Putin looking for ways ‘justify a war’, Ukraine warns
Source: The Independent UK
Ukraine denies it is attempting to regain control of the disputed territory by force
Russia’s Federal Security Service said it has prevented ‘terrorist attacks’ in Crimea, which it claims were planned by Ukrainian authorities
Vladimir Putin is looking for ways to justify a war with Ukraine, a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry has said. "Putin wants more war. Russia escalates, desperately looks for casus belli against Ukraine, tests West's reaction," a spokesman for Ukraine's foreign ministry, Dmytro Kuleba, wrote on Twitter.
Putin has accused Ukraine of choosing terror over peace and of playing a dangerous game after Russia's FSB security service said it had thwarted a series of armed Ukrainian raids on Crimea which Russia annexed in March 2014. He said Kiev’s actions were "stupid" and "criminal" and that there was no point in holding planned talks on the peace process in eastern Ukraine as a result.
Earlier, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it has prevented “terrorist attacks” in Crimea which it claims were planned by the Ukrainian authorities.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-crimea-vladimir-putin-terror-attack-territory-dispute-a7183011.html
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted Crimea 'incursions'
Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to carry out armed incursions into Crimea - the territory annexed by Russia in 2014 after an unrecognised referendum.
The FSB intelligence agency said two attempted incursions had taken place over the weekend and a Russian soldier and an FSB employee had been killed.
President Vladimir Putin vowed "further security measures" in response to Ukraine's "stupid and criminal" acts.
Ukraine's president described the accusations as "preposterous".
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