KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine.
Marco Rubio? The republican senator? Are you fucking kidding me?
What it looks like from the article is that helicopters came in to destroy military infrastructure and left. We already knew this. I don’t see anything like a permanent occupying force or ground invasion in Kiev
He sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. I don’t have a lot of faith in him, which is why I was fairly quick to withdraw the claim when I couldn’t corroborate it. This article does corroborate his claim, though. From the article, quoting a local civilian referring to the base and surrounding areas:
“Russian troops are there, a friend of mine lives there, and the Russians have already approached his mother with a machine gun.”
Marco Rubio? The republican senator? Are you fucking kidding me?
What it looks like from the article is that helicopters came in to destroy military infrastructure and left. We already knew this. I don’t see anything like a permanent occupying force or ground invasion in Kiev
He sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. I don’t have a lot of faith in him, which is why I was fairly quick to withdraw the claim when I couldn’t corroborate it. This article does corroborate his claim, though. From the article, quoting a local civilian referring to the base and surrounding areas: