NATO TO RUSSIA: Cease Your 'Illegal Military Actions' In Ukraine Immediately

[5.56NATO]

NATO on Friday accused Russia of a "blatant violation of Ukraine's sovereignty" and urged it to immediately cease its "illegal military actions" in eastern regions of the country.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said despite "hollow denials" by Russia, it was clear it was involved in "direct military operations" in Ukraine.

"We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s continued disregard of its international obligations. We urge Russia to cease its illegal military actions, stop its support to armed separatists, and take immediate and verifiable steps towards de-escalation of this grave crisis," Rasmussen said in a statement.

Rasmussen's statement came after NATO convened an emergency meeting Friday in Brussels, Belgium, over the crisis at the request of Ukrainian authorities.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nato-r...-122203522.htm

[sevlex]

Or Else?

[5.56NATO]

We shall taunt you again!

[Sherman]

Big scary NATO will beat them up. What a joke NATO is.

[5.56NATO]

LAKE SELIGER Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: "It's best not to mess with us."

Putin told the assembly, on the banks of a lake near Moscow, the Russian takeover of Crimea in March was essential to save a largely Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian government violence. He said continued fighting in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists launched an uprising in April, was the result of a refusal by Kiev to negotiate.

Ukraine, and Western governments, accuse Russia of sending troops and armor to back the separatists in a conflict that has already killed over 2,000 people. Russia denies the charge.

"Russia is far from being involved in any large-scale conflicts," he said at the camp on the banks of Lake Seliger. "We don't want that and don't plan on it. But naturally, we should always be ready to repel any aggression towards Russia.

"Russia's partners... should understand it's best not to mess with us," said Putin, dressed casually in a grey sweater and light blue jeans.

"Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers."

Putin spoke easily with the students, many of whom looked to be asking scripted questions about demography and history. Other times he accepted gifts or, smilingly, played down their praise.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/to...40829?irpc=932

[El Jefe]

Big scary NATO will beat them up. What a joke NATO is.

Almost as wimpy as the UN and the EU.

[Krupski]

Or Else?

...0bama will draw another line in the sand.....

[recon]

Putin will always do what he wants! Who is going to stop him? Us? Not!

[Altarboy]

"Come on Hans you're breaking my balls man, you're breaking my balls."

[samiam]

Winter's coming, without Russian natural gas it'll be a cold dark one in europe

[5.56NATO]

WHITE HOUSE TO PUTIN: Don't 'Even Think About Messing Around' With The Baltics

(can i get a lol?!?!?)


President Barack Obama's message to Russian President Vladimir Putin when traveling to Europe next week is to not "even think about messing around" with the Baltic states, the White House said Friday.

Obama is traveling to Europe next week for a meeting in Wales with other NATO leaders. He'll also make a stop in Estonia, where he will meet with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in an attempt to reassure allies amid burgeoning Russian aggression in Ukraine.

"The two stops are essentially part of the same effort to send a message to the Russians that their behavior is unacceptable," Charles Kupchan, the White House's senior director for European affairs, said in a conference call with reporters Friday afternoon.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-...214107060.html





And in a similar light;
Russia demands publication of recordings from downed flight MH17
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is demanding to know why international investigators have yet to publish the black box data from a Malaysian airliner that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July, a deputy defense minister said in an interview published on Saturday.

Moscow blames Ukraine for the disaster, in which all 298 passengers and crew were killed. In a version of events widely believed in the West, Ukraine says the Boeing 777 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists with a surface-to-air missile.

"The Boeing catastrophe throws up more and more questions. But lately not many people are talking about this," Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told RIA news agency.

"Why have the data still not been published about the conversations between the air traffic controllers and the pilots of the Boeing? Why haven't the data been presented from the international investigation of the black boxes? Who doesn't want this to happen?"
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-demands...093607946.html

[weevil]

...0bama will draw another line in the sand.....

......and another...............and another.....................and another.......

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Ukraine rebels prepare attack as EU warns Russia of new sanctions
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) - Pro-Russian separatists were preparing a fresh offensive on a key coastal location in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, as EU leaders gave Moscow one week to curb its support for the rebels or face new sanctions.
http://news.yahoo.com/eu-gives-russi...233250577.html


Putin: It's time to consider 'statehood' for eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday dangerously upped his rhetoric over the situation in eastern Ukraine, saying for the first time that the region should perhaps become an independent nation.
http://theweek.com/article/index/267...astern-ukraine


With war under way in Ukraine, Russians don’t like what little they learn
Evidence of the extent of Russian military involvement in Ukraine has been dribbling out for months. But recently it also has been leaking into Russia itself, despite an official government policy that what’s happening in Ukraine is all about Ukraine.
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationw...insidexml.html