Russia shrugs off US envoy's 'evidence' of Russian troops in Ukraine
Published time: February 14, 2015 19:48
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Image from Geoffrey Pyatt's Twitter account. Comment says: 1/3 Debaltseve. We are confident these are Russian military, not separatist, systems
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has branded new claims by the US ambassador to Ukraine as “crystal ball gazing.” The ambassador tweeted pictures of what he said were Russian armed forces in Debaltsevo, eastern Ukraine.
On Saturday, the US ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, posted on Twitter what he says are satellite photos proving there are Russian artillery systems stationed near the town of Lomuvatka, about 20 kilometers northeast of Debaltsevo. The images could not be immediately verified.
Under the tweet, he said: “We are confident these are Russia military, not separatist systems.” The photographs were commissioned by the private Digital Globe satellite company.
Read More - http://rt.com/news/232391-military-twitter-russia-ukraine/
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