MOSCOW (AP) — Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions, warning other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”
I only make the comparison because the point of Pearl Harbor was to demilitarize the US by destroying our navy without invading the US mainland. That’s where the comparison ends. If you believe the US and Ukrainian governments, this was not a surprise attack. They have been saying they knew this was coming for months.
The evidence that Russian troops had been massing at the Ukrainian border was overwhelming. Putin himself confirmed that there were troops, otherwise he couldn’t confirm that one unit was being withdrawn. So, yeah, the US and Ukrainian governments are quite believable in that regard.
I only make the comparison because the point of Pearl Harbor was to demilitarize the US by destroying our navy without invading the US mainland. That’s where the comparison ends. If you believe the US and Ukrainian governments, this was not a surprise attack. They have been saying they knew this was coming for months.
The evidence that Russian troops had been massing at the Ukrainian border was overwhelming. Putin himself confirmed that there were troops, otherwise he couldn’t confirm that one unit was being withdrawn. So, yeah, the US and Ukrainian governments are quite believable in that regard.