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 beaten back-armed assaults, but Kiev furiously denied the incidents.
The allegations have ratcheted up tensions in the feud between Russia and Ukraine sparked by Moscow’s 2014 seizure of the Black Sea peninsula and sparked fears of possible wider conflict.
Putin held a meeting with his security chiefs to discuss “additional measures for assuring security for …read more
Source: The Manila Times
