The situation in Europe took another turn for the worse as Ukraine Ships Get Russian Ultimatum.
Ukraine said Russia’s navy ordered two of its ships in Crimea to surrender amid the worst standoff between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War.
The head of Russia’s Black Sea fleet gave the ships, located near the port of Sevastopol, until 5 a.m. tomorrow to give up weapons and capitulate, Oleksiy Kirchkov, deputy commander of the Ternopil, told Ukraine’s Channel 5 by phone. Western diplomats are seeking to calm tensions in Ukraine, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Kiev today.
Calls to Russia’s Defense Ministry and navy in Moscow and the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol went unanswered.
One Misstep from Outright War
One misstep, by either side, is likely to start a war. Let’s hope it does not come to that.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
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