Crisis in Ukraine Escalating: Russia Has 15,000 Comrades On The Ground, Ukrainian Military Resigning On A Massive Scale
Investmentwatchblog.com
March 2nd, 2014
Ukraine mobilizes troops amid crisis with Russia
Russia now has 15,000 troops in Ukraine’s Crimea region, Yegor Pyvovarov, the spokesman for the Ukraine mission at the United Nations, told CNN ahead of Saturday’s session of the Security Council. He did not say how Ukraine arrived at that number, or whether that included troops already stationed at a Russian base in the region.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Russia Escalates Crisis in Ukraine
The American and Russian presidents spoke on the phone for 90 minutes on Saturday after Russia’s parliament voted unanimously to deploy troops in Ukraine, defying warnings from Western leaders not to intervene.
In his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin , U.S. President Barack Obamaexpressed “his deep concern over Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Mr. Obama urged Russia to de-escalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in Crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579412380376851854
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