3,000 more paratroopers head to Europe amid White House warnings of Ukraine invasion

It feels like only a matter of time now. Hopefully this just amounts to calling Putin's bluff and we get through it without meaningful commitment or sacrifice

Well played, I mean paid use of the word *tranche* in the article (i.e., T&L costs = borrowed with interest).


https://www.pgpf.org/national-debt-clock

Russia seems to be bluffing; is the crisis in Ukraine tied to some other underhanded political event across the globe?

Earlier, in the era of the USSR, China supported Soviet initiatives. Now, post the fall of the Soviet Union, the roles are reversed. Ukraine might be a divergence for the U.S. and allied forces.