Putin Reappears, Puts 40,000 Troops On Full Alert As Part Of "Snap-Readiness Exercises"

All that can be cast aside when moments ago we saw with our own eyes that the Russian president simply wanted some time away and has now reappeared for his meeting with the Kyrgyz president. But while Putin may have kept a low visibility profile, he was very well heard, and as reported earlier today, the Russian president ordered nearly 40,000 troops in northern and western Russia to be put on full alert early Monday as part of snap-readiness exercises .... http://www.zerohedge.com