Thread by @tammy_sager

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded I’m out & about & have had time now to read the thread. I’ll chime in later this evening. 😊
Good thread & questions.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded Sorry I didn’t get to this last night, However, I’ll share some information here now regarding the timeline & a bit of Russia-Ukrainian history. Putin like to reference historical ties to Crimea as part of his ‘justification’ for the 2014 annex & today’s threats.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded First, the wiki timeline holds up well to what I have read & I like to reference often. This timeline starts on Feb. 19, 2014, so as @arapaho415 stated. The beginnings were before the planned trip by Sergun. Putin all-night mtg started on 22, ended on 23.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded Oddly the source for the dates of the incursion come from a Russian medal first awarded Mar. 24, 2014. Feb. 20 - Mar. 18, 2014. Official date of the beginning of the "Return of Crimea" operation…however there were moves made on Feb. 19, see ⬆️ timeline.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_%22…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded The annexation occurred towards the end of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Putin took full advantage of the the upheaval of the time & I think @Loveon999 & @ericgarland’s threads cover very well the roll of Viktor Yanukovych & his extraction to Russia.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland The threads I’m referring to above can be read in this one link. Lots of information here Thanks to @Loveon999 pulling it together.

https://twitter.com/Loveon999/status/1486369156370874368

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland Feb 25th was the first day Russian military mobilization n & around Crimea. Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs )were deployed to protect "Russian Interests" in the city of Sevastopol. The APCs with *Russian marines* were in Nakhimov Square & the courtyard of the Moscow House.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland It was Feb. 26 that media claimed Russian troops or (as Russia claimed) local volunteers took control of a main route to Sevastopol. It became a "pro-Russian militia checkpoint" with military vehicles flying a Russian flag. The checkpoint was set between Sevastopol & Simferopol.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland Feb. 27, became one of the most active of beginning days. 60 pro-Russian gunmen seized Crimea's parliament building & Council of Ministers building. They were professional & heavily armed. 30 broke into the buildings initially, & 30 more arrived later by bus with additional…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland weapons. The gunmen were unmarked but raised Russian flags…”One month after Russia's formal annexation of the peninsula, Putin admitted he had "of course" deployed troops to Crimea.”

news.sky.com/story/putin-co…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland This is a recent article that is good on the beginnings days & the economy round that period…

From Jan. 27,2022…
cnbc.com/2022/01/27/how…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland Regarding “Little Green Men”, there’s lots of articles about them; this publication by Stockton Center for the Study of Intrntl Law, 2015, has history & links to other docs.
“…it is now widely accepted that the “little green men” are Spetsnaz.”
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewconten…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland Feb. 28, the day Sergun was to travel to the US was a big day for the incursion. A group of 50–119 armed men in military uniform without signs of identification seized control over Simferopol Intrntl Airport & local TV tower. Later in the day, Sevastopol International Airport…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland was occupied.

That covers the time period that @arapaho415 has referred too. It would be interesting to know what Flynn & Sergun’s goals were for the trip they planned. That is something I do not recall having run across. If someone knows anything on this, I hope they share.

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland The last thing I’ll share for now is this document from the Wilson Center regarding the transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine in 1954…understanding history aids in understanding present day.

wilsoncenter.org/publication/wh…

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland New…

https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1486708700169621504

@arapaho415 @satirehat @Loveon999 @rickyx2001 @clearing_fog @nycjim @LincolnsBible @trcfwtt @L_u_cy @TeresaCCarter2 @YDanasmithdutra @zipillinois @PiperK @j2dumfounded @ericgarland Want to know what Congress knows about #Russia’s military & “Little Green Men”…

Russian Military Intelligence: Background and Issues for Congress
Updated November 15, 2021
sgp.fas.org/crs/intel/R466…