Very good NYT piece on the Russian buildup. "American officials say that President Vladimir V. Putin has begun taking steps to move military helicopters into place, a possible sign that planning for an attack continues." nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/…
"a relatively mild winter has slowed the ground’s freezing, and Mr. Putin’s deadline for committing his forces has slipped further toward the spring, officials say. The hard winter freeze that typically comes to Ukraine by January has not happened" nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/…
Military meteorology: "To get a better sense of possible conditions this year, the Biden administration has enlisted meteorologists to look more closely at the likely weather in Ukraine in the coming weeks, according to a U.S. official." nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/…
Particular concern about tactical nuclear weapons: "The United States is particularly interested in indications that Russia may deploy any of its tactical nuclear weapons to the border, a move that Russian officials have suggested could be an option." nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/…
"In the event of a full-scale Russian invasion, the US intends to move its military trainers out of the country quickly. But it is possible some Americans could stay to advise Ukrainian officials in Kyiv...or provide front-line support, a US official said" nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/…
Several weeks now of US officials signalling, less than subtly, that they will seriously consider support to Ukrainian resistance forces in the event of invasion. Wonder how much pre-positioning of arms & equipment taking place now?
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