Russian troops and armored vehicles are once again amassing on the Ukrainian border, as evidence for makeshift Russian bases, cross border shelling and Russian aggression in Ukraine continues to grow.
Since Ukraine’s pro-European reform movement called the Euromaidan toppled the pro-Russian government of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych last year, well equipped rebel fighters have consolidated control over Ukraine’s southeast.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has denied that there are any Russian soldiers on duty in Ukraine, despite groups of them having been continuously captured or tracked while crossing the border. The powerful Russian state propaganda machine has dismissed evidence presented by Nato officials or …read more
Source: Newsweek
