Sunday 2 March 2014

Prime Minister: Ukraine on Brink of Disaster

    The Wall Street Journal reports,"Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Sunday that his country was "on the brink of disaster" and personally blamed Russian PresidentVladimir Putin for bringing the two nations to the verge of war.
With more than 6,000 airborne and naval forces, Russia has taken complete operational control over the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine and appears to be preparing to occupy the territory, a senior Obama administration official said Sunday".
"Russian forces now have complete operational control of the Crimean peninsula, some 6,000-plus airborne and naval forces, with considerable materiel," the official said in a briefing for reporters. "There is no question that they are in an occupation position in Crimea, that they are flying in reinforcements, and they are settling in."

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