Did world war 3 just start?

[T.Lex]

Inconceivable.

 

[longbow]

Depends

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Depends

Assurance

 

[bigred133]

I had to check the date to make sure that this was not another April fool thread

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Russia threatens to use 'nuclear force' over Crimea and the Baltic states - Europe - World - The Independent

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The Russian Government Runs a Troll Agency to Flood the Internet With Propaganda

 

[T.Lex]

Keep an eye out for Armenia and Azerbaijan to open up a new front for the reconstitution of the Soviet boundaries:
Nagorno-Karabakh: 'Frozen' conflict threatens to reignite - BBC News

Amid fears that a "frozen conflict" is developing in eastern Ukraine the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie examines life in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, scene of one of the former Soviet Union's most protracted conflicts.

 

[BogWalker]

Keep an eye out for Armenia and Azerbaijan to open up a new front for the reconstitution of the Soviet boundaries:
Nagorno-Karabakh: 'Frozen' conflict threatens to reignite - BBC News

Russia will be more than happy to help maintain peace and stability in the region I'm sure.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

U.S. says Russian jet intercepted Air Force plane

 

[9mmfan]

Nothing to see here, move on.

Edit: Thanks for the updates.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

War in Ukraine is back on.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Putin just lifted embargo on deliveries of s-300 missile system to Iran

 

[T.Lex]

On a totally unrelated note:
Russians reel from economic crisis - BBC News

"Basically everything except military spending is cut by 10%, every budget item… in government agencies, in universities, everything," says Konstantin Sonin, professor of economics at the prestigious Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
"Almost everything related to education and healthcare in Russia is state-controlled or owned, so the staff are state employees. All of them are finding their salaries are being cut."
And the main reason, says prof Sonin, is the global drop in oil prices, which caused the rouble to plummet (though it has rallied somewhat since) and squeezed consumer spending.


Western sanctions also played a role, in cutting access to credit, discouraging foreign investment and undermining business confidence at home too .

But Sonin says the sanctions also helped mask the fact that the Russian economy was not growing even before the crisis over Ukraine. So in fact, sanctions have given the Kremlin an alibi.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Russia News Agency has a cartoon out...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...r-iran-situation-post5797797.html#post5797797

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Putin dismisses France's non-delivery of warships

 

[mrjarrell]

Vice was with the OSCE observers discussing the "ceasefire" in one town. Apparently it isn't really a ceasefire, unless the observers are there.

[video=youtube_share;N_DlrQkINeo]http://youtu.be/N_DlrQkINeo[/video]

 

[T.Lex]

Russia masses more forces near Ukraine border - Telegraph

Russia is carrying out a new military build-up in eastern Ukraine, massing troops on the border and deploying advanced air defences inside its neighbour, according to the US State Department.

More units are being deployed near Ukraine’s eastern frontier, giving Russia a stronger military presence than at any time since October.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Russian defense ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine: Interfax | Reuters

Russia says US troops are in Ukraine.
I'm sure this is a simple error, and not a pretext for military action.

 

[T.Lex]

Hmmm... maybe we're trying the Little Green Men gambit. Of course, if we do, it'll backfire.

 

[T.Lex]

A look at some of the new Russian military vehicles.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32588868
The Armata tank is ... hot.