On Sunday the referendum to be held on the status of Crimea. 20,000 Russian troops are now stationed, according to U.S. Secretary of State Kerry on the peninsula. New military exercises have started near the border with Ukraine.
The situation in the Crimea comes to a head : Russia has 20,000 troops stationed in the Ukrainian peninsula – which in any case did U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to report . The forces were , however, should not in the places where they were needed if the whole of Ukraine will taken . .
According to the Acting President of Ukraine Alexander Turchinov the situation is dramatic : Russia is ready to invade his country. There was danger of war. Thus, it cited the Reuters news agency.
The Interfax news agency reports that the Russian Air Force will send six fighter jets of the type Su -27 and three military transport aircraft to its ally Belarus. To new military exercises let the Defense Department in Moscow 12,500 soldiers march , around 4000 near the border with Ukraine.
On Friday Kerry wants to try in negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in London , Russia yet to move to back down . According to reports the ” New York Times ” Kerry is planning a elfstündiges meeting with his counterpart . He wanted to convince the Kremlin them not to promote the annexation of the Crimea, the paper quoted U.S. government officials . According to Kerry , the U.S. is willing to tough sanctions against Russia. Thus, penalties could be decided very quickly if the “wrong decisions ” would be made .
Ukraine Crisis:Ukraine is to force
Ukraine also upgraded to: The country has established a National Guard with up to 60,000 on Thursday. The troupe will consist mainly of volunteers from the so-called Maidan-Self-Defense Forces, said the head of the National Security Council, Andrej Parubij.
The object of the Guard with members between 18 and 50 years is about securing the borders. A first squad moved directly after the unanimous vote of the parliament in Kiev on an exercise from.
The planned referendum for Sunday reaps harsh criticism: It is contrary to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, said Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel. Also, the European Parliament had condemned the planned referendum as “illegitimate and illegal”. German Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened Russia in their government statement on Ukraine crisis also with tougher sanctions.
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