Well...we got this going for us. Plus Kashmir getting a bit heated lately. Plus ISIS/ISIL. Plus China buzzing fighters around USN/USAF planes in intl waters. Plus Iran. Plus DPRK. Plus plus plus plus...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/w...8/23/world/europe/russia-moves-artillery-units-into-ukraine-nato-says.html?_r=0
WASHINGTON — The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and was using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday.
The West has long accused Russia of supporting the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, but this is the first time it has said it had evidence that the Russian military was operating in Ukrainian territory.
The Russian move represents a significant escalation of the Kremlin’s involvement in the fighting there and comes as a convoy of Russian trucks with humanitarian provisions has crossed into Ukrainian territory without Kiev’s permission.
Since mid-August NATO has received multiple reports of the direct involvement of Russian forces, “including Russian airborne, air defense and special operations forces in Eastern Ukraine,” said Oana Lungescu, a spokeswoman for NATO.
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“Russian artillery support — both cross-border and from within Ukraine — is being employed against the Ukrainian armed forces,” she added.
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That is a novel way of delivering humanitarian aid.
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The Secretary General of NATO, Anders F. Rasmussen, is an extremist who thinks of Russia with the same objectivity that Rush Limbaugh thinks...
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NATO’s secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, criticized the Russian moves in a statement issued in Brussels on Friday.
“I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross,” Mr. Rasmussen’s statement said.
“These developments are even more worrying as they coincide with a major escalation in Russian military involvement in Eastern Ukraine since mid-August, including the use of Russian forces,” the statement continued, adding: “We have also seen transfers of large quantities of advanced weapons, including tanks, armored personnel carriers and artillery to separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine. Moreover, NATO is observing an alarming buildup of Russian ground and air forces in the vicinity of Ukraine.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/w...8/23/world/europe/russia-moves-artillery-units-into-ukraine-nato-says.html?_r=0
WASHINGTON — The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and was using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday.
The West has long accused Russia of supporting the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, but this is the first time it has said it had evidence that the Russian military was operating in Ukrainian territory.
The Russian move represents a significant escalation of the Kremlin’s involvement in the fighting there and comes as a convoy of Russian trucks with humanitarian provisions has crossed into Ukrainian territory without Kiev’s permission.
Since mid-August NATO has received multiple reports of the direct involvement of Russian forces, “including Russian airborne, air defense and special operations forces in Eastern Ukraine,” said Oana Lungescu, a spokeswoman for NATO.
Continue reading the main story
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A Russian convoy crossed the border on Friday at a checkpoint in Izvaryne, Ukraine.
Russian Trucks Cross Border Without Assent of UkraineAUG. 22, 2014
Ukrainian soldiers detaining a pro-Russian fighter in the village of Chornukhine. Russia is accused of sending arms and fighters across the border into Ukraine.
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An undated recent image of Mark Paslawsky, a Ukrainian-American who volunteered to fight Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, posted on the Donbass Battalion Facebook page.
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Fyodor D. Berezin is a novelist who has risen quickly through the rebel ranks in Ukraine.
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“Russian artillery support — both cross-border and from within Ukraine — is being employed against the Ukrainian armed forces,” she added.
Continue reading the main story
Recent Comments
Jeff M
18 minutes ago
That is a novel way of delivering humanitarian aid.
Domingo Tavella
20 minutes ago
The Secretary General of NATO, Anders F. Rasmussen, is an extremist who thinks of Russia with the same objectivity that Rush Limbaugh thinks...
David in Toledo
20 minutes ago
Whatever Mr. Putin's spokesperson and Russia's supporters say, it won't be the truth.
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NATO’s secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, criticized the Russian moves in a statement issued in Brussels on Friday.
“I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross,” Mr. Rasmussen’s statement said.
“These developments are even more worrying as they coincide with a major escalation in Russian military involvement in Eastern Ukraine since mid-August, including the use of Russian forces,” the statement continued, adding: “We have also seen transfers of large quantities of advanced weapons, including tanks, armored personnel carriers and artillery to separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine. Moreover, NATO is observing an alarming buildup of Russian ground and air forces in the vicinity of Ukraine.”