Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Ukraine Defense Minister Accuses Russia Of Launching A Great War

Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey

Ukraine Warns Of 'Great War' As Pro-Russian Militants Seize Airport -- Deutsche Welle

Ukrainian rebels have taken control of a strategic airport, with Kyiv's troops in retreat. Ukraine's defense minister said Russia was responsible for the militants' recent advances and warned of a major conflict.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey accused Moscow of launching a "great war" that could claim tens of "thousands of lives."

Ahead of talks with the separatists later this week, Geletey said Russia was behind a counter offensive by pro-Russia militants in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Geletey, in a message posted on his Facebook page, vowed that his country would: "immediately mount defenses against Russia, which is trying not only to secure positions held by terrorists before but to advance on other territories of Ukraine."

"A great war arrived at our doorstep, the likes of which Europe has not seen since World War II," he said.

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More News On Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Geletey Accusing Moscow Of Launching A "Great War"

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'Great war has started between Russia and Ukraine' -- itv24
Russia has started a great war and deaths will be measured in the thousands: Ukraine defense minister -- The Independent

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