Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Ots been there all week, along with a Global hawk.

Poland would be a massive red line, it was even back in WW2. It would be interesting if Russia forced Europe to mobilize as a united force. Like we are lazy and greedy and we are happy about it. None of us want our children to have to fight in wars and we can probably maintain this peaceful lathargy with some luck. But like France alone could be a serious challenge for the Russians for example. Germany has no real defenses to speak of. Imagine if the war machine started all over Europe, it would be horrendous but much more than Russia could handle. Thankfully those days are over.

@briany It appears that no western power is willing to directly confront Russian aggression, so that also means no air strikes...

The Americans said no boots on the ground ,but they never mentioned airstrikes or aircover.

Nato had quitely increasing activity around the Baltics over the last month, Putin won't go near Poland ,if he does take Ukraine he will have Ukraine and Belarus as his nato buffer

Can one of the posters who are saying that this whole crisis is being orchestrated by the US to create war please explain how they are trying to achieve this? I am genuinely interested in getting some sort perspective on this?

So if the US are making up fabricated numbers for the amount of troops stationed at the border and are also making up stories about Russia attempting false flag incidents as a precursor to war. How exactly is that going to achieve the objective of starting a war? Do you think the US is trying to prevoke Russia into doing something?

I mean I hear plenty on hear about why the US would like a war to start between Russia and the Ukraine but im not sure how their actions so far would be making that more likely?

Maybe one of the experts on here can explain it to this brain washed westerner?

Putin is willing though to use aggression against a sovereign nation. Ukraine has the largest military in Europe though, they'll teach him a lesson if he was to attack them.

This is why some of the Baltic /eastern European States are increasing cooperation in military exercises and defense polices ,so if they face aggression they don't have to wait for nato assistance

CNN lie all the time.

I am not sure if the Ukraine can stop the Russian army. However it will not be the walkover it was in 2014. Over the last 3-4 months Ukraine has received a lot of new military technology from the West. Of especial interest will be the amount if anti tank and aircraft equipment it has received.

If they can nullify the Russian advantage here it will make this a very tricky war for the Russians. A man fighting for his own country will fight twice as hard as an invading conscript. However Russia has a bigger military machine than Ukraine. It may well be it's airforce will be more important than it antiquated armoured ground forces.

how you able to watch RT?

I thought Latvia and Lithuania,were in NATO, am I wrong? If so she is wrong about NATO not being on Russia's doorstep already.

Oh, I'm pretty sure that posters on here are well able to make up their own minds,,,,,,they don't need you ( or anyone else either) to tell them what to think or do... this is not Russia, we have freedom of speech and thought here.

Its called " getting the best bang for your buck..." and I'm sure that's not the last we have seen of it either......!!!!!! Also, they left the engine compartment untouched....so will be used for spare parts.... waste not, want not, it seems !!

The thing about Russia, especially here on this thread, is that some of us have actually lived there, and have first hand experience of what it's like, The rest ( who have not lived there) are forming their opinions based on what they see on TV or read in the papers, or listening to so called "Russian Experts". But for sure, anyone who has actually lived in Russia, will not have a good opinion of Putin, or what he has done to the Country these last 20 odd years.