Thread: Что произойдет в восточной Украине? (Eastern Ukraine?)

Can an anyone explain whether the US troop exercises in Poland and the Baltics are relevant to the Ukraine situation at all? What is the objective of suddenly setting up this massive exercise with 20,000 troops? What is the US trying to achieve?

Originally Posted by Hanna

What is the objective of suddenly setting up this massive exercise with 20,000 troops? What is the US trying to achieve?

Obama said (with a slight smile) that American army greatly excels Russian army. This statement made my day really.
They need to prove that the US can still do something.

Originally Posted by Paul G.

Obama said (with a slight smile) that American army greatly excels Russian army. This statement made my day really.
They need to prove that the US can still do something.

Russia has universal conscription, right? 2 years or something? They have a LOT of people at least. And as we've read for many years now, Russia has upgraded its military equipment. My guess is that the RU military is in a good shape, at least better than ever since Soviet days. Not better than the US, but good enough to defend themselves and their allies at that's really all that the a country should have, imho. Always this darn attitude with the Yanks..

And so many wars from school history (European) seem to involve an invasion or a planned invasion of Russia. And it always ends the same way in the end... If you have an empire and want to lose it, try a land invasion of Russia....

There was a way to beat Russia though (in its incarnation as the USSR) - but it was not by a land invasion --- rather with consumerism and rock'n roll..

I think Russia fell for the US tricks once, but won't do it again.
Just my theory..