Putin is already throwing out hints.
Via Mediaite
In spite of the worsening situation in Southern Ukraine following a Russian military invasion of the Crimean Peninsula, American cable news networks have largely moved on to cover other events. But while Western news networks are focused on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a missing Malaysian passenger jet, or a the special election results in Florida, Russia has taken advantage of Western disinterest in the worsening crisis in Eastern Europe.
Ahead of this weekend’s snap referendum in Crimea in which the residents of that peninsula will determine whether to ratify the occupied parliament’s vote join the Russian Federation – a move Kiev regards as illegal – Russia has quietly moved a significant amount of military hardware and personnel to the Ukrainian border.
Interpreter Mag, which has done stellar work over the course of the Ukrainian crisis, has been reporting for days on the rapid buildup of forces near the Ukrainian border and the hardening of Russian positions in occupied Crimea. On Wednesday, a series of user-submitted videos began to appear on intelligence blogs showing signs of massive Russian troop movement.
An amateur video taken in the Russian city of Rostov, via Censor.net, shows a column of self-propelled artillery moving toward the border with Ukraine.