The Guns of November?

From Foreign Policy two weeks ago:

Why is Russia suddenly dispatching these heavy-duty toys to its proxies? Well, radar systems and T-72s might be needed to fortify current positions or prepare for a forthcoming blitzkrieg into Ukrainian-held territory. 

From the BBC yesterday:

Ukraine will hold a referendum on joining Nato once it has met certain criteria for membership, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

At a joint news conference with Lithuania's president, Mr Poroshenko said he had "worked out the criteria", but gave no further details.

Last week, a Kremlin official called for "a 100% guarantee" that Ukraine would not think about joining Nato.

Hopefully we won't be spending Christmas looking fondly back at mid-November, when our biggest worry was a spot of looting in Ferguson. I'll take a smallish riot over World War III any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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