US Provocations on Russia’s Borders
By Stephen Lendman
Global Research
March 22, 2015
Thousands of US boots on the ground, tanks and other military hardware near Russia’s borders represent Obama’s latest affront.
On March 21, a provocative Dragoon Ride 1,100 show-of-force US convoy began moving through six Eastern European countries – en route to their Vilseck, Germany home base.
They’ll continue through April 1. Along the way, they’ll position US heavy weapons close to Russia’s borders.
US Army European commander General Ben Hodges is involved in Kiev’s war on Donbass. Earlier he lied claiming 12,000 Russian troops operate in Ukraine.
None crossed its borders any time during months of conflict. Hodges knows it. So do his Pentagon superiors, the White House, Congress and media scoundrels claiming otherwise.
Obama; Dragoon Ride and Atlantic Resolve show-of-force may be prelude for direct confrontation with Russia ahead.
Washington’s so-called European Reassurance Initiative and related efforts support its NATO allies and partners.
It’s part of ongoing US provocations confronting nonexistent “Russian aggression.”
The Pentagon established six new front line command centers in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania – all former Soviet republics or Warsaw Pact countries.
RT International asked State Department press office director Jeff Rathke to explain Washington’s hypocritical double standard.
He lied claiming no US criticism exists. He ignored frequent anti-Russian comments expressed by department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
Last August, she called Russian aviation exercises “provocative and only serve to escalate tensions.” She hypes nonexistent “Russian aggression.”
Last week, Washington pressured Vietnam to prevent Russian aircraft from refueling on its territory.
An unnamed State Department official said Washington “urged Vietnamese officials to ensure that Russia is not able to use its access to Cam Ranh Bay to conduct activities that could raise tensions in the region.”
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