<blockquote>'..a world class special operations campaign..' [led by the Russians] .. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has in a sense already begun.'
- Ben Judah, (
Source, April 13, 2014)</blockquote>
<blockquote>'It was a coordinated armed action to seize control over key parts of Eastern Ukraine yesterday. Would not have happened without Russia.'
- Carl Bildt, (
Source, April 13, 2014)</blockquote>
<blockquote>'..some of those who stormed the Sloviansk police headquarters "have been identified as members of the special-purpose unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian armed forces." '
- BBC (
Source, April 13, 2014)</blockquote>
'Russia faces a choice: to stop blaming others for its own actions, pull back its troops, step back into line with its international obligations and start rebuilding trust.'<blockquote>'The Russian propaganda against Nato and the West is nothing but smokescreen to cover up its own illegal actions. Dispel the smokescreen, and the truth on the ground is clear: Russia has annexed Crimea at the barrel of a gun, in breach of all its international commitments..
Russia is now isolated in the world, its international credibility in tatters. This is not in Russia's interest.
Russia faces a choice: to stop blaming others for its own actions, pull back its troops, step back into line with its international obligations and start rebuilding trust.'
- NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
De-escalation starts on the ground, 13 Apr. 2014</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'Force has remained a tried and true element of Russian policy since 1991.'..all state assets of the Russian Federation abroad should be frozen.'(War, Ukraine - Russia) - '..Russian .. military occupation..' - Carl Bildt</blockquote>