Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Russian Troops Fire Warning Shots Outside Air Base

Following up my earlier entry, "Staring Down a Russian Rifle in #Belbek."

The Wall Street Journal has the day's full recap, "Putin, Obama Talk Tough on Ukraine: Moscow Shows Little Sign of Backing Down":

The U.S. kept up a war of words with Russian President Vladimir Putin while hoping he will back down over Ukraine, but there was little evidence Tuesday he would.

Mr. Putin offered a full-throated defense of his use of force in the restive region of Crimea, rejecting Western demands to withdraw and insisting sanctions would be counterproductive. Russian troops occupying an air base there fired warning shots at Ukrainian counterparts, seemingly underlining Moscow's determination.
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