Ukraine

MUSLIM SUPPORTERS OF NEW UKRAINE CLASH WITH PRO-RUSSIAN GROUP IN CRIMEA…….

 

A whole bunch of riff raff going on.

Preparing for war: Putin puts 150,000 troops on standby as Muslim supporters of Ukraine’s new government clash with pro-Russian group in Crimea

A Ukrainian man helps a protester who was injured in a stampede during clashes at rallies held by ethnic Russians and Crimean Tatars near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol

Some 150,000 troops are on high alert with 880 tanks, 90 aircraft and 80 ships as anti- and pro-Russian protesters clashed in Crimea, Ukraine (pictured) – an area which is home to a strategically crucial Russian Naval base. Yet Russia denied there was any link between the two situations. It came on a dramatic day which saw thousands of protesters gather in Kiev’s Independence Square to see former Ukrainian minister Arseny Yatseniuk – who favours the West over Russian influence – named as the nation’s portential new leader.

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Punch-up: Muslim Tatars, who rallied in support of Ukraine's interim government, clash with a police officer in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea. They came up against pro-Russian protesters

Punch-up: Muslim Tatars, who rallied in support of Ukraine’s interim government, clash with a police officer in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea. They came up against pro-Russian protesters

Vladimir Putin mobilised more than 150,000 troops and an armada of ships yesterday for a drill to test the combat readiness of forces in western Russia as tensions over Ukraine continue to grow.

In addition to the soldiers – nearly twice the British Army’s manpower after planned cuts – 880 tanks, 210 aircraft and 80 warships will take part in the operation.

The manoeuvres raised fears that the Russian president may be planning to send forces into Ukraine after the toppling of its Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych.

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