Thursday, March 27, 2014
Waking up to War
I'm unsure why so few in the West seem to understand that Putin plans to invade Ukraine. The capture of the Ukrainian Navy ships Ternopil and Slavutych by the Russian Navy was an act of war. It had nothing to do with the "referendum," otherwise the ships would have simply been sent away. Putin plans war, and said so in his Crimea speech.
Now some are starting to sound the alarm:
Recall Unforeseen Contingencies' analysis of three weeks ago? I hate to say "I told you so." And I still have slim hope that I won't be able to... but that slim hope is dwindling fast.
Now some are starting to sound the alarm:
- Today's Kyiv Post outlines why they believe a full Russian invasion is imminent.
- Moscow Times was two days ahead on this.
- This piece in Foreign Policy explains some of the timing and why Putin need to act soon.
- And General Philip Breedlove, USAF and Supreme Commander of NATO, has stated it looks like Russia is prepared to fight all the way across Ukraine to Moldova.
Recall Unforeseen Contingencies' analysis of three weeks ago? I hate to say "I told you so." And I still have slim hope that I won't be able to... but that slim hope is dwindling fast.