Russia's deputy defence minister denied it was massing troops on the Ukrainian border
In this March 21, 2014, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin signs bills making Crimea part of Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow. U.S. sanctions against a Russian bank and the Kremlin's inner circle have pinched Moscow. Photo- AP
Kiev: Russian President Vladimir Putin's troops are poised to attack Ukraine at any time, Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council chief Andriy Parubiy warned on Sunday.
"The aim of Putin is not Crimea, but all of Ukraine... His troops massed at the border are ready to attack at any moment," Parubiy told thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Kiev.
"The occupant may cross the border any day. In Putin's morbid imagination, Ukraine should be part of Russia," he said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia said in an interview broadcast on a television on Sunday that the chances of war between his country and Russia were growing.
"They are growing, I would say," he told ABC's "This Week" political talk show. "We don't know what Putin has in his mind and what would be his decision. That's why this situation is becoming even more explosive than it used to be a week ago."
Meanwhile in Moscow, Russia's deputy defence minister Anatoly Antonov denied it was massing troops on the Ukrainian border, saying it was observing international agreements.
"Russia's armed forces are not carrying out any unannounced military activity that could threaten the security of neighbouring states," he added, cited by Interfax news angency.
( Source : AFP )
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