Russian Warships Reportedly En Route To Syria To Prevent Western Attack — Times of Israel
Israel and the US said to be mulling a military campaign to secure chemical weapons held by Moscow’s civil war-ravaged ally
A force of five Russian warships laden with hundreds of troops, which is headed toward Syria, is a show of force meant to deter Western armies from intervening in the war-torn nation, the London-based Sunday Times reported.
Previous reports cited Russian diplomats to the effect that the vessels were being put in place in order to evacuate thousands of Russians who still remain in Syria if the situation in the country called for it.
However, a Russian intelligence source was quoted as saying that the presence of over 300 marines on the ships was meant as a deterrent to keep countries hostile to the Bashar Assad regime from landing special forces in the country.
“Russia should be prepared for any developments, as it believes the situation in Syria might reach its peak before Easter,” the Russian diplomatic source was quoted as saying.
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Update: Russian ships gathering off Syria to deter West – Jerusalem Post
My Comment: What I find interesting in the above Times of Israel report is the quote that they got from a Russian intelligence official ….
…. “Russia should be prepared for any developments, as it believes the situation in Syria might reach its peak before Easter,” the Russian diplomatic source was quoted as saying.
In short …. the Russians are giving the Assad regime until April before everything starts to fall apart.
As to what is my take on why are there Russian warships off the coast of Syria …. I concur with what the Russian media has been saying for the past few weeks. The Russian government is getting ready to evacuate it’s nationals in the event that the Assad regime collapses …. and not to prevent U.S./Israeli special forces from securing Syrian chemical stockpiles.
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2013/01/are-russian-warships-off-coast-of-syria.html
Я абсолютно так думаю.
I knew weeks ago that Russia wasn’t sending these ships “to evacuate its citizens” as we were told by our lying, filthy, Israeli dominated media.
Russia & Putin has balls that Obama could only dream of & they will NOT allow the US (which has now become Israel’s play toy) to wreck another nation that refuses to sell its oil in dollars.
While Putin plays chess, Obama & his clueless advisers play checkers
better be so. let the line be drawn at the Efrat or it will soon be waged on the River Volga with PUTIN being the one eventually searching for a host country willing to take him in when the Moscow Spring begins its winter thaw…. Russia had the Bolshevik Spring. If they dont squelch this one in Syria, they’ll have Bolshevik 2 soon.
Обама и его администрация весь идиоты. если Обама только знал, что он и его военной становились себя в. Россия не будет пролонгировать и притворяются мертвыми. подождать и посмотреть.
Wouldn’t be the least surprised to see this pressure cooker explode in the next month or two.
It don’t look good
Think Purim or Passover.
No explanation needed, if you really know what’s going on…
Who could forget Purim in Iraq?
you dont send a missile carrier to do an evac.
Мне сообщили, что еще больше русских кораблей могло бы быть на пути в ближайшее время. в этот самый момент трудно определить.