President Biden's Speech on Ukraine Crisis - Ukraine Crisis

Lets Get Real:

The speech was fine, the main points are, " This is a flagrant violation of international law, and it demands a firm response from the international community....So, today, I’m announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions yesterday.  These have been closely coordinated with our Allies and partners, and we’ll continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates....We’re implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions: V.E.B. and their military bank....We’re implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt.  That means we’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing.  It can no longer raise money from the West and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either...Starting tomorrow [today] and continuing in the days ahead, we will also impose sanctions on Russia’s elites and their family members.  They share in the corrupt gains of the Kremlin policies and should share in the pain as well....And because of Russia’s actions, we’ve worked with Germany to ensure Nord Stream 2 will not — as I promised — will not move forward...The United States will continue to provide defensive assistance to Ukraine in the meantime.  And we’ll continue to reinforce and reassure our NATO Allies..Today, in response to Russia’s admission that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus, I have authorized additional movements of U.S. forces and equipment already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic Allies — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.  "  One can assume that Putin has worked out the sanctions the US will use and how to counter them, he is EX KGB let's recall.  The main sanction today was Germany, many thought Germany would waffle, but they did not, on the whole a GOOD DAY for the WEST, from Putin's perspective, the game is on going.

Thousands of Russian Troops in East Ukraine - Ukraine Crisis

Daily Mail: Reports " Russia 'has moved 10,000 troops into contested areas in 12 hours', Ukraine military sources claim after Sajid Javid declared 'the invasion has begun' - as Kremlin warns it recognises some Ukrainian-held areas as 'independent regions'  "

Lets Get Real:

It can be postulated that Putin has been planning this for years, well since 2014 when he took the Crimea and suffered mild sanction. Putin is former KGB and considers the end of the USSR as the greatest tragedy of the 20th Century, he seems to have missed World War 1 and 2.  The end of the USSR was the best thing that ever happened to the World, and it was done with minimum blood shed and deaths.  President PUTIN thinks the West is WEAK, well with Biden in the Oval and UK PM still stuck in party gate he has thought he might as well take the chance to unite the former USSR.  His 57 minute speech was like Hitler's book, in that 57 minute speech we saw history being rewritten and false claims made about the Ukraine.  The WEST cannot back down to PUTIN, he has to be defeated and seen to be defeated.  One hopes the good people of Ukraine fight well, make Russia pay for any broader invasion of Ukraine.

US CALLS Russian Actions in Ukraine an Invasion - Ukraine Crisis

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 2.43pm post, " White House says Russia has invaded Ukraine...Washington is now calling Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion, setting the stage for strong sanctions. "

Lets Get Real:

Finally the Biden Oval has woken up, thus the LEADER of the FREE WORLD, should start with heavy sanctions, one that hits Putin's rich friends but also the poor people of Russia, the kind of sanctions that make people weep.  Russia should be forced out of the Western economy, make trading with Russia the last thing any wants to do, one has to take one's hat off to Germany, the blocked the GAS PIPELINE between Russia and Germany, brave move as Germany gets a lot of gas from Russia.  Thus once the US takes HARSH ACTION, then the rest of the West will follow, let's make Putin think again by this latest adventure, it might stop him, if that does not work then the West has to support a massive insurgency in the Ukraine against the Russians, make them send a lot of body bags back to Russia, make Russian mothers weep.  This might get Russian people on the street and demonstrating against the Putin Regime.  IT is sad, but might be needed.

UK Sanctions on Russian 2nd Invasion of East Ukraine - Ukraine Crisis

BBC News: Reports " Boris Johnson has announced sanctions against five Russian banks and three billionaires, after Russia ordered troops into eastern Ukraine.  "

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This blog is giving the UK PM the benefit doubt on this, these are initial sanctions, other harsh sanctions will be used if Putin goes in to the rest of the Ukraine.  It has been a very busy 24 hours, the Russians recognized the two separate regions of East Ukraine as independent  countries and to use their term, sent in peacekeepers in to these regions.  Putin in a 57 minute speech stated that the Ukraine was never a real country and stated it was part of Russia.  Thus one can expect further action by Putin, will he go after the rest of East Ukraine that is under the control of the Kiev Government, that would force the US to take further sanctions on Russia. The Biden Oval has to ask, does it want Russian forces that close to a NATO Country, in this case Poland.  Let's recall that World War 2 started with the German invasion of Poland in 1939.  As stated in this blog, Putin is following the Hitler case study on warfare.  The next two days will be very interesting.