{"id":123166,"date":"2022-02-21T19:48:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=123166"},"modified":"2022-02-21T19:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:48:45","slug":"putin-sends-peacekeepers-into-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=123166","title":{"rendered":"Putin sends ‘peacekeepers’ into Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cracked brick wall painted with a Ukrainian flag on the left and a Russian flag on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looks like war’s back on the menu, boys!<\/p>\n

After giving official recognition<\/a> to the breakaway regions of Ukraine that Russia’s been supporting (and invaded back in 2014 with their little green men) earlier today, it looks like Putin is sending his forces in. Biden and Harris again appear to be completely useless, but that’s just my assessment.<\/p>\n

Jeff LPH 3 sends in the the breaking news on the invasion<\/del> minor incursion;<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces Monday to \u201cmaintain peace\u201d in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine in a further escalation of tensions that followed the Kremlin\u2019s recognition of the areas\u2019 independence despite warnings of sanctions and international condemnation.<\/p>\n

In response to his earlier move recognizing separatist republics of Luhansk and Donestk, a senior Biden administration official said that the White House is assessing those moves and will determine what additional actions, likely in the form of sanctions, it will take, in the coming hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to consult with our allies and partners about both diplomatic solutions and the consequences we will impose on Russia, should it further invade Ukraine,\u201d said a senior administration official during a Monday evening press call.<\/p>\n

There are already more than 150,000 Russian troops surrounding Ukraine. The official pointed out that Russian troops have repeatedly entered the region since Russia invaded in 2014, during which time more than 14,000 people have been killed in fighting. But he declined to set a red line on what further incursions would prompt an additional U.S. response.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust in the last hour, we\u2019ve seen Russia or troops to deploy into the DPR and LPR for so called peacekeeping functions,\u201d said the senior administration official, who declined to confirm reports by the Russian Interfax news agency and social media posts showing additional Russian forces entering the Donbas.<\/p>\n

A Ukraine military official told Military Times Monday night that a new wave of Russian troops had entered the Donbas in the wake of Putin\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

Foot stomping Biden\u2019s stance on U.S. troops in Ukraine, the senior administration official said there will be no American forces there, even if U.S. citizens are included in any roundup of perceived enemies by Russian forces, as described in a letter to the United Nations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No man left behind. Except all those people we left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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