wantkitteh writes:
"The BBC is reporting that Russia has given Ukrainian military forces in Crimea a deadline of 3AM Tuesday morning to surrender or face assault. Moscow claims the position is to protect Russian civilians in Crimea following what it describes as the illegal coup in the past weeks. The Ukrainian Prime Minister has denounced Russia's actions as totally illegal and has called on it's allies to put pressure on Moscow. Russian military readiness in the area is very high with a blockade in place at Ukraine's naval headquarters and pre-positioned air and ground forces already in central locations around Crimea. Ukrainian forces are outnumbered and unprepared to face the threat. Demonstrations in the largely Russian-speaking area have supported Moscow's position while outside the area civilians are scared of what the future holds."
Russia's military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea until dawn on Tuesday 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 also threatened two warships, Ukrainian officials said. However, Interfax news agency later quoted a fleet spokesman who denied that any ultimatum had been issued. Moscow has said its troops are needed in Crimea to protect civilians. The Kremlin says people in Crimea have come under threat from "ultra-nationalists" since pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last month. Russia is now said to be in de facto control of the Crimea region.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by dotdotdot on Monday March 03 2014, @07:45PM
I wonder if Russia was prepared for the hit [reuters.com] to their stock market: down 11.3%
Or was that also part of their plan?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Sir Garlon on Monday March 03 2014, @07:50PM
If an investor knew the invasion was coming, he could have shorted [wikipedia.org] a lot of Russian stocks and cashed in quite nicely. So just because the market took a hit, does not imply no one came out financially ahead.
[Sir Garlon] is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.
(Score: 3, Funny) by crutchy on Monday March 03 2014, @08:55PM
does goldman sachs have an office in russia?
(Score: 1) by fadrian on Tuesday March 04 2014, @03:54AM
Do dogs have fleas?
That is all.