Dear pane Yatseniuk: being convinced is not enough. You have to back your
words with deeds and push for a military presence and deployment of
Ukraine's along the eastern border while launching recruitment campaigns
throughout the country. Speeches and peaceful demonstrations no longer cut
it.
PI
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Michael Kulyk <[email protected]>wrote:
> Regional officials indicated on March 2nd that 10km from the Russian
> border in the northern Chernihiv region, Russian military movements were
> spotted, including tanks. Interim president Turchynov later informed that a
> no-fly zone over the country had been initiated for military aircraft.
>
> On Monday March 3rd, the State Border Service of Ukraine announced that
> Russian forces were accumulating forces, including artillery and armored
> carriers, along the country's eastern borders along the Donbas region of
> Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv. Russian border services have also closed the
> border for Russian citizens traveling into Donetsk, while the governor of
> neighboring Rostov-on-Don ordered the setup of refugee camps.
>
> In response, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that
> Russian troops will not be allowed into the eastern regions of Ukraine. "I
> am convinced that no Russian military contingents will be allowed into
> [Ukraine's] eastern regions," he said.
>
> http://ukrainianpolicy.com/russian-invasion-of-ukraine#mainland
>
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