The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of building up air defense systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian separatists in the area in breach of a European-brokered cease-fire agreement.
“This is the highest amount of Russian air defense equipment in eastern Ukraine since August,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement.
She said the increasingly complex nature of the training exercises “leaves no doubt that Russia is involved.”
“The training has also incorporated Russian UAV’s [unmanned aerial vehicles], an unmistakable sign of Russian presence,” Harf added.
Russia also was building up its forces along the Ukrainian …read more
Source: Voice of America
