re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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120 days to mobilize. Yes you can when you only have to project power a couple hundred miles. Particularly if you already have troops in theater. They obviously were not as prepared as they should have been; but 120 days would suffice.

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But they picked the invasion date. Why would they intentionally place themselves on such a tight timescale? There was no imminent threat from NATO or anyone else that would have prevented them from waiting even another year if needed.