Putin Ready To Invade Ukraine; Kiev Warns Of War -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded and won his parliament's approval on Saturday to invade Ukraine, where the new government warned of war, put its troops on high alert and appealed to NATO for help.
Putin's open assertion of the right to send troops to a country of 46 million people on the ramparts of central Europe creates the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War.
Troops with no insignia on their uniforms but clearly Russian - some in vehicles with Russian number plates - have already seized Crimea, an isolated peninsula in the Black Sea where Moscow has a large military presence in the headquarters of its Black Sea Fleet. Kiev's new authorities have been powerless to stop them.
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More News On Reports That Ukraine Is Warning Of War Against Russia
Russian intervention would mean war says Ukraine's prime minister -- France 24
Ukraine PM warns of war as Russian military seizes control in Crimea -- The Guardian
Ukraine tells Putin: this could be war -- The Telegraph
Ukraine Puts Military on Combat Alert, Warns Russia of War -- Voice of America
Ukraine Tells Russia Invasion Means War -- Bloomberg
Russian Forces Flood Crimea; Ukraine Warns of War -- NBC
Ukraine warns of war as Russia approves deployment of troops in region -- ABC News (Australia)
Russia approves troops for Ukraine. Is war looming? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor
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