APPARENTLY, POOPY PANTS BIDEN'S THREATS DID NOT MAKE PUTIN SHIT IN HIS PANTS

Fears and fighting spirit of a nation in Kremlin crosshairs: IAN BIRRELL reports from inside Ukraine as experts warn Russian invasion is imminent

 

Daily Maol 

January 18, 2022

IAN BIRRELL: Like many families in Kiev, mother and entrepreneur Oksana Lanskaya has friends who lost everything when they fled their homes in 2014 as Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and stirred up separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. 'Should I just close my business now and sell everything while it's still not too late?' she asked. 

No-one outside the Kremlin can answer that question. But this fretful woman shows how the mood in Kiev is growing worried with a majority of Ukraine's 44million population believing an attack seems likely and citizen militias preparing for guerrilla warfare against invading forces. 

Oksana is a realist and frightened that history is set to repeat itself. 'Ukraine has little chance against Russia. Our soldiers will fight but they will be outnumbered. Also, the West will not go at war with Russia over Ukraine. We'll be left to face Russian tanks alone once again, like in 2014.' 

This time, however, Ukrainian forces are substantially stronger and better equipped - boosted by Britain's supply of short-range anti-tank missiles for self-defence and some troops to provide training. Military analyst Yuriy Butusov said support from the UK was significant, adding: 'Putin has to face the facts. London showed Moscow that in the event of full-scale hostilities, Ukraine will be provided with emergency assistance with weapons.'