Ukraine says Russia has moved 80,000 troops
to border and Crimea, and Putin won't talk
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/12/2021 9:14:12 PM
Moscow — Ukraine's government said on Monday that requests by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine had been ignored. Moscow denied receiving any request from Kyiv for such talks. Tension between the neighbors has grown steadily for several weeks, with intensified skirmishes in eastern Ukraine — a region that has been mired in conflict since Russia first backed Ukrainian separatists there seven years ago. Putin has sent thousands of forces toward the Ukrainian border recently, raising concerns among politicians in the United States and European Union. "The president's office, of
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Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua yank
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'Emancipation' film out of Georgia
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Where is 'Ukraine expert' Vindman ? Probably raiding a donut shop.