'The Russian move represents a significant escalation of the Kremlin’s involvement in the fighting there..'<blockquote>'WASHINGTON — The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and was using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday.
The West has long accused Russia of supporting the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, but this is the first time it has said it had evidence that the Russian military was operating in Ukrainian territory.
The Russian move represents a significant escalation of the Kremlin’s involvement in the fighting there and comes as a convoy of Russian trucks with humanitarian provisions has crossed into Ukrainian territory without Kiev’s permission.'
- Michael R. Gordon,
Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says, August 22, 2014</blockquote>
Context What Would A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Look Like?<blockquote>
'..escalating aggression by Russia’s military..''..Russia shows little interest in finding a solution, presenting an image that the conflicts remain unresolved to serve Russian interests.' - Breedlove'Russia's invasion of Ukraine has .. already begun.' - Ben Judah'..the empire of lies that Putin has created has real-world consequences..''..Russia .. Here, to lie is to protect the social order, to speak the truth is to destroy the State.’ - Astolphe marquis de Custine'..It is time to end the dangerous delusion that enables him.' -
How to Punish Putin - By Alexey A. Navalny