U.S. Promises “Robust Retaliation” for Alleged Russian Troop Deployment on Ukrainian Border

Sunday, July 27, 2014
By Paul Martin

Paul Craig Roberts
Prison Planet.com
July 26, 2014

Earlier in the week senior U.S. intelligene officials admitted they have no direct evidence Russia or the separatists shot down the Malaysian airliner.

“Rather than backing down after last week’s downing of a civilian passenger jet, Russia appears to be intervening more aggressively in the war in eastern Ukraine,” The New York Times reports.

Officials say the unconfirmed move represents “a dangerous escalation that will almost certainly force more robust retaliation from the United States and Europe.”

The officials, citing satellite images and other military intelligence, said that Russia had positioned heavy weapons, including tanks and other combat vehicles, at several points along the border where there has been intense fighting. On Thursday, Russia unleashed artillery attacks on eastern Ukraine from Russian territory, officials in Washington and Kiev said. While Russia flatly denied accelerating its intervention on Friday, American and Ukrainian officials said Moscow appeared anxious to stem gains by government forces that have succeeded in retaking some rebel-held territory.

Russia denies the accusation. “We deny the unfounded public insinuations that State Department spokeswoman [Marie] Harf repeats day after day,” The Russian foreign ministry said.

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