Moscow Is ‘Ready for Combat,’ NATO Says -- Time
Anders Fogh Rasmussen slams Moscow for “stirring up ethnic tensions in eastern Ukraine” as new satellite imagery shows 40,000 Russian troops along Ukraine's border, which he claims aren't conducting an exercise as Russia insists
New satellite images released by NATO on Thursday show Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border seemingly on a war footing.
Speaking in the Czech Republic, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen trashed Russia’s claims that the troops were on an exercise, and criticized Moscow for “stirring up ethnic tensions in eastern Ukraine and provoking unrest.”
“As I speak, some 40,000 Russian troops are massed along Ukraine’s borders,” he said. “Not training, but ready for combat.”
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