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Tambayan ng mga Chicx at Tsonx => General Discussion => Current Events => Topic started by: bohica on May 04, 2014, 11:40:02 PM
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Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Several dozen Russian planes including what appeared to be strategic bombers and fighter jets have been spotted in the sky above the Moscow-controlled peninsula of Crimea, witnesses and experts said.
According to Russian media, President Vladimir Putin is poised to visit Crimea on Friday after overseeing the main military parade on Red Square when Russia celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
A local aviation expert told AFP on Sunday that he had sighted a number of planes over the peninsula's main city of Simferopol on Saturday, including supersonic heavy strategic bombers and heavy military transport aircraft.
The expert, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had also seen refuelling tankers and MiG-29 jets.
Another expert, Alexei Savich, who was shown footage of the aircraft, said a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet could be seen among the planes.
He also identified the tankers and military transport planes.
Many local residents have also seen the aircraft rumble over the peninsula including in Simferopol and the neighbouring town of Bakhchisarai.
"It was a bit scary," local resident Arzy Khaibulaeva told AFP. "Children were frightened."
She said the planes were flying low and some were seen re-fuelling in mid-air.
The Russian defence ministry declined to comment on Sunday.
Savich suggested that Moscow might be moving "some serious military aircraft" to the peninsula.
"Russia is most likely ramping up its military presence on the peninsula," he told AFP.
In March, Putin sent troops to Ukraine's Russian-speaking peninsula claiming he had to protect the local population after a popular uprising ousted Ukraine's Moscow-backed president
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let there be peace on earth... what is happening is that territories versus territories.. we can't even try to fix it in such a way that war can be avoided... children will suffer and the innocents...please God, have mercy on their souls.... I pray for your mercy...
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By "reclaiming" Ukraine, Russia wants to regain lost face when the union disintegrated.
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This situation is very messy. Both sides have legitimate claims. Heck even Turkey have claims if historical territory ang basis, but that is so far fetched.
Anyway, Russia is clearly flexing her muscles. I'm curious how NATO will respond.... Hmm.. Tangible response, not just on paper.
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NATO is hurting Russia by freezing the assets of her key personas. S&P lowered Russia's grade to BB- which is I think consistent with a country who technically declared war on another. Soon these will have an effect on Russia's cash flow.
Sent from my coffee maker.
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Ahh BB na pala sila? That sucks big time. Anyway this is what we know so far, but what's happening behind the scenes is where the real party's at.
NATO has always been a US led outfit, France and UK has a say but the buck stops as usual with the US.
Obama obviously backed up a bit on China, perhaps he had made some deals and gotten concessions with regards to the Russians?
Anyway Russian cash flow if my memory serves me right had always been on the rocks. It's the oligarchs that are having the time of day. Could this be a ploy on Putin's part to push the Russians over the edge and sway them over to more pro-USSR sentiments?
Anyway thanks for the info amigo. Kwentuhan tayo minsan. Cup of joe is on me.
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My bad. Its not BB Optimus. Its BBB-.
Russia's economic growth slowed to 0.8 percent in the first quarter, sharply worse than earlier forecast while spooked investors pulled about $70 billion out of the country — more than in all of 2013. However, the cut in Russia's rating from BBB to BBB- is the most tangible economic result of Russia's policies toward Ukraine so far.
See story here:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-official-city-hall-cleared-protesters-23449601 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-official-city-hall-cleared-protesters-23449601)
I'll take you up on that coffee.