<blockquote>'This is now a war with Russia.'
- Sgt. Aleksei Panko (
Source, August 27, 2014)</blockquote>
'Vladimir Putin has purposely started a war in Europe.'<blockquote>'Yatsenyuk suggested tougher measures may be needed to curb Russia's support for the rebels.
"Unfortunately, the sanctions were unhelpful as to deescalating the situation in Ukraine," he said, referring to the economic sanctions already imposed by the United States and European Union against Russian individuals and companies.
Yatsenyuk suggested one way to halt "Russian aggression" could be to freeze all assets and ban all Russian bank transactions until Russia "pulls out all its military, equipment and agents" from Ukraine.
"Vladimir Putin has purposely started a war in Europe. It is impossible to hide from the fact," he said.'
- Victoria Butenko,
Laura Smith-Spark and Diana Magnay, Official: Russian forces back rebels with tanks in eastern Ukraine, August 28, 2014</blockquote>
'..1994 .. Chechnya..'<blockquote>'Back to 1994 at outbreak of war in Chechnya. Russ. Min.of Defence Grachev: No regular Russian soldier on Chechen soil
themoscowtimes.com …'
- Jeroen Akkermans (
Source, August 26, 2014)</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'Russia’s military incursions into Ukraine .. represent significant escalation.' - Susan Rice, '..a new level of conflict.' - Carl BildtUS, Ukraine: Russian Counteroffensive Underway in South Ukraine, August 27, 2014
Ukraine crisis: T-72 tank shoots hole in Russian denial, August 27, 2014