World press on Ukraine's crisis (August 26-28, 2014)"Ukraine crisis: Nato plans east European bases to counter Russia" is an article which appeared in the Guardian on August 26. "Nato is to deploy its forces at new bases in eastern Europe for the first time, in response to the Ukraine crisis and in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from causing trouble in the former Soviet Baltic republics, according to its secretary general," the newspaper reads.""We will adopt what we call a readiness action plan with the aim to be able to act swiftly in this completely new security environment in Europe. We have something already called the Nato response force, whose purpose is to be able to be deployed rapidly if needed. Now it's our intention to develop what I would call a spearhead within that response force at very, very high readiness," the Guardian quotes Rasmussen as saying.On August 27th, the Washington Post posted an article co-written by the editorial board entitled "Russia’s new tactics of war shouldn’t fool anyone." "Mr. Putin’s blithe denials that Russia is supporting separatists in Ukraine are already stale. When he says “this is not our business,” as he did in Minsk, he is lying. But the bald untruths and military thrusts into eastern Ukraine provide a revealing glimpse of Russia’s new approach to throwing its weight around. Mr. Putin is engaged in subversion and feint, perhaps not surprising for a onetime lieutenant colonel in the Soviet KGB," the article reads."Some have called the new approach “hybrid war,” a conflict waged by commandos without insignia, armored columns slipping across the international border at night, volleys of misleading propaganda, floods of disinformation and sneaky invasions like the one into Crimea. In this hybrid war, a civilian airliner was shot down by surface-to-air missiles, but the triggerman or supplier of the missile was never identified; artillery shells are fired but no one can say from where; Russian military material and equipment appears suddenly in the villages and fields of eastern Ukraine.""A new kind of war requires a new kind of response," the article concludes by appealing to determination and clear eyes.On August 28th, media all around the world reported on Russian tanks moving in the direction of Ukraine. "Ukrainian president: Russian troops have crossed border" is an article which appeared today in the Guardian. "Ukraine's president has effectively accused Russia of invading his country, saying troops have been moved across the border to support separatists now fighting on two fronts in the east," the article reports."In Brussels, a Nato military officer told Reuters that the alliance believes there are now more than 1,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.""Russia's denials appear increasingly flimsy. When the Guardian saw a Russian armoured column cross the border two weeks ago, the foreign ministry and local security services denied any incursion had taken place, saying it was a border patrol that had not strayed into Ukrainian territory. Earlier this week, when Russian paratroopers were captured well inside Ukraine, sources in the defence ministry also said they had been part of a border patrol that had got lost and entered Ukraine "by accident"."
"Ukraine crisis: Nato plans east European bases to counter Russia" is an article which appeared in the Guardian on August 26.
"Nato is to deploy its forces at new bases in eastern Europe for the first time, in response to the Ukraine crisis and in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from causing trouble in the former Soviet Baltic republics, according to its secretary general," the newspaper reads.
""We will adopt what we call a readiness action plan with the aim to be able to act swiftly in this completely new security environment in Europe. We have something already called the Nato response force, whose purpose is to be able to be deployed rapidly if needed. Now it's our intention to develop what I would call a spearhead within that response force at very, very high readiness," the Guardian quotes Rasmussen as saying.
On August 27th, the Washington Post posted an article co-written by the editorial board entitled "Russia’s new tactics of war shouldn’t fool anyone."
"Mr. Putin’s blithe denials that Russia is supporting separatists in Ukraine are already stale. When he says “this is not our business,” as he did in Minsk, he is lying. But the bald untruths and military thrusts into eastern Ukraine provide a revealing glimpse of Russia’s new approach to throwing its weight around. Mr. Putin is engaged in subversion and feint, perhaps not surprising for a onetime lieutenant colonel in the Soviet KGB," the article reads.
"Some have called the new approach “hybrid war,” a conflict waged by commandos without insignia, armored columns slipping across the international border at night, volleys of misleading propaganda, floods of disinformation and sneaky invasions like the one into Crimea. In this hybrid war, a civilian airliner was shot down by surface-to-air missiles, but the triggerman or supplier of the missile was never identified; artillery shells are fired but no one can say from where; Russian military material and equipment appears suddenly in the villages and fields of eastern Ukraine."
"A new kind of war requires a new kind of response," the article concludes by appealing to determination and clear eyes.
On August 28th, media all around the world reported on Russian tanks moving in the direction of Ukraine.
"Ukrainian president: Russian troops have crossed border" is an article which appeared today in the Guardian.
"Ukraine's president has effectively accused Russia of invading his country, saying troops have been moved across the border to support separatists now fighting on two fronts in the east," the article reports.
"In Brussels, a Nato military officer told Reuters that the alliance believes there are now more than 1,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine."
"Russia's denials appear increasingly flimsy. When the Guardian saw a Russian armoured column cross the border two weeks ago, the foreign ministry and local security services denied any incursion had taken place, saying it was a border patrol that had not strayed into Ukrainian territory. Earlier this week, when Russian paratroopers were captured well inside Ukraine, sources in the defence ministry also said they had been part of a border patrol that had got lost and entered Ukraine "by accident"."
