well, yes, those reports about moving blood supply to the borders are concerning. but at the same time, even though they point to the possibility of troops fighting, casualties, they could also be consistent with the russian narrative that they are not planning an attack, but they don't discount fact that ukrainian soldiers may try some sort of provocation. and people have been saying all along that an outright invasion is not the only way for russia to assert control over ukraine if it so chooses. one law lawmaker's call for ukrainians in breakaway regions to join the russian army would certainly be one way of occupying or controlling territory. putin hasn't spoken about this or other outright calls for further support to those russian-backed separatists in eastern ukraine, and his relative silence is leading to so much speculation. for example, is this standoff happening now because in the