Ukraine Orders Full Military Mobilization, Acting PM Says Russian Actions "Declaration Of War"

Ukraine Orders Full Military Mobilization, Acting PM Says Russian Actions "Declaration Of War"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/02/2014 - 09:12 With less than 6 hours left until FX trading opens, no resolution to the Ukraine crisis is in sight. Instead the situation has devolved even more and overnight Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the country was "on the brink of disaster." The BBC adds that it has seen what appear to be Russian troops digging trenches on the Crimean border.  Furthermore, a standoff between Ukrainian troops who have fortified a base in the crimean city of Privolnoye, and Russians who have surrounded them, may be the match that set it all off. Fox reports that hundreds of unidentified gunmen surrounded a Ukraine's infantry base in Privolnoye in its Crimea region Sunday. The convoy included at least 13 troop vehicles each containing 30 soldiers and four armored vehicles with mounted machine guns. The vehicles -- which have Russian license plates -- have surrounded the base and are blocking Ukrainian soldiers from entering or leaving it. In response, acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the move by Russian forces to surround military bases in Crimea was "a declaration of war."

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John Kerry Slams "Incredible Act Of Aggression", NATO Says Russia "Must Stop"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/02/2014 - 09:57 Just in case Obama's Friday message of "costs" should Russia invade Ukraine, which it did, was lost in translation, here is NATO with the clarification, and more harsh language: Russia "threatens peace and security in Europe. Russia must stop its military activities and its threats." And just in case both Obama and NATO were misunderstood, here is Kerry appearing on CBS' Face the Nation laying down the law, and even more harsh language: John Kerry on Sunday condemned Russia's "incredible act of aggression" in Ukraine and threatened "very serious repercussions." "It's an incredible act of aggression. It is really a stunning, willful choice by President (Vladimir) Putin to invade another country. Russia is in violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine. Russia is in violation of its international obligations." Russia's response? "No comment at the moment," Peskov said.

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The Invasion So Far: Visual Summary Of Russian Forces And Movements

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/01/2014 - 23:59
The map below is keeping an accurate running update of all the most recent developments in the staggered Russian invasion of the Ukraine.