US warns Ukraine invasion may be imminent. Ukraine disagrees.

[George K]

[Jolly]

Be afwaid, Putin. Be vewy, vewy afwaid...

[89th]

It would be awkward to be a Ukrainian athlete at the Olympics and come back to no country

[Renauda]

I always have my doubts when sociologists attempt analysis and editorialize on political issues. The following link is no different, the author is a leftist sociologist who, in fact comes across to me at least, as a watered down Putin stooge. His big issue is with NATO and its expansion eastward into Ukraine. Still, he points out some interesting facts regarding his home country and how it has handled (or abnegated its responsibility to handle) its affairs with the Russian bear:

https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/us-russia-nato-donbass-maidan-minsk-war

[Renauda]

@89th said in US warns Ukraine invasion may be imminent. Ukraine disagrees.:

It would be awkward to be a Ukrainian athlete at the Olympics and come back to no country

Invading Ukraine during the Olympics would be a slap in the face to Xi. I doubt that Putin would risk embarrassing the Chinese right now.

[George K]

You can run to Poland...if:

Mexico laughed.

[taiwan_girl]

@mik said in US warns Ukraine invasion may be imminent. Ukraine disagrees.:

SWIFT.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-is-swift-and-why-it-might-be-the-weapon-russia-fears-most/ar-AATaujb?ocid=msedgntp

This

I was reading a report about how president Putin had taken steps to make Russia more "sanction" proof since the invasion of Crimea. They had "stockpiled" stuff and reduced their need for US and other western currency. But, removing them from doing USD transactions would be super super hard for them to overcome.

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Looks like brinksmanship, but it's hard to say. The opportunity for misperception here is huge.

[George K]

[Axtremus]

https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3835

“… Americans say 55 - 30 percent that the tensions between Russia and Ukraine will lead to war, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released [on 2022-02-16].
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If Russia does invade Ukraine, Americans say 57 - 32 percent that the United States should not send troops into Ukraine.
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A majority of Americans (54 percent) support President Biden's decision to deploy thousands of troops to Eastern Europe to support U.S. allies in NATO, while 36 percent oppose it. Democrats support Biden's decision 70 - 22 percent, independents support it 56 - 36 percent, while Republicans are divided with 47 percent opposed to it and 43 percent in support of the decision.
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[Larry]

@LuFins-Dad said in US warns Ukraine invasion may be imminent. Ukraine disagrees.:

We’re 2 months away from double digit inflation…

And possibly 6 months away from a total economic collapse.

[Renauda]

@Mik said in US warns Ukraine invasion may be imminent. Ukraine disagrees.:

Looks like brinksmanship, but it's hard to say. The opportunity for misperception here is huge.

Seems to be a marked increase in artillery and mortar exchanges since the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Provocations? Possibly.