Ukraine has unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound to irritate Moscow.The two-day military drills near the Black Sea peninsula are a first for the former Soviet republic and a sign that it is regaining assertiveness in the face of its arch-foe Russia.“No one will stop us,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tweeted. “We will be acting in the interests of the people of Ukraine!”Kiev says Russia illegally annexed Crimea in March 2014 – a month after Ukraine’s Russian-backed president was ousted in a pro-EU revolt.It also accuses Moscow of backing …read more
Source: Gulf times
