Ukraine may have drawn its own red line overnight by saying it will send “special forces” into the latest east Ukraine city captured by “pro-Russia separatists” as we just reported, but Russia wasted no time in explaining how it would deal with it. Bloomberg cites Russian foreign minister Lavrov who stated that, “Russia Won’t Accept Ukraine Force Versus Demonstrators.”
Threats to use force against pro- Russian activists in southeast Ukraine are “unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says in phone call today with Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsia, Russian Foreign Ministry says in e-mailed statement. Lavrov added that he sees “no grounds” to accuse Russia of sending agents to destabilize situation in Ukraine.
Ball is in Kiev’s court.
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