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Killing of our servicemen in Crimea will have consequences – Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the death of Russian servicemen in armed clashes on the border between Crimea and Ukraine over the weekend would have consequences. …read more Source: The...
Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the Black Sea, a day after the Russian president accused Ukraine of trying to provoke a conflict over Crimea, which Moscow seized and annexed in 2014. …read more Source: The...
U.N. Security Council to discuss Ukraine-Russia tensions on Thursday
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will discuss growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia on Thursday in a closed door meeting, diplomats said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's president seeks talks with Putin, Western leaders amid tensions
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he wanted to speak directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin and several Western leaders amid a spike in tensions between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says Russia sends better equipped troops to Crimea border
KIEV (Reuters) – Russia has amassed more troops in recent days equipped with more modern equipment on Ukraine’s border with the Crimean region, which has been annexed by Moscow, Oleh Slobodyan, the spokesman for the Ukrainian border guards, said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Putin reviews Crimea security after alleged Ukraine raids
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for security to be ramped up on the annexed Crimea peninsula after accusing Ukraine of attempting armed incursions into the disputed region. Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and...
No evidence so far to corroborate Russia allegations over Crimea – U.S.
KIEV (Reuters) – The United States has seen nothing so far that corroborates Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Aim of alleged Ukrainian Crimea incursion was to destroy tourism – Russian newspaper
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Kommersant newspaper cited unnamed security sources on Thursday as saying a group of men Russia has arrested for planning attacks in Crimea had confessed and said their aim was to destroy the tourist industry there. …read more Source: The...
Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security measures for Crimea after the clashes on the contested peninsula, the Kremlin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine has enough military power to defend itself – General Staff spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has the military resources to defend itself and is monitoring the situation around Crimea, the spokesman for the General Staff, Vladislav Seleznyov, told Reuters on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
