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posted by LaminatorX on Monday March 03 2014, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-funny-to-say dept.

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."

From the article:

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.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by GmanTerry on Monday March 03 2014, @09:59PM

    by GmanTerry (829) on Monday March 03 2014, @09:59PM (#10266)

    "Take everything you hear with loads of salt, and consider the source! RT stands for Russia Today, and is hardly independent or unbiased. CNN, Fox, MSNBC and friends are similarly suspect from the US side. The BBC used to be a bastion of independent journalism, but lately that seems less and less the case."

    I was a Marine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I listened exclusively to the BBC for news because we knew the American government was filtering the story. I did the same thing during the Gulf Wars.

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