Reuters: Russian fighter jets land in Crimea amid Ukraine tensions
* Russia has deployed over a dozen fighter jets to Ukraine amid rising tensions between the countries.
* In November, Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian ships after it says they entered Russian waters.
* Ukraine has called for international military support and banned Russian men of military age from entering the country.
More than a dozen SU-27 and SU-30 fighter jets which Russia is deploying to boost its air force, amid heightened tensions with Ukraine, arrived in Crimea on Saturday.
A Reuters witness saw the jets land at Belbek air base in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014 after Moscow-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich fled Kiev following street clashes and violent protests.
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Update #1: Russian Fighter Jets Moved To Annexed Ukrainian Region (RFE)
Update #2: Russian warplanes arrive in Crimea (Euronews)
WNU Editor: U.K. warship in the Black Sea .... Gavin Williamson: UK ship in Ukraine 'sends message to Russia' (BBC). Ukraine warning of another attempt to send naval vessels in the Azon Sea. U.S. military forces not far behind. this build-up should surprise no one.
2 comments:
Maybe we can have the Italians arrest Putin for war crimes and then he can be sent to the Hague.
I don't understand the Putin move. What is he expecting? invading Ukraine and annexing it? This kind of action, if any success, will bring Russia back to the cold war era with the consequences USSR suffer.
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