Friday, April 11, 2014

NATO: Russia Is Ready For Combat In Ukraine



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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More News On The Russian - NATO - U.S. Military Buildup Around Ukraine

NATO: Russian troops 'ready for combat' -- USA Today
NATO images purport to show Russia 'ready for combat' on Ukrainian border -- Christian Science Monitor
NATO Releases More Photos It Says Show Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine -- WSJ
Satellites Show Russian Forces Poised Near Ukraine -- New York Times
Satellite images reveal Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border -- The Guardian
NATO Releases Photos of Russian Troops Near Ukraine Border -- Defense News
NATO Recon Shows 40,000 Russian Troops, Hardware on Ukraine Border -- Voice of America

NATO’s Russian troop build-up satellite images ‘show 2013 drills’ -- RT
NATO's Russian Military Buildup Photos Were Taken Last Year, Official Says -- Moscow Times/Reuters
Moscow says NATO inventing Russian threat over Ukraine -- Reuters
Russia says NATO is using Ukraine crisis to boost appeal -- Reuters

US Destroyer Donald Cook Enters Black Sea Amid Ukraine Tension -- RT
US, French Warships Have Entered Black Sea – Report -- RIA Novosti
Air Force to send more fighters to Poland; USS Cook headed to Black Sea -- Stars and Stripes
NATO to Boost Presence in Black Sea -- Novinite
Moscow Denounces US Destroyer's Black Sea Patrol -- Military.com
Russia condemns NATO for 'Cold War-era rhetoric' -- AP

NATO chief calls on Russian troops to withdraw from Ukraine border -- Reuters
NATO’s chief: Russia’s actions are illegitimate -- Washington Post/AP
NATO to focus on reassuring allies worried about Ukraine -- Stars and Stripes
Romania Presses For NATO Redeployment Over Ukraine Crisis -- Defense News
NATO mulls US troops in eastern Europe -- Al Jazeera
NATO not ruling out troop deployments – even from US – to Eastern Europe -- Christian Science Monitor

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