen as a much grander provocation to all of Europe. Using nuclear tipped hypersonic missiles is a huge middle finger to EU, UK, and US. That's a direct threat of "I do what I want, when I want, and I'll do it to you if you piss me off".

That would force NATO's hand. You'd have to shut him down. **** me.

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jabberwalkie09 said:

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Iirc Mig-31K's with Khinzals were spotted landing at that base. I think that's Russias new plane launched hypersonic missile. They were supposed to be testing those in their tactical weapons drills/training this week.

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If Russia uses even small tactical nukes there's no way it isn't seen as a much grander provocation to all of Europe. Using nuclear tipped hypersonic missiles is a huge middle finger to EU, UK, and US. That's a direct threat of "I do what I want, when I want, and I'll do it to you if you piss me off".

That would force NATO's hand. You'd have to shut him down. **** me.

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The former head of the KGB is not stupid enough to let that genie out of the bottle. He's just showing the bottle.

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I've been digging through a lot of Eastern European media and various intelligence analyst interviews recently and there's a firm feeling that Putin feels like this may be the last chance for Russia's return to greatness and that he's the only one with the resolve to make it happen.

Couple that with his conviction that Europe and USA are too soft to follow through and you can see where he might talk himself into it.

I agree that it would be crazy and a purely rationally thinking person, from our perspective wouldn't do it. And I don't THINK he'd do it. But there's enough reason for doubt in my mind to make me a tad uneasy nonetheless.

Lukashenka has been getting REALLY mouthy the last couple of days so you know Putin still thinks he can ratchet up the pressure further to back everyone off. I just wonder what happens if nobody blinks.

Russian Forces stationed in Transnistria (Moldova) announced sudden combat readiness check and night military exercises #Ukraine #Moldova #Russia pic.twitter.com/XZueHDRHXh

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 19, 2022

Putin starting to flip all the switches now.

#BREAKING All signs suggest Russia plans 'full-fledged' attack on Ukraine: NATO chief pic.twitter.com/xJTgD2WNpk

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 19, 2022

Another Twitter dude pointed out that the supposed battle plan for Ukraine's attack is in Russian

I'm following @RALee85 & @gerrydogma on Twitter…they are particularly good at getting info.

Where are you guys pulling into from?

Now Russian Investigative committee accuses "Ukrainian armed formations" in using MLRS to target Tarasovsky district in Rostov region of Russia between 5am-6am

And released picture of "GRAD" projectile from the 2nd photo on the scene of the first photo pic.twitter.com/dTgw7fadfB

— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) February 19, 2022

Officials in Tirana, Pristina and Sarajevo said they were baffled by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's claim that 'mercenaries' from these countries were heading to the frontlines in Ukraine. https://t.co/97uSFt9gpb

— Balkan Insight (@BalkanInsight) February 19, 2022

Still accepting donations.

Weapons for @ArmedForcesUkr from our close 🇨🇦 friends ✅ We received military aid in the form of rifles,machine guns with optical sights,night vision&surveillance devices&military equipment.Thank you for this important & timely decision! @AnitaAnandMP special thank to You 🇺🇦🤝🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/JgaK4iPqId

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) February 19, 2022

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Another Twitter dude pointed out that the supposed battle plan for Ukraine's attack is in Russian

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That's because this was reposted in Russian media. That's a summary version of the supposed plan. The comment above about a war game map is actually not right. It's made to look like a text book so that it's familiar to it's intended audience (the general public who has seen a text book).

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I'm following @RALee85 & @gerrydogma on Twitter…they are particularly good at getting info.

Where are you guys pulling into from?

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I'm mainly using liveuamap.com and then building out following their links and then looking at adjacent sources.

Fox News apparently not liked by Russian separatists.

A Ukrainian position was shelled as we visited the front lines with the country’s interior minister. Our coverage continues. pic.twitter.com/SfFoFyXdow

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) February 19, 2022

Seems like something you might have considered requesting prior to now, eh Zel?

#BREAKING #Ukraine's President #Zelenskiy asks for summit with permanent members of the UN Security Council plus #Turkey and #Germany. pic.twitter.com/NYMmSKu776

— EHA News (@eha_news) February 19, 2022

Zelensky begging for NATO membership… I think it's pretty clear he expected NATO to step in for him on this without being a member and now he's freaking out because of what his miscalculation has brought about.

More Zelensky: “Everyone saying there is some distance… between Ukraine and NATO we need to walk. All we are saying, tell us how much time does it take to complete this distance? This is measured not just in hours, this is measured in human life of Ukrainians.”

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) February 19, 2022

Zelenskiy at #MSC2022 demands that NATO allies be honest about membership prospects. “Open doors are good,” he says referring to alliance’s much-defended open door policy. “But we need open answers”

— David M. Herszenhorn (@herszenhorn) February 19, 2022

Zelensky says "the security architecture in Europe is broken. It’s time for a new one."

He says of the current Russia threat, "This isn't about war in Ukraine. This is about war in Europe."

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 19, 2022

Ukraine’s president acknowledges, likely for the first time, threat of a full-scale Russian invasion https://t.co/tg8ZXU2gRZ

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 19, 2022

#Ukraine Pres. @ZelenskyyUa:

We gave up 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in 1994 in the Budapest Memorandum. Signed by US, UK, Russia, Ukraine. But we haven’t gotten the security we were promised then. If Ukraine’s security is not assured today, who will be next? It won’t end w/ us. pic.twitter.com/nlKOqcRI7P

— David Harris (@DavidHarrisAJC) February 19, 2022

Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa calls consultation of Budapest memorandum parties and #ukraine must get security guarantees. If this is not delivered all decisions of 1994 will be void. @DmytroKuleba will be tasked to call this meeting.

— Orysia Lutsevych (@Orysiaua) February 19, 2022

JSTARS running racetracks @ 31,000ft over #Ukraine 🇺🇦

🇺🇸 US Air Force
E-8C Joint STARS
95-0121 REDEYE6 pic.twitter.com/MrrlP1S0oM

— CivMilAir ✈ (@CivMilAir) February 19, 2022

Don't worry, guys. She's on it!

Held important talks with 🇺🇸 Vice President Kamala Harris @VP. Exchanged assessments of the security situation around 🇺🇦. Agreed on the need to find diplomatic ways to de-escalation. I appreciate the continued, effective support of 🇺🇸 for 🇺🇦 sovereignty and territorial integrity. pic.twitter.com/E2UH2kvO9I

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 19, 2022