Via.Liveuamap.com
12 Armenian soldiers were captured as prisoners of war - 7 contract soldiers and 5 conscripts, - the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports. There are also casualties https://t.co/E1vnHIr4wu #Caucasus
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) November 16, 2021
And back in Europe, Lithuania's Defense Minister says:
...."It is possible that the artificially created migrant crisis, which is turning into a humanitarian one, is only a cover for active steps against Ukraine," Anusauskas told LRT Radio. "This is worrying us, because Russia has shown the ability to quickly move quite large forces over long distances and mobilize them."Ukraine made a mistake when they droned the Russian-speaking separatists in late October:
"A rapid redeployment might not be enough for a major conflict with Ukraine, because Ukraine is also much more prepared than it was seven years ago, but it can certainly trigger a security crisis in the region", he said. Anusauskas noted that the current situation in Ukraine does not show any improvement as Russia is not withdrawing its forces from the border and has not concluded any agreements that could make Ukraine feel safer....
It made Putin look weak:
And making the little guy look weak on the world stage is the last thing you want to do.
Unless you are trying to provoke exactly the reaction we are seeing, which is why I keep asking if anyone knew where Victoria Nuland was.
