Russia is moving military personnel around inside of Russia and the Pentagon wants an explanation for this.
#US officials are unsure why #Russia's President Vladimir Putin is building up military forces near the border with #Ukraine but view it as another example of troubling military moves that demand Moscow's explanation, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.https://t.co/7Na5MFYlJJ
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 18, 2021
Lloyd Austin might be a stupid black man, but is he really that stupid?
Russia is moving troops around inside their own country to defend their country from Western threats. That’s why they are building up troops on the border with Ukraine.
None of this is a secret. If anything, Austin owes Russia an explanation for their behavior.
NATO has been publicly talking about deploying nuclear weapons close to Russia’s border.
The Secretary General of NATO has urged member states to remain committed to plans that could see deadly American nuclear weapons shared across the US-led military bloc’s eastern frontier, close to the border with Russia.
Moscow ain't happy. https://t.co/mJjO3W7lKM
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) November 19, 2021
There have also been a variety NATO military exercises in the Black Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday that "provocative" U.S.-led exercises in the Black Sea were "increasing tensions" between Moscow and NATO https://t.co/ASg1pAkdv6
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 15, 2021
That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
It’s patently absurd to be questioning why Russia would be fortifying their defenses. The NATO military bloc has been openly threatening them while falsely claiming that Vladimir Putin is a bad man for taking appropriate defensive measures.
