Crisis In Ukraine -- News Updates April 9, 2014

Ukraine Unrest Will Be Resolved By Force Or Talks In 48 Hours, Minister Says -- CNN

Kiev (CNN) -- Ukrainian acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Wednesday that the separatist protests in Ukraine's eastern region would be resolved within 48 hours -- either through negotiations or the use of force.

At the same time, Russia insisted that the presence of its troops just over the border was no reason to worry.

The United States and others have accused Russia of fomenting the separatist unrest as a pretext for military intervention.

Using classified and commercial satellite imagery, the United States estimates there are up to 40,000 Russian troops on the border with eastern Ukraine. NATO has also warned of a major troop buildup.

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Crisis In Ukraine -- News Updates April 9, 2014

Ukraine in 48-hour ultimatum to east's pro-Russia activists -- BBC
Ukraine vows to use force if pro-Russian protesters don’t leave occupied buildings -- Washington Post
Kiev threatens force against eastern Ukraine protesters -- RT
Ukraine to End Unrest in East Through Dialogue or Force – Interior Minister -- RIA Novosti
Kiev Threatens to Use Force to End Standoff -- Wall Street Journal
Ukraine gives armed protesters occupying buildings an ultimatum -- CBS
Pro-Russians Fortify Barricades After Ukraine Ultimatum -- NBC
Pro-Russian Demonstrators in Eastern Ukraine Urged to Stand Down -- New York Times
Ukraine tells pro-Russian separatists to negotiate or face force -- Christian Science Monitor
Separatists Build Barricades In East Ukraine, Kiev Warns Of Force -- Reuters
Kiev warns of force as separatists build barricades in east Ukraine -- The Telegraph
Ukraine's defiant armed separatists prepare for long siege -- Reuters
Russia warns of civil war if Ukraine uses force to quell eastern revolts -- CNN
Russia dismisses concerns in West, Ukraine over troops near border -- Reuters
U.K. Gas Reaches April High as Ukraine Halts Imports From Russia -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Putin threatens to make Ukraine pay ahead for gas -- Washington Post
EU Mulls Widening Russia Blacklist Adding Journalists, Law Enforcement -- RIA Novosti

My Comment: There are no negotiations or talks underway right now .... and I doubt that there will be any in the near future. Ukraine's threat that it will use troops to stop these protests and building occupations has been called .... is this a bluff or a real threat? .... we will probably be getting our answer by Friday or the weekend at the latest. But if the Ukraine government does use force .... and there is a lot of bloodshed .... demands for Moscow to intervene will intensify, and Putin will be under enormous pressure to send in troops to protect the Russian community.He will also be under pressure from the West to not intervene.