Section: Australia
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PM slams Russia on Ukraine ‘invasion’
UPDATE: TONY Abbott says if reports of Russian forces fighting in the Ukraine are true, “that is an invasion and it is utterly reprehensible”. …read more Source:...
US openly accuses Russia of sending combat troops to Ukraine
The United States on Thursday openly accused Russia of sending combat forces into Ukraine and threatened to tighten economic sanctions, but Washington stopped short of calling Moscow’s intensified support for separatist forces an invasion. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia ‘has invaded’ Ukraine
OBAMA says the US won’t intervene militarily in Ukraine as Nato confirms at least 1000 Russian soldiers are inside the country. …read more Source: THE...
Russian troops ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and the West said Thursday that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart the east of the country, raising fears of a direct military confrontation between Kiev and its former Soviet master. …read more Source: The West...
NATO satellite images show Russian troops operating in Ukraine
NATO has released satellite images which it says show Russian combat forces, armed with heavy weapons, engaged in military operations in Ukraine. Well over 1,000 Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine, marking a significant escalation of Moscow’s military involvement in the country, NATO said.The UN Security Council is holding an...
Army wives urge Russia to come clean on soldiers in Ukraine (AFP)
Kostroma (Russia) (AFP) – Several dozen women gathered outside a military base in central Russia on Thursday to demand that commanders come clean about the whereabouts of their husbands after reports of secret funerals for soldiers covertly sent to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
NATO envoys to hold emergency meeting Friday over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ambassadors to NATO will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday morning to discuss reports that Russia had sent troops into Ukraine, a diplomatic source said. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev to reinstate army conscription in coming months (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine announced on Thursday that it will return to mandatory conscription in the coming months as its troops battle pro-Russian insurgents in the east. …read more Source: The West...
NATO envoys to hold emergency meeting Friday over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ambassadors to NATO will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday morning to discuss reports that Russia had sent troops into Ukraine, a diplomatic source said. …read more Source: The West...
Russian troops ‘deployed’ in Ukraine
WASHINGTON and Kiev last night said that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
