Ukraine's Armed Forces on Full Combat Alert

World | March 2, 2014, Sunday // 10:49
Bulgaria: Ukraine's Armed Forces on Full Combat Alert Photo by EPA/BGNES

Ukraine has put its armed forces on full combat alert after Russia's threat of military intervention in the country.

President Putin motivated his request on Saturday to use Russian military forces in Ukraine with "the extraordinary situation in Ukraine and the threat to the lives of Russian citizens", according to a media statement of the Kremlin. The motion was approved swiftly in a unanimous vote by Russia's upper house of parliament.

Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov announced that he had issued an order to reach full combat readiness due to the potential for aggression, adding that security had been beefed up at nuclear facilities, airports and other strategic sites.

Acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in a statement that he was convinced that Russia would not resort to a military intervention as it would trigger a war and put an end to all relations.

The UN Security Council held an emergency session on the crisis late on Saturday, and NATO is to hold emergency talks on Sunday, according to reports of the BBC News.

European Union foreign ministers are to discuss the events in Ukraine at an emergency meeting on Monday, while EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to visit Kiev next Wednesday to continue negotiations on an assistance package for the country.

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Tags: Ukraine, Arseniy Avakov, Oleksandr Turchynov, Vladimir Putin, invasion

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