<blockquote>'The Russian units deployed on Ukraine's eastern border can probably remain in the field longer than many Western planners assume. Russia is not much concerned at inconvenience or short-term financial costs if it makes long-term strategic gains.'
- Keir Giles, director of the Conflict Studies Research Centre (
'..Russia ready to move..' April 8, 2014)</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'A Russian soldier has shot dead a Ukrainian naval officer in eastern Crimea..'</blockquote>