Ukraine Leader Hardens Rhetoric Amid Crimea Spat With Russia
- President Poroshenko warns of possible Russian invasion
- Neighboring nations at odds over Russia’s sabotage claims
Russia-Ukraine Tensions Spill Over Into Markets
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Ukraine’s president warned of a possible invasion by Russia, further fraying nerves that have been on edge since his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin accused his neighbor last week of engaging in “terror” tactics in Crimea.
The situation in eastern Ukraine is deteriorating and the military may consider imposing a draft if hostilities worsen, President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday. Three soldiers were killed overnight in the worst spate of shelling in a year by Russian-backed separatists in the nation’s easternmost regions, according to the Ukrainian armed forces.