'Be afraid': Ukraine hit by cyberattack as Russia moves more troops

KYIV/MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine was hit by a cyberattack splashing a warning across government websites to "be afraid and expect the worst", while Russia, which has massed 100,000 troops on its neighbour's frontier, released pictures of more of its forces on the move.

The cyber attack unfolded hours after talks wrapped up with no breakthrough between Russia and Western allies, which fear Moscow could launch a new military assault on a country it invaded in 2014.

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It sounds like the drumbeats of war are intensifying. After negotiations between the West and Russia ended with no real developments, nearly 70 Ukrainian government sites have been hit by a cyberattack.

This move was expected as a prelude to Russia's invasion of the country. Russia has also released pictures of more troops heading to the border.

In response, NATO has agreed to provide Ukraine support in their cyber-defense.

It definitely doesn't look like things will be cooling down in Ukraine anytime soon.

The Russians aren't stoopid enough to invade first, and it is simply not true that they invaded in 2014. Crimea seceded from Ukraine and then asked to join Russia. It was entirely legal, and fairly peaceful, but the western MSM will not see it that way. As for Ukraine's ongoing war against two other breakaway areas, the western MSM is mostly silent...it's just the usual hypocrisy.

Ukraine is being used like Poland was in 1939, when the allies (UK + France) promised aid to the Poles, but as soon as their war sparked, they lost no time kicking the Poles under the bus. This time around, it probably won't be any different.

a reply to: Lazarus Short

Putin has admitted on television that Little Green Men that invaded Crimea in 2014 prior to the referendum were Russian soldiers.

Furthermore, Russia's own Presidential Council on Human Rights has revealed that only about 30% of Crimea's population voted in the referendum, with at most 50% of those voting in favor. Which is of course a far cry from the official numbers reported by Russia.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

good thing we have such strong leadership in office now.

Putin probably told Joe where to go . Joe is scared of something putting up blast walls .

Russia knows this is the time to invade Ukraine and China knows this is the time to invade Taiwan.

COVID 19 has weakened every nation and their resolve to do anything but take care of the sick.

They know Biden is weak and won't do anything, thus NATO will do nothing. Besides the US military has been decimated with kicking out those who aren't vaccinated and an ideological cleansing of those who have the slightest thought that is not leftist-liberal. So the US is now powerless, by design and won't step in. As a result Europe will not step in.

But we don't need another war. I have mixed feelings.

The only reason to provoke a war and for Biden to step in would be to reduce the massive debt from overspending that has nearly killed the US economy. It has zero to do with the people of Ukraine, or Taiwan and more to do with money. Wars have historically ended bad economic times and Biden et al may be tempted to do it for that reason alone.

There may be an invasion of Ukraine, and if no one cares other than sanctions and scoldings, then China will invade Taiwan knowing they will be verbally scolded by the world and that they don't care about.

OR it could be a coordinated effort to "fix" the worlds economies as wars typically do, at the expense of the peon masses who die (acceptable collateral damage to fix economies as TPTB see it).

Both options have clear motivations behind them, none of which have to do with what is best for the people of Ukraine, what will happen is to be seen.

Crimea was part of Russia until the 1990s, when Boris Yeltsin ceded it to Ukraine. It had never belonged to Ukraine before, and Ukrainians have never been more than a minority population there.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

Holy smoke Xcal the timing is a little coincidental..................... RT earlier in the week stated from government sources that Moscow would give up on negotiating today and look at other means to further their demands!today

originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
Putin probably told Joe where to go . Joe is scared of something putting up blast walls .

I'm pretty sure those walls are because Biden is afraid of us. If the Russians were going to attack the White House (presumably with a bomb or missile or something) those walls wouldn't do much to stop it.

originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan

originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
Putin probably told Joe where to go . Joe is scared of something putting up blast walls .

I'm pretty sure those walls are because Biden is afraid of us. If the Russians were going to attack the White House (presumably with a bomb or missile or something) those walls wouldn't do much to stop it.

Blast walls are because the government, particularly Democrats are terrified of "the people" they claim to serve. Biden's recent speeches remind us all of how much he hates and doesn't trust many of the citizens of the US. When the Democrats decided parents were domestic terrorists for questioning porn in the classroom; white children being taught they were born oppressors; black children taught they would always be oppressed and history proved it; well that said it all about what they think of the average American citizen.

The Russians or Chinese don't need to attack the White House, Biden is doing a great job of destroying the US all on his own for them.

The only reason he would go to war with Russian over Ukraine would be to deflect from how much he has destroyed the nation in one short year - and to revive the economy since wars normally do that. Also, historically Presidents aren't voted out of office during wartime, so that is also a motivator to get into it with Russia. I hope he doesn't and he might not after decimating the military.

lets not forget that this whole situation was started by the western nations in the first place.

originally posted by: generik
lets not forget that this whole situation was started by the western nations in the first place.

Yeah that's right, indeed maybe take it straight back to 1914 when the effort to destroy central and eastern European powers to be replaced by new fangled things called nation states but that's probably drifting from the OP

originally posted by: generik
lets not forget that this whole situation was started by the western nations in the first place.

Specifically, when we ousted the new Ukrainian president because he was too friendly with Russia for our liking.

Remember when the President of Ukraine took Trumps side on the Phone call and said he could release it?

This is their punishment.

originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan

originally posted by: generik
lets not forget that this whole situation was started by the western nations in the first place.

Specifically, when we ousted the new Ukrainian president because he was too friendly with Russia for our liking.

So the fact he was stealing millions from his country had nothing to do with it? psyeah right.

originally posted by: generik
lets not forget that this whole situation was started by the western nations in the first place.

Exactly.

The ONLY way to 'fix' the problems on the US home front is to create a boogieman powerful enough to divert attention. Trump showed that Lil' Kim wasn't near the threat Obama had portrayed him to be for eight years, so they had to come up with a bigger threat.
Sleepy Creepy Joe has been vacillating between Russia and China since day one. Now we have the Pentagon sending small arms and ammo to Ukraine, along with troops to train their army. There's also indications that Biden is sending equipment via NATO so as not to leave an obvious paper trail.
It's awfully sad to see attention being diverted to once again meddle in other country's business when decades of defunding our military has left us without the means to sustain another conflict- all while our country is rapidly going down the crapper.
Is this all theater to bring about a One World Order? Scare the whole world into thinking world superpowers are going to destroy us all if we don't have a one world government?

a reply to: generik

You mean when the people of Ukraine expressed their desires to join NATO and ousted Yanukovych when he betrayed that desire and instead took millions of dollars from the Kremlin?

a reply to: Xcalibur254


Timing is everything. As all countries are dumped into internal chaos before China embarks on their geopolitical crusade, Russia won't make a move until there are too many fires to put out.

The United States is not down for the count, yet.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

Man this is going to piss off the Biden’s . How will they steal millions from Ukraine’s energy companies if Russia is in charge . The big guy and Hunter will be mad now