Kremlin Massing Armed Forces Near Eastern Ukraine - NYTimes.com

Russia Makes Aggressive Move Despite Talks
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Summit of Eurasian Economic Cooperation Council in Novo Ogaryovo State Residence March 5, 2014 near Moscow, Russia. Leaders of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has gathered for a one-day economic cooperation summit as the crisis in Crimea and Ukraine continue. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Summit of Eurasian Economic Cooperation Council in Novo Ogaryovo State Residence March 5, 2014 near Moscow, Russia. Leaders of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has gathered for a one-day economic cooperation summit as the crisis in Crimea and Ukraine continue. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry announced new military operations in several regions near the Ukrainian border on Thursday, even as Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany warned the Kremlin to abandon the politics of the 19th and 20th centuries or face diplomatic and economic retaliation from a united Europe.

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