You can't blame Americans for this anymore than you blame Islam for Osama Bin Laden. >>>

There is a big difference. You elected your president (or will you deny democracy in the USA?) and Muslims did not elect Osama. So there is some personal responsibility. Watch out when you complete ballots.

Zloy Tugarin, Moscow, Russia

All i see is the western world slating Russia for its intrusion into Georgia, however lets not forget south Ossetia's residents are in most part Russian Citizans. And Georgia did decide to invade. Russia had a right to attack Georgia and defend South Ossetia, People look at the whole picture

William Barton, London, United Kingdom

Mr de Prest - great comment ;) - you've been reading Houllebecq i assume... ps. Heidelberg is in Germany (you must be in a bad state)

Marco, Kraków, Poland

Just when we felt the threat of total nuclear war was a thing of the past, it rears its ugly head, evoking memories of Atom Bomb drills in schools during in the 1950's..And movies like; "On the Beach" and Peter Seller's "Dr. Strangelove, or How I learned to Love the Bomb".. How sad.....

Bill Pegues, Wallace, SC, USA

Push one button and within minutes ALL buttons are pushed towards strategic targets - it's not just about Poland

Alan, Houghton-Le-Spring,

I dont understand why people blame USA and not Russia, after what happened in Georgia ofcourse poland is going to want reassurances. US is not going to strike Russia we all know that but having a missile DEFENSE is logial against a KGB run organisation!

Dominic James, london,

The trouble with Russia is that it knows it has the world by the short & curlies because of it's vast reserves of natural gas. It always boils down to energy.

Phil, London,

we're dooooooooomed captain mannering doooed i say

charlie thomson, glasgow, scotland

I don't mind if the whole world blows up, I can't find a girlfriend anyway.

D Prest, Heidelberg, France

We all should start praying the Russians love their children too!

Viriatus, Great Bardfield, UK

Lets see, a missile defense system on your doorstep belonging to someone thousands of miles away. Hmm. Any wonder the Russians feel threatened? Dumb American politicians - can't wait for change! Bring forth the elections!

Farrukh, Woking,

Id trust Russia before that Despot in USA. Russia will never bend to the capitalism that the USA wants it to.GET OVER IT.
Russia has made Bush look very silly.Glass houses and all that!

Eric Reynolds, Glasgow, Scotland

It is lunacy to plan to install warheads in Poland or the Czech Republic. Another failure of the bullying Bush administration. Instead of dismantling weapons they proliferate them. The neocons are trapped in a 1960s warp.

jasper, Greenwich, USA

Let Russia put some missiles in Cuba and see how the Americans will react.

jane, KL, Malaysia

There are a lot of ill-informed people commenting, who appear to think the US missiles in Poland are offensive nuclear weapons. They are not; they are defensive anti-missile missiles.

Erik, Surrey, England

A nuclear strike isn't going to happen - the Russian leaders are enjoying the fruits of their oil and gas wealth too much to risk that and they might not be able to visit their houses in London! if you want a real reflection of superpower status look at the Olympic medal table.

John, Cheshire,

The point is (Alexander) that we all know, and Russia certainly knows, that there would be no retaliatory strike - where do you think it would come from?

John, Birmingham,

How would the USA react to Russian missiles, say, in Cuba?

Peter Friedrich, Altdorf, Germany

This is the cuban missile crisis in reverse ,these missiles will only be of any use to US citizens, if they are used Poland will be finished.t

david, gosport, england

Why would they say such a thing? Look at who benefits. Russia, like many countries, still desires to feel powerful. Breeding anti-western/american mistrust benefits Russia or at least those in power there.

Jean, Austin, Texas, USA

Which countries in Europe are 1st priority Russian strikes. Well, it doesnt take much intelligence to come to the conclusion that they are all Western European Countries. So in the event of a nuclear strike THATS THE END OF THE WORLD.

Louis, Liverpool, UK

The Russians refusal to allow Georgia to fight to retain South Ossetia and Abkhazia when they refuse to give up Chechnya is proof that reasonability is no part of their foreign policy and that the great game is all.

Bob N., Brisbane,

If ever proof were needed, we now have it writ on the walls in letters 10 feet high: NATO is a toothless paper tiger - and Western politicians only full of Huff and Puff.
Which country would now rely on NATO for protection?

David Michael, London, UK

This is something that has been worrying my Polish Mother -In-Law for ages, she lives near Cracow. She remembers the brutality of Russian rule and has never trusted the Russians since and never will.

ian payne, walsall,

As a Russian I am deeply ashamed of the actions of my country. It pains me to see it turning into a completely paranoid state more interested in making enemies than friends and creating external problems instead of concentrating on its own development. It's becoming a threat to the world's security

Elena, London,

If Iranian missiles are launched to attack the US they will fly OVER Russian territory. If Polish antimissiles to intercept them, the antimissiles will have to fly INTO the Russian territory. All that Russian radars will show is that Russians are under the double attack.

Put the guns down. Talk.

Victor, Bethlehem, USA

Its a bit rich for Russia to threaten the west after putting the "boot in" in Georgia.They have however scored an own goal by speeding up Polands missile defence treaty and after countless eastern hordes heading west trampled poland in the past who can blame them.

Philip, Ipswich,

Recent event showed: US plans in Georgia are known by russians the very moment they are made
Do you think Poles are better? strange idea of trusting security on such friends.

alex, S Petersburg, Russia

what amazes me is that the international community still seems to take the lead of a country where 80% of its population dont even have passports! Do you think Bush could even find Georgia on a map?
ollie watson, london

That's because while you are out seeing the world,
Americans are at work.

Tyler, Springfield, USA

actually (from a selfish British point of view) Russia's approach is good news; a return to the cold war will bring increased security; in the good old days - with MAD (mutually assured destruction); it was necessary to be more effective in dealing with irritants

H.Villosa, Bedford,

The "missile shield" doesn't work anyway. It's just a money-making scheme by the US arms industry and their client politicians. America is locked into a perpetual war economy and would collapse without new conflicts or threats, no matter if real or imagined.

Matt, Berlin, Germany

If Britain and America hadn't torn up the UN Charter by illegally invading Iraq, without a Security Council mandate, and without any offence to either country on the part of Saddam Hussein, they would now be in a position to insist on the maintenance of the rule of international law in Georgia.

Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England

Apparently this agreement also stipulates USA’s assistance to Poland in case the latter faces a threat from third countries. Why is the USA acting so provocatively? Will this aggressive nature continue with the next presidential reign? Western ignorance and hypocrisy is only fueling Russia's anger.

Danny, Manchester, UK

Re: Oli

"I think he has every right to control the Russians."

Really? You actually believe anyone has the right to control another?

Worrying.

Danny, Manchester, UK

The USSR may be gone, but its goons are not. Flush with oil dollars and a sense of grievance, Putin is showing his true colors. All of Europe needs to look out. Diversify your energy sources and make sure your militaries are stronger if Russia comes knocking. NATO is not just the USA.

Jill, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

georgia is pretty insignificant in this whole escapade. putin is using this as an experiment to provide precedent to invade ukraine. eastern ukrainians dont want to be in nato we must liberate them.black sea fleet annihalets sebastapol ww3 insues. putin only understands strength. we havent shown it

Wil, grimsby, uk

Right to defend it's citizens by an invasion mean that anything that will be treated as threat can be used as justify to attack. Anything. Not only military action. Did anyone in west remember Chechnya? It was internal afair or Russia right?

Pawel, Pszczyna, Poland

"the UK didnt launch on pols in the UK nor would they..." If we would declare independence of part of Scotland or England? I am sure that UK would give us this land without any problems they are civilised after all. Yes it was sarcastic.

Pawel, Pszczyna, Poland

Elena from Frankfurt..
that's not enough,the free wrold should impose harsh sanctions on this fashist state...
in this moment ,as i'm writing this coment,georgian vilagees in South Osetia are ethnikly clinsed by those barbarianes......
check the youtube - "russian looters"

Rezo, Tbilisi, Georgia

This is first-off about oil. Second, a "defense shield" will do nothing to protect a nation when thousands of nukes are aimed at every major city in the world. Our Earth will be obliterated when the first missle is fired. Playing political games by invoking a nuclear threat is dispicable. Mankind?

Doug, Palm Beach, Florida

One question to the authors :to "put down pro-russians separatists" and to shell down sleeping city of Tshinval using Grad system as Georgians done - does it mean the same?

Yelena, Frankfurt, Germany

Why are people bashing Poles for signing this agreement?
Did the Polish people get a say?
Did the American people get say?
Did the Russian people get a say?
No, just are idiot leaders.
You can't blame Americans for this anymore than you blame Islam for Osama Bin Laden.
Personal Responsibility

Tyler, Springfield, USA

Dear David from Sankt Peterburg! May I remind You,Russia has been already on target! And isolated too!

Yelena, Frankfurt, Germany

"Or maybe Poland can invade UK?"
the UK didnt launch on pols in the UK nor would they... these people hold russian passports and if we believe the papers would prefere russian protection as georgia had bombed them. some of the new states claimed other areas as their own when they formed.

Tom Hur, London, UK

Why is everyone saying Bush is a hypocrite?? I think he has every right to control the Russians. Just look at their history. OK, so America has been in one or two wars they should have stayed away from but none I can think of in the last 20 years.

Oli, Houston, USA

talk about shooting yourself in the foot russia.I mean why not put economic and political pressure by threatening to cut oil/gas to poland..but no..they have to go and plant the seeds for WW3.
russia = threat to global democracy and peace.they should apologise for such a pathetic statement !

David, Sussex, UK

it's like france to give weapons and pasports to the ETA separatist,and then come to their AID after spain decide to desarm the rebbels for attacking civilians...
that's the best analogy for this conflict...

Rezo, Tbilisi, Georgia

To Pawel from Poland
When USSR collapsed, Ossetians refused to take Georgian citizenship. After some years Russia offered them Russian citizenship and they accepted.
If Estonians or Poles will start to mass murder Russian citizens I beleive Russia will do something against this. As would do US or UK

Anton, Moscow, Russia

Dear Mrs Yelena, you seem to forget that if Russia targets Poland, all the West targets Russia and of course in this case Russia will be totally destroyed. Now Russia is totally isolated and NATO will become stronger and stronger in front of the need to fight back Russia due to your criminal Putin

davidsalome, Saint Petersburg, Russia

I grew up in the 50s and 60s when talk of nuclear war was always prevalent and it was unpleasant as a child to know that our earth could be destroyed at the whim of some Russian or American. These idiots never grow up. I curse them and all their offspring. This is playground madness.

DG, Haywards Heath,

Dear Tom, Huddersfield, UK:

I would be raving happy if the Ruskies would put anything at all in Cuba & Venezuela, as long as they also put in some intelligent leaders!

Eugene, heidelberg, germany

Russian forces have destroyed a main railway bridge 30 miles from Tbilisi. Apologists, take note that this duplicitous regime is abiding by neither the letter nor the spirit of the ceasefire agreement. I hope I'm wrong but I think we're watching Sudetenland. 70 years on and no lessons learned.

Sebastian, Prague, Czech

The Russians enter 2 break-away provinces in Georgia. If it stopped there there is perhaps some justification. But what is interesting is that after the Russians enter Georgia itself it is now somehow the fault of the US. The Russian leadership must laugh at how divided the west has become.

Dan, Orlando,

I Think that Georgia with its obviously disturbed president Saakashwili,backed and sponsored by US - is much more dangerous that russian missiles aimed at Poland (should the Pole like to be target let them be one)!Sure,Poles, you sold yourselves dearly, congratulations!

Yelena, Frankfurt, Germany

A missile "defence shield" makes a FIRST strike by the USA more likely. It would never cope if all Russian missiles were launched. But if the USA launches first to take out the majority of Russian missile sites, the "shield" may cope with a reduced retaliation. That's why the shield is provocative.

A.Kirk, Manchester,

"Russia has a duty to protect its people."
Anyone asked how they became Russians? And by saying that you will open Pandora box. So Russia can invade Estionia or Latvia if they decide that Russians are threated there? Or maybe Poland can invade UK?

Pawel, Pszczyna, PL

What hypocrisy from the US. Russia responded to its citizens and UN peacekeepers being attacked as the US would have done. Degrading Georgias US backed militiary machine has been neccessary. We did it in Iraq after Gulf war 1. Remember? Be fair to Russia and lets have peace with them.

Paul, Leeds, England

Alexander, Sevastopol "Russia needed help after 70 year of communism" Thanks for giving me the biggest laugh i've had today.

Marco, Kraków, Poland

As I read some of the comments from Russia and other places, I get this mental image of young FSB (KGB) officers sitting at computers, practicing their lessons on disinformation writing letters to newspapers. Russia's battlefront of choice is not just adjacent states, but foreign media.

HarryVT, Wilton, USA

Why is it that whilst, in the law of most countries, a death threat is a crime, when a nation threatens the people of another nation with death, this is not a crime?

Marco, Kraków, Poland

This whole exercise has so obvioiusly been a deliberate CIA ruse aimed to wrongfoot the Russians and lure them into a defensive military posture - and easily claimed, by Western media, to look sufficiently offensive to justify targeting Moscow with American weapons from right under Russia's nose...!

John Jay, Walton on Thames, UK

And how would the USA react if Russia was put a nuclear defence shield in, say, Cuba or Venezuala?
I don't like what the Russians are doing but the West has very selective visions.

Tom, Huddersfield, UK

Based on the many posts about Russia's invasion of Georgia, it is clear to me that many of you would believe if the Sun doesn't rise tomorrow it is clearly the United States's fault and probably a conspiracy by VP Cheney. The US makes many mistakes, but this is not one of them. Get a grip folks!

David, North Carolina, US

The US government and Saakashvili are the only ones to blame for this conflict! They attacked first and provoked RF. RF troops would never have been sent in, if there hadn't been genocide going on in South Osetia. South Osetia was bombed for 13 hours before Russian troops came in.

Natalia, St-Petersburg,

Russia is right

Timla, London, Britain

Georgia did strike first on russians within their boarders
Russia has a duty to protect its people
As for pols havin US missiles make them a target for all who dis-like the US
Why is EU not stopping the US from creating all these war zones. The US create tension and others pay.

Tom Hurley, London, UK

At first glance, this is only a "defence shield" .However such an interpretation turns out to be erroneous. By neutralising Russia's nuclear deterrent, it breaks the existing balance making Russia vulnerable to nuclear attacks by the US. In final analysis, an aggressive and extremely worrying move.

Gabriel, Paris, France

Actually, Russian officials never said what is written in this artickle. Western media is mangling all that RF trys to convey to the west. In Saakashvili's speeches there is not a word of truth. The world is being brutelly misguided!

Natalia, St-Petersburg,

I'd feel happier if I thought our 'leaders' were taking this threat [and that implied by Russia's behaviour in Georgia] seriously. But are they?

S. Barraclough, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire

Chris from Grenada, you're wrong. You should know that Russians were aggressor in that conflict. Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of Georgia.

Russia must understand that they aren't empire as they were in The Soviet Union period and their politicians must stop behaving like a dictators.

Adrian, Warsaw, Poland

Well I think that General - Anatoli Nogovitsyn is obviously missing one major point.
To Nuke Poland is not going to be one off step. Someone will Nuke Moscow I guess. Great numbers of people in Russia are still living in 1960s. That’s where the problem is. The sad think for me is the rhetoric coming

Jordan, London, UK

for Karolina, Katowice, PL:
as fact 2 cluster bombs has been used by GEORGIA in first 2 hours of pressing S.Osetia by Georgia.

So, believe me, if countries like Poland or Georgia or Ukraine will have (and have) nuclear weapon, they will use it with not any responsibility.

Nico (ex-Russian), UIO, EC

Times journalists need to learn Russian language better. Russian officials never said that. The sad fact is, we've changed since the end of cold war, but western press haven't. They play with words however they like, with huge prejudice to Russia, without even trying to listen to us. This is very sad.

Anton, Moscow, Russia

Brace yourselves for a massive oil shock. The war will be economic before it gets military. On top of an already weakened market this is going to hurt...

Gerhard Schmidt, Berlin, Germany

Karolina,
Are you a military specialist to know whether it can be used or not? First of all - it can be. The radar stations are used to aim the targets and control the attack force. Second - the containment policy is one of the most important things in the today war. You take steps to start it.

Artem, Moscow, Russia

I'm still confused as to which Middle Eastern countries these missiles are supposed to be defending America against.Someone's hiding more imaginary WMDs no doubt.
As for Bush's rhetoric about bullying nations,illegal invasions e.t.c. if the situation wasn't so tragic that would be hilarious.

Dave, Plymouth,

The US is playing games, people? Dont you see that? Russia doesn't want to invade any country. The evil is spreading its webs on all of you and that is United States of America. Not the citizens, the players those in government. Why should ordinary people suffer and hears all the offense?

Maria, Moscow, Russia

Lech Walensa will be disgusted! A deal with the devil indeed. Georgias President was the aggressor, this must be remembered. Bush has the temerity to state 'this is no way to behave in the 21st century"... maybe we should ask the Iraqis & Afgans how the US behaves? October 1961 anyone?

Chris, Grenada, West Indies

West is guilty for rise of Putin. West made it possible by the not support russian reforms.

West wanted only weaken Russia and to get russian oil and gas. Russia needed help after 70 year of communism but West left russians.

Only West and USA mostly are the bad guys in here/

Alexander, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Russia may find it easy to knock about its smaller neighbours, but in the case of attacking a NATO country, they better think twice - Russia would be biting off more than they can chew. The outcome would be without question - victory for NATO.

Craig Jackson, Spalding, England

Russia is matching the trajectory of post-1918 Germany. Humiliated by a less-than-complete defeat, they yearn for lost power. Their President talks from behind the Romanov eagle. about protecting "our people" from the Georgians in the same way that Hitler did of his obligations in Poland in 1939.

Paul, Wolverhampton, UK

To Andy.
Sure. But Poland don't want to deal Georgians for gas and oli.

Karolina, Katowice, PL

Anti missiles are I would think considered a threat, in the same way that missiles are. They give one side the same advantage. I don't believe the Poles seriously think Russia will attack them at all. Russia was rightly replying to aggression and arrogance started by Georgia.

susan pryce, greater manchester, england

Russia rightly warned Poland. The US would do the same if Cuba, Mexico or Canada opts for what Poland did!

There is no place for unilateral actions and now familiar bullying by the US. The US should show restrain.

Iraq was enough, Iran is becoming too much and now Georgia, Poland and more!

Krishna R. Kumar, Udupi, India

US have saved Poles from being slaves and nonentity for the first time in their history & helped them become an advanced economy, so I know that Poles are proud to help the US strengthen its supremacy. Poles are even ready to sacrifice their lives for Americans! It is so touching really.

Joseph, New York, US

Leslie,

You couldn't be more wrong. The US hasn't placed it's nuclear missiles in Poland. This is a DEFENCE shield. Some may say that the missile shield is not needed but with the way Russia is acting I think it's the right thing. Back in the cuban missile days Russia had missiles IN Cuba.

Daniel, Prestatyn,

Time to tell Putin that we are freezing his bank deposits in London. Hit him where it really hurts.

Mike, Sydney,

The missile "defence" shield is just as much a first-strike weapon. It lessens the potential damage to the US in a nuclear exchange, tips the balance of power in their favour and partially neutralises Russia's nuclear deterrent. This makes the US using nuclear weapons far more likely to happen.

Ian, manchester, UK

The Russians know very well that any threat against one NATO member is threat against ALL members. Situation would be similar to Cold War : Russians always refrained, and West did same... Generals speaks too much. Neither Russians nor NATO want to go suicide. Keep cool...

Michel , Aix en Provence, France

As usual the fear factor brings out the cowards from the woodwork. There will be no nuclear war. Real politik requires there will be a resolution of this problem. The USA is correct and Russia wrong, but you are not going to get a stand-up fight.

Kevin Straw, Leicester,

each anti missile unit is a target by definition. placing it in Poland makes its territory a target. is it a surpize?
Totally money driven politics. Good old Poland

Mykolo, Kyiv, UKRAINE

First they used 2 cluster bombs over Gori. Now they threat Poland for deal with USA and don't allowing them to occupy our ally in peace. And West still think that Russia can be partner? Cuban parallel is wrong. This Shield just technically CAN'T be used against Russia.

Karolina, Katowice, PL

The Russian leadership are swaggering macho idiots with no idea of the consequences of what they are saying. At the end of the day, even a fool like Putin is not going to bring about the total annihilation of Russia by attacking NATO. The Russian people should think very hard about their "leaders"

Peter, London,

Of course they will strike Poland in case of an all out nuclear war, they are going to have missiles pointing at Russia, what did you think? the same goes to the rest, but we aren't going to start such a conflict, do we? maybe we leave that to others like Saakashvili to bomb some russian ally

Bender.B.R., Vigo, Spain

Forget about piffly Iran. Russia are the real nuts with nukes.

Gerard, London, UK

it would seem america is at war with many countries...think its time for europe to re write their relationship with US while Bush wages war on everyone elses doorstep but their own!

ollie watson, london,

Alexander, Tualtin, USA: Wow I am surprised the USA is willing to sacrifice its entire urban population in a nuclear conflict with Russia just to prop up a murderous little nation like Georgia and its War Criminal President. Not a good trade if you ask me.

Dougie, Glasgow, UK

So it’s okay for US/Israel to threaten Iran with nuclear annihilation even though Iran has no nuclear weapons and has nobody behind it with them. But it is not okay for Russia to threaten, even though those behind Poland are armed to the teeth with nuclear weapons. The same old story.

Phil Ishmael, Liverpool,

Very familiar news from Russia. This February, Mr. Putin has told that in case Ukraine joins NATO, Russia will point its nuclear missiles at Ukrainian cities.

He told "he was afraid to think of it", and similar blah-blah-blah, but Russia will do it anyway.

Quite a serious threat, I believe.

Mykyta, Kyiv, Ukraine

what amazes me is that the international community still seems to take the lead of a country where 80% of its population dont even have passports! Do you think could Bush could even find Georgia on a map?

ollie watson, london,

George Bush is so pathetic it's a shame to admit he's my president. What happen to the boastful "Mission Complete" bravado. Oh yes, it was against a much less powerful foe...sounds familiar. The Russian and US leaders are cowardly bullies; they should all be convicted of crimes against humanity.

Nick, Bel Air, US

Poland has made a deal with the Devil... and a few Polish politicians are rolling in the bung-money.

Andy, Oxford, UK

Poland's decision was tough but right! We have to show to Russia clearly that their sphere of intersts ends on our Eastern border. The good news is, if they won't strike at Europe or the US, anti-missiles shield won't be used! I am surprised that all comments here say that shield is unnecessary.

Jaroslaw , Warsaw, Poland

This is the real legacy of that cowboy couple Bush & Blair.

Reminds me a little of ''Blazing Saddle''s: Baked Beans PR and no substance.

K. Urban, London, UK

S10 respirator and Nbc suit for sale on ebay. I dont want it anymore. Im sick of all this stuff they come out with. Best bet is let the cockroaches have their turn. weve messed it up too many times.

Dave, Lincoln,

I agree with the previous post about Russia's apparent irrationality in threatening a nuclear war. Are Russia's nuclear threats merely hyperbolic rhetoric? Perhaps it all comes down to machismo and pride (deadly vices of men in power). I will confess that I am both scared and sick to my stomach.

Jesse, Massachusetts, USA

Have the Russians gone insane? Let's take this a step further. If Russian doctrine condones the use of nukes against allies of countries with nuclear weapons then what does it have in mind for those countries actually possessing nuclear weapons?

JimL, Spaldwick, UK

R McAuley, Antrim, UK

Another crude FSB comment , " There is always so much more intrigue than meets the eye in my opinion " , indeed there is !!!.

George Smiley, London,

Mr. McAuley, I think the Russians are intelligent enough that they, at least, are not surprised that invading one of our allies and threatening nuclear strikes against all NATO countries, has caused us to treat them like an enemy.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

This is good news for Iran. Russians are now not going to help U.S and Israel to suspend Irans nuclear program for sure. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" ?

jayil, london, uk

Those of us old enough to remember the Cuban Missile crisis will see direct parallels. One nation placing it's missiles thousands of miles away from it's own shores but directly adjacent to it's adversary. The Russian counter of sabre rattling in Georgia is a direct consequence.

Leslie, Birmingham, UK

Well I thought the UK was close enough for the US to be able to fire nucular (sic) weapons on Iran. This is a sad and dangerous situation. On one had Russia does deserve it's independence but then raped Georgia on its way out, but why should the USA get to put missiles where it likes worldwide?

Paul, London, UK

The headline is indeed very "tabloid".

If a target is placed somewhere on the map, then that place on the map becomes a target. Its an obvious and fundamental defense strategy. The Poles know that, the US knows that, there is really nothing to be surprised about.

Vad, London, UK

When will the cowardice west stand up to the dangerous bully Russia?????

Al, Odessa, Ukraine

That's a tabloid headline.

Could you be a bit less sensationalistic, please?

The situation is ugly, don't make it uglier.

Almost all the leaders involved are acting like children. Where are the real adults?

You know who gets hurt? Not the elites in their tailored suits. It's everyday people.

Adrian, Port Angeles, USA

1938 redux

Bill, Ocean City, USA

What sort of idiots have we in the West - they still treat Russia like an enemy ? Why? Because she refuses to lie down to the Global Corporatists who would destroy her independence in my opinion. There is always so much more intrigue than meets the eye in my opinion. Why rile a nuclear power?

R McAuley, Antrim, UK

Wow. I am surprised that Russia is willing to sacrifice it's entire urban population to a retaliatory nuclear strike... over Georgia. Not a good trade, if you ask me.

Alexander, Tualatin, USA