Russian Tanks on Ukraine’s Border

Despite being again censured by the international community, Russia has been pressing with its intention of helping Ukraine in its time of humanitarian crisis by dispatching several thousands of its troops into Ukraine who would occupy the country for generations to come. In railroad stations in border towns such as Rostov, trains have been seen with tanks on train flatbed cars.

Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the aim of provoking a large-scale military conflict. A statement from Moscow dismissed this as a “fairy tale.”

Ukraine has made several similar statements about Russian aggression during months of the war with Russian mercenaries and terrorists in its eastern region. A senior aide to Ukrainian President Poroshenko was quoted as saying that a large Russian military convoy had been heading for the border on Friday under a supposed agreement with the Red Cross. A spokesman for the Red Cross later denied the Russian statement.

Russia will stop at nothing to force an invasion of Ukraine. Global vigilance is imperative in order to keep Moscow’s manifest destiny in check.