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NATO plans more support for eastern Europe RTE News: NATO will discuss new steps to reinforce eastern European countries worried by Russia's annexation of Crimea and on how to bolster Ukraine's armed forces. NATO members in blue  (source of graphic ) This may be the answer to Ukrainian Christians' prayers.  Think about this. NATO votes and approves a message to Russia:  either withdraw the troops from Ukraine's borders or we will install permanent NATO bases in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania (on your borders).  If Russia doesn't budge, move the troops and material there.  If they respond by putting troops on the borders there, remain strong and put some more in Hungary, Romania, etc.  Re-issue the demand:  you withdraw from Ukraine's borders and we will withdraw the new forces from the border countries.  I think it is a winning formula for everyone and we can be the next ones to bring victory without firing a shot (at least at ...

State Of War An article from the Kyiv (Kiev) Post March 28, 2014, 12:37 a.m. | Ukraine — by Christopher J. Miller , Mark Rachkevych Picture's description: Ukraine’s new National Guard trains on March 17. The nation is scrambling to mobilize 40,000 National Guard and reserve members to bolster a Defense Ministry with 180,000 personnel. Fears are high of a Russian invasion of Ukraine’s mainland, following its invasion and annexation of the Crimean peninsula. As you can see from this image from the article "State of War," Russian military units surround Ukraine from the North, South and East.        See expandable image from source The article states in part:  Estimates of Russian troops on war footing vary, from the West’s estimates of more than 30,000 to the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council’s calculations of 100,000 soldiers ready to strike. There are, in addition, 700 tanks and armed personnel carriers staging nea...