Ukraine Claims Russian Military Buildup Along Border Ukraine said there is a buildup of Russian military equipment along the eastern border, as President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev announced an armed forces upgrade worth $3 billion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to give momentum to a diplomatic resolution to the conflict convulsing Ukraine as Poroshenko prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian buildup of military equpiment is taking place in the region around the city of Rostov, in at least one case 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) from the Ukraine border, according to military spokesman Andriy Lysenko. Pro-Russia rebels have ruined “almost all” of the infrastructure in the city of Luhansk while shelling of Ukrainian troops from the Russian side continues, Lysenko told reporters today. Peace plans are “on the table” for the Aug. 26 talks, Merkel said yesterday on her first visit to Ukraine’s capital Kiev since separatist violence erupted this year. Poroshenko said he will present a position coordinated with the European Union when meeting Putin in the Belarus capital Minsk during a summit of the Customs Union, a Russia-dominated trade bloc. Tensions Spiked The German leader waded into attempts to overcome the conflict as tensions spiked anew in Ukraine, which has been fractured [...] ilinnews/ukraine-claims-russian-military-buildup-along-border/
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:02:04 +0000
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