Russia Orders Military Exercise..

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Hmm, unidentified but obviously pro-Russian militias allowed to operate in Crimea without interference from Russian troops... sounds just like the Russian invasion of Georgia all over again (although the Georgians were not entirely without blame in the start of that war).

[stormlion1]

All is not well in Russian media land.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...icle-1.1712043

[stormlion1]

Interesting little bit of news. The Russians have sunk three ships to block the Ukrainian Naval base inside Lake Donuzlav to keep ships there bottled up. Two smaller ships and a old Kara Class Cruiser. Then sent a Russian Admiral to the Ukrainian Naval Bases front gate to try to convince them to switch sides.

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by stormlion1

Interesting little bit of news. The Russians ... Then sent a Russian Admiral to the Ukrainian Naval Bases front gate to try to convince them to switch sides.

Apparently, there are several places where the Ukrainian forces are staying in barracks, not surrendering their weapons, not switching sides when invited. They are staying put and not rising to any provocations. Their leaders have to know that any violence on their part will be: a) met with ready and overwhelming force, and b) just the excuse of, "extremist hooligan terrorist violence by an illegal rebel force" that the Russians are looking for. One loose shot, and they get the casus belli to invade and overrun the whole country, at least the eastern, pro-Russian third as well as Crimea.

This has been going on over a week, and no private has stepped out of line, no hothead lieutenant has pulled a pistol, nothing. The discipline is amazing.

I don't know if I'm being cynical or starry-eyed, but I wanna put those guys up for the Nobel Peace Prize.