Bad Fucking Move: U.S. Paratroopers Arrive in Ukraine To Train Ukrainian National Guard

[cali]

Because what we really need is to further ratchet up tensions with Putin and Russia.


About 300 US paratroopers have come to western Ukraine to train with Ukrainian national guard units, the US Army says.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that the move "could seriously destabilise the situation" in Ukraine.

He said the US military presence "is a long way from helping towards a settlement of the conflict", Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported.

The US and its Nato allies accuse Russia of sending soldiers and weapons to the separatists in eastern Ukraine.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32349308

[HereSince1628]

1. US paratroopers likely add security for IMF investments

which in the case of Ukraine seem weakly collateralized.

[newfie11]

2. America war war machine

Just drumming up business. The unrest/wars in the Middle East must not be enough!
Pure insanity!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Because no where in Europe is there any other country that can do that...

[MattSh]

4. And the training begins on... wait for it...

April 20. Hitler's Birthday.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

6. April 20 is National Weed Day ... n/t

[stevenleser]

5. I would have advised against doing this. Still, Putin is engaging in brinksmanship. Some pushback is

in order.

Flying regular sorties of nuclear capable bombers into the airspace of the US and various European countries to intentionally be a jerk ought to have some consequences.