Putin knowing Obama won’t do a thing to help our Ukraine allies.

Via The Hill:

Officials in Washington are increasingly worried that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine.

Fears of a cross-border incursion intensified Tuesday after reports that a convoy of 287 Russian trucks was headed to the border.

While the Kremlin insisted the convoy was loaded with humanitarian aid, officials with NATO and the Obama administration expressed fears that the trucks might be something more.

“If this is some sort of Trojan Horse, it would be illegal,” said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren on Tuesday.

“We are concerned that Russia could try to use a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation as a pretense for inserting elements of its military force into Ukraine,” another U.S. official told The Hill.

Russian President Vladimir Putin would have a substantial military force to call upon should he choose to order an invasion.