Saw a small report -- maybe on Reuters -- that American advisers were training Ukrainian forces.
That plus new "night goggle" equipment has given the Ukrainian forces some leeway in the "who rules the night" mode of fighting made famous by American forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
Putin is noticeably upset by the specter of Americans anywhere near the Russian border, but especially inside the borders of "conquered" territory adjacent to Donetsk, or along the Crimean border, etc. Could Putin actually be the spark of a new cold war; a new faceoff between Russia and the US? Is he that audacious, that risky, that stupid? Probably!
Since my friend Matthew has switched schools and is now ensconced at Savannah State University -- I don't get to discuss the "war-non-war" in Ukraine much anymore. It is still the firing line of a new reality that does not include the Muslim question, but supersedes the jihadist "revolution" and the crazy Christian desire for "end times" politics. Russia is still our biggest potential enemy!
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