<blockquote>'These developments are even more worrying as they coincide with a major escalation in Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine since mid-August, including the use of Russian forces.'
- Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (
U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions, August 22, 2014)</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'..the confirmed presence of regular Russian army units in Ukraine.' - Carl Bildt(US oil export) - '..the first unrestricted sale of unrefined American oil since the 1970s.' ('..end to the ban on exports..')</blockquote>