Let them fire the first shot so as to lose the moral high ground.
PI
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Russia demands surrender of Ukraine's Crimea forces
> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26424738
> 3 March 2014 Last updated at 11:30 ET
>
> The Russian military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea until 03:00 GMT
> to surrender or face an assault, Ukrainian defence sources have said.
>
> The head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet Aleksander Vitko set the deadline and
> threatened an attack "across Crimea".
>
> Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier said Russia was responding
> to "ultra-nationalist threats".
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> Western powers have condemned Moscow's decision to send troops as a
> "violation of Ukraine's sovereignty".
>
> Russia is now said to be in de facto control of the Crimea region.
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> Ukraine has ordered full mobilisation to counter the intervention.
>
> No shots have yet been fired in the region, which has a majority of
> Russian speakers and a largely pro-Russian local government.
>
> The trouble began last month when pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych
> was ousted following months of street protests.
>
> Russia claims its military is protecting human rights in Crimea, but Kiev,
> the US and Western Europe have condemned the actions.
>
> Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said earlier that any attempt
> to seize Crimea would fail, urging allies to give economic and political
> support to his government.
>
> In other developments:
>
> US Vice-President Joe Biden reportedly urges Russia to back a plan to
> deploy international monitors to Ukraine
> The G7 pulls out of preparations for a G8 meeting scheduled for June
> in Russia, sparking an angry reaction from Moscow
> British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the turmoil in Ukraine is
> the "biggest crisis" Europe has faced in the 21st Century.
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>
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