{"id":44359,"date":"2022-01-25T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=44359"},"modified":"2022-01-25T14:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T19:59:41","slug":"disturbing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=44359","title":{"rendered":"Disturbing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, The Washington Times<\/a> posted an article about the potential invasion of Ukraine by Russia.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Americans in Ukraine<\/a> will be on their own if Russia<\/a> invades so the U.S. government is advising them to take the earliest commercial flight possible out of the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday, State Department<\/a> officials said they didn\u2019t know if Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to send tanks across the border but insisted such a move could come \u201cat any time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. government will not be in a position to evacuate American citizens in such a contingency,\u201d a senior State Department<\/a> official told reporters in a briefing. \u201cRussian military action anywhere in Ukraine<\/a> will severely impact the U.S. embassy\u2019s ability to provide consular assistance.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

So why aren’t we providing military flights to get Americans out of the country now? The government has issued a \u201cdo not travel\u201d advisory because of the coronavirus, but has not ordered American citizens to leave the country.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Although repeatedly pressed by reporters in Sunday\u2019s briefing, State Department<\/a> officials wouldn\u2019t say how many U.S. citizens are believed to be in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a number we are not able to share because we don\u2019t have a solid number (and) it\u2019s not \u2018helpful\u2019 to share estimated numbers,\u201d an official said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. officials wouldn\u2019t comment on British reports that Russia<\/a> is planning to invade and replace Ukraine<\/a>\u2019s government in Kyiv with one that could be controlled by Moscow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very concerned about attempts to destabilize (Ukraine<\/a>) internally,\u201d the State Department<\/a> official said. \u201cWe have been concerned and have been warning about those kinds of tactics for weeks. That is very much part of the Russian playbook.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember when America was respected around the world to the point that our citizens were not in danger when they were in other countries?<\/p>\n

I heard an interesting commentary on this situation on Saturday. There are well-informed people who believe that Russia is simply posturing in order to get more favorable trade agreements. I have no idea if that is true, but I like that idea much better than the idea of going to war.<\/p>\n

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