NEW: The US believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and has communicated that decision to the Russian military, three Western and defense officials tell me.
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The US expects the invasion to begin next week, six US and Western officials tell me, as Secretary of State Antony said last night.
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US officials anticipate a horrific, bloody campaign that begins with two days or aerial bombardment and electronic warfare, followed by an invasion, with the possible goal of regime change.
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In about 3 months
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Do you think intel should/could definitively “Know” ?
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He's dead.
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Seriously? This is like comparing oranges with tire irons. I knew the WMD thing was garbage because we saw Saddam's programs dismantled after the Gulf War. In this case, Putin's buildup has been highly visible for months.
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Considering the Normandy talks were failed, it can be true. I put the full blame on Zelenskey though, he could have easily abided by Minsk principles.
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How? With 750,000 Russian passports in Occupied territories? Get real
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Given this new reporting that the United States now believes Putin has decided to invade, it is all the more urgent that reporters press the WH about its plans to bring and home.![Image](data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="680" height="378"><rect fill-opacity="0"/></svg>)
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What were Whelan and Reed doing there in the first place?
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What kind of a military planner telegraphs a military invasion ? It does not make sense
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IT's a CoNsPiRaCy!
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I hope but more than likely it’ll happen. I hate this so much for Ukraine. Damn.
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Johnson will be happy he’ll think this will take the heat off him.
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I really hope this is a seriously vetted and reliable sources predicting the start of a war is not something to throw around to get likes
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Bruh… there’s this little thing called “credibility”… look it up, might help you out in the future.
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I honestly don’t know what to think. It seems like people are going to die. TFG seems like he’d just let Russia roll over them. I’m not sure engaging with a nuclear power is a great idea either. It’s all a giant mess that could’ve been prevented earlier but wasn’t. (Familiar?)
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economy isn't really that shit right now so this is just rent seeking from defense contractors
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Just to clarify for my Crimean friends, you mean Russia plans to invade "more" of Ukraine.
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Then there's the situation in the Donbass where there's an actual ongoing war.
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is it just me, or does it seem that US intelligence has got the upper hand on putin these past few months (after being 2 steps behind since snowden)?
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easy to stay ahead when you're trying to instigate the entire invasion.
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We all saw this coming
Administration 45 can be directly attributed to the breakdown of security forces in Ukraine
Trump should have been impeached the first time
Thank Susan Collins and the GOP for this!!!
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He was impeached. Twice.
Convicted, never. *That's* what should have happened.
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US intelligence also said that Iraq had " weapons of mass destruction"
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All of this trucker nonsense was a ploy to disrupt NATO wartime response capacity. It worked, now they'll invade.
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Estonia has been added. These are the convoys. It's a NATO response capacity reduction they're looking for.
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The DNIEPER River is the borderline: inconceivable they (we) would let them intrude more to West [Rus don't want, either; partition of U. is enough for them]!
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Makes sense the President and perhaps others are likely going to Camp David for the next few days.
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POTUS likely going to Camp David in a few hours.
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