Sorry that THE TRUTH cuts right through your EuroMaidan BS.
Or is the New York Times now a “Paid Putinista Propaganda” source?
THE TRUTH (noting your use of allcaps) is that Putin admitted that he sent Russian troops to Crimea himself. Now, you are to have me believe that he would never, ever, send troops elsewhere in Ukraine.
There is nothing here that disproves Russian GRU presence in Eastern Ukraine, which has already been well established with communication interceptions, people arrested carrying money and communications equipment coming into Ukraine, numerous photos of well armed troops in uniform, even seen in Crimea and later in East Ukraine, coordinating assaults before leaving things to the astro-turf.
At this point, it appears FRs Putinistas are getting desperate.
Let’s get straight to the central issue with a question.
Do you deny the Russian Government has invaded the territory of the Ukraine with Russian military forces and are using these Russian military forces to overthrow the Ukrainian local governments with the assistance of pro-Russian separatists from the Ukraine, Russia, and Transnistria?
Remember that the Obama Administration appears to see the Maidan issue as a distraction and embarrassment. Russia conquering Ukraine will make the problem go away, and will also absolve the IMF, World Bank, and EU of having to babysit the Ukraine (which they did not want to do in the first place because their economies are awful to begin with).