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home / archives / politics / russia (and the former soviet union) /  4th September 2014

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Travels with my tank?

Ukraine has been troubled with insurgency and violent unrest as rebel forces in the East of the country and Ukraine's armed forces attack and counter attack. Russia has been suspected of aid to the rebels as there are continual reports of Russian troop presence.

However last week the Russian President Vladimir Putin gave explanations and seemed to concur with top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko who said Russian troops were in Ukraine "on holiday"!