Monday 1 September 2014

Vladimir Putin Ukraine boast: If I want I will take Kiev in two weeks

Vladimir Putin Ukraine boast: If I want I will take Kiev in two weeks

Reuters
Putin: Russia has been accused of a "full-scale invasion"
Vladimir Putin has stoked tensions over Ukraine by boasting: “If I want, I will take Kiev in two weeks.”
The Russian President's threat was made in a phone call to European Union President Manuel Barroso, according to Italian newspaper La Republica.
It came as hundreds of Kiev troops were forced to flee a “battalion” of Moscow’s tanks in east Ukraine.
They retreated from the key Luhansk airport after engaging the tank column for hours in a battle which saw seven defending soldiers killed.
The violence – amid Kiev claims that Russian armour and soldiers are pouring over the border – was branded “direct and open aggression” by Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko.
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Tension: Pro-Russian fighters sit on top of a tank in Starobesheve
 
Defence minister Valeriy Geletey said the Russians were moving into other towns in the region, including its largest city, Donetsk .
He accused Russia of a “full-scale invasion” and alleged that Moscow has threatened to use “tactical nuclear weapons” against his country.
In the Com­­mons, PM David Cameron said the presence of Russian soldiers in the region was “unjustified and unacceptable”.
He added: “Russia appears to be trying to force Ukraine to abandon its democratic choices at the barrel of a gun.”
German President Joachim Gauck said Russia has “effectively severed its partnership” with Europe.
A new wave of EU sanctions, to be announced this week, could see Europeans barred from buying Russian government bonds .
However, several countries heavily dependent on Russian gas, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, oppose the move.


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