WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday called on Ukraine and Russia to show restraint after Moscow accused Kiev of plotting attacks in disputed Crimea, and urged a resumption of talks.
Ukraine has put its forces on high alert after Russia’s FSB security service said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in the Black Sea peninsula this week by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed assaults — claims Kiev fiercely denies.
“We are extremely concerned about the increased tension near the administrative boundary between Crimea and Ukraine,” said a State Department spokeswoman, Elizabeth Trudeau.
“Our position, as I said yesterday, is well known: Crimea …read more
Source: The Manila Times
