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Originally Posted by crockett
Perhaps they shouldn't of invaded Ukraine then...
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Over the last few years Putin has increased his military presence on all of his borders on such a threatening way that NATO called in our troops to make the bordering countries feel more secure. We've agreed to send in 40,000 troops, only 4k so far. From July 2016:
"Brexit has broken the European calm, President Vladimir Putin in Russia bolsters his forces on NATO's borders and the terror group ISIS hides in a tide of migrants washing up in Europe's cities.
U.S. officials are billing the gathering as an historic inflection point in the alliance's worsening relationship with Russia.
For the first time since the Berlin Wall came down a quarter century ago, the Russian bear seems restless.
Two years ago, at the last NATO Summit in Wales, action was taken, agreements made: Create a Europe-based 13,000-strong Rapid Reaction Force to tackle any Russian incursion, put military hardware close to Russia's borders and begin heel-to-toe rotations of 40,000 troops."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/europe...sis/index.html