Russia Confirms Troop Build-Up Near Ukraine; Warns West, More Sanctions “Absolutely Unacceptable”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
04/18/2014
For the first time, Russia has confirmed that it has built up its military presence on the Ukrainian border (according to Agence France Presse). On the heels of the de-escalation and the West’s threat of tougher sanctions (if Russia failed to abide by the new ‘deal’), Kremlin spokesman Dmirty Peskov told Rossiya TV that “we have troops in different regions, and there are troops close to the Ukrainian border. Some are based there, others have been sent as reinforcements due to the situation in Ukraine.” Reuters also reports that Washington statements “are unlikely to help dialogue,” and further sanctions would be “absolutely unacceptable.” It seems the ‘deal’ has done little to calm anything but the US equity market as Peskov blasted “You can’t treat Russia like a guilty schoolboy.”
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