Large Field Base of Russian Military Supplies near Ukraine

Moscow is bringing the world to the precipice of another global war.

In addition to the already massive Russian military presence, including nuclear weapons, in the Ukrainian regions of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian investigators with the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) OSINT team have discovered a new Russian army field camp some 170 kilometers (106 miles) from the eastern Ukrainian border in Voronezh region.

The startling amount of personnel and materiel is threatening and dangerous regionally and globally. This escalation comes seven years after Russia launched its war against Ukraine by invading and occupying the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea and the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in eastern Ukraine.

This military encampment has caught the attention of President Biden, other free world leaders as well as NATO. The New York Times, the unofficial voice of the American establishment, wrote about it. All have demanded that Putin cease and desist. But Moscow arrogantly rejects any advice and pressure regarding its heinous internal policies and foreign actions.

Russia’s mission is to re-subjugate Ukraine and the other former captive nations and rebuild its evil empire. Surely it is obvious that Moscow intends to overrun Ukraine before it observes its 30^th independence anniversary this August. Such an immense invasion would aggravate the only bloody war in Europe and have consequences beyond its borders.

More than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have been killed in the war since it began in 2014, towns, schools and homes have been destroyed, and the environment poisoned.

The world has faced this danger in the past. Remember the Nazi blitzkrieg eight decades ago? It began with piecemeal annexations. However, the free world mobilized the will and strength to subdue the aggressors and today Russia is an aggressor as the United Nations has declared on several occasions.

Winston Churchill eloquently said as Hitler was beginning to ravage Europe: “We shall go on to the end We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”

President Roosevelt declared that “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
“I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
“Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
“With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph—so help us God.

It is up to Americans and the free world to stop this threat before it turns into an intensified invasion of Ukraine and global conflagration. The Russo-Ukraine war of 2014-22 cannot be frozen in time and space for the sake of peace. True peace will come after Russia is expelled from Ukraine. Contact your elected officials in Washington and request:

• Additional humanitarian and military supplies be sent to Ukraine

• Mobilization of American troops on the Polish-Ukraine border

• Intensification of American sanctions against Russian officials and companies

• Recall of the American ambassador to Russia

• Cancellation of all trade, educational, political, cultural, etc., relations with Russia

Russia, which has lied about every truce that it said would be honored, has worsened the already deadly situation in Ukraine and it should be stopped and made to pay for its transgression against international law and the UN Charter.

Senator Menendez issued today the following statement on Russia's massive buildup of troops on Ukraine's border:

Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding Russia’s massive buildup of military troops near the border with Ukraine:

“I am deeply concerned by the Russian Federation’s continued movement of troops to the Ukrainian border as well as its troop movements in the occupied Ukrainian territory of Crimea. This aggression has coincided with a sharp increase in Ukrainian casualties along the line of contact, and I join the people of Ukraine in honoring those who have lost their lives in defense of their home.

“No matter what the Kremlin claims, its belligerent actions pose a serious threat to peace and stability in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. The United States, along with our allies and partners, must reject these intimidation tactics. These types of aggressions are unacceptable and must never become the norm in international affairs. Putin must stop playing with fire, pull these troops back and resume participation in peace talks. I stand with the Ukrainian people in refusing to bow down to the Kremlin’s aggression, and the whole international community must make clear that they stand with the Ukrainian people as well.”