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| Russia warns Ukraine of 'irreversible consequences' after cross-border shelling |
| 2014-07-14 |
| [Washington Post] Russia on Sunday accused Ukraine of the cross-border shelling death of a Russian civilian, warning of "irreversible consequences" in a sharp escalation of rhetoric that raised fears in Ukraine of an imminent Russian intervention in the east. The accusation, which Ukrainian security officials denied, set off furious recriminations in Russia, with one senior politician calling for pinpoint Ukrainian security officials meanwhile said that around 100 military vehicles driven by "mercenaries" had attempted to cross the border from Russia early Sunday morning, and that Ukraine's military had destroyed some of the vehicles. Russian officials summoned the Ukrainian charge d'affaires to the foreign ministry in Moscow to protest the civilian's death, which they say occurred when the Ukrainian army shelled Russia's Rostov region from across the border, hitting a residential building. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 "Pinpoint" aka "surgical" aka "selective" aka "targeted" ... ... milstrikes. Unilateral? Asymmetric? RUSSIA = IRAN = CHINA IN EAST-ASIA + PACIFIC = prefer not higher than LIMITED MILITARY-NUCLEAR STRIKES in this Age of Bammer-ian "red lines" + OWG Globalism = Rise of Co-Superpower(s)??? But I digress ... ... |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-07-14 22:40 |
| #3 If the Juices were the Russians, Gaza would have ceased to be a problem long ago. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-07-14 11:52 |
| #2 The accusation, which Ukrainian security officials denied, set off furious recriminations in Russia, with one senior politician calling for pinpoint Arclight airstrikes on Ukrainian soil of the sort he said Israel was currently making against the Gazoo Strip. Only one problem: Russians are not the Juice. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-14 11:44 |
| #1 FYI see MANILA TIMES > RUSSIA ISSUES [seeming = potential?] NUCLEAR STRIKE WARNING FOR CRIMEA ISSUE. FM Sergei Lavrov, whom made reference to Russia's Strategic or War Doctrine allowing Limited Nuclear Strikes as a response in defense of Russian territory or lives. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-07-14 02:40 |