MOSCOW (AP) — Russian leaders are responding defiantly to threats from Western leaders that Russia will face further punishment for the stepped-up fighting in eastern Ukraine over the weekend.
In televised comments, President Vladimir Putin said it’s the Ukrainian leadership that should be held responsible for the violence. He accuses Ukrainian officials of using civilians as “cannon fodder.” And Putin is referring to Ukraine’s army as a “NATO foreign legion.”
But NATO’s secretary general is accusing Russia of sending large numbers of heavy weapons to the pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine.
That charge is also being rejected by Russia. A Russian envoy says rebels …read more
Source: KXAN
