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Ukraine forces on ‘high alert’ over Crimea tensions with Russia
Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed assaults, but Kiev furiously denied the incidents. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot
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: Channel...
Ukraine’s president seeks talks with Putin, Western leaders amid tensions
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: Channel...
Russia and Ukraine square off over Crimea ‘raids’
Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed assaults, but Kiev furiously denied the incidents. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin reviews Crimea security after alleged Ukraine raids
Russia’s security agency on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed assaults, but Kiev furiously denied the incidents. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions
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: Channel...
Ukraine has enough military power to defend itself – General Staff spokesman
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: Channel...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terror’ over alleged Crimea raids
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia accuses Ukraine of armed Crimea incursion, says two killed
Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantled a Ukrainian spy network inside the annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine denies Russia’s claim of attempted armed incursion into Crimea
A spokesman for Ukrainian defence intelligence denied Russia’s accusation on Wednesday that special forces had attempted an armed incursion into Crimean territory. …read more Source: Channel...