Ukraine gave up its nukes in return for a guarantee. After Russian forces fired at and seized 3 Ukrainian naval vessels on Sunday, Kyiv suggested that the U.S. and Europe should do more to protect it against the vastly superior Russian military https://t.co/nCOuUgnrhU
— GorseFires Collectif (@GorseFires) November 29, 2018Yesterday, #F16 @beairforce, currently deployed in the #Baltic Region ������������ to safeguard the integrity of @NATO airspace, intercepted #Russian Flanker Jets flying w/o flight plan. Our mission @BelgiumDefence is to protect your security pic.twitter.com/JBjFxSLXTc
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Footage of a fourth S-400 battalion deploying near the border with #Ukraine in #Crimea earlier today. pic.twitter.com/59u1RKn6v4
— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) November 29, 2018#Крым Боевые расчёты С-400 выдвинулись на позиции, осуществили развёртывание и заступили на дежурство... pic.twitter.com/y8ot3Vqiix
— Горловский Томос (@062_Region) November 29, 2018I asked a Ukrainian soldier on the front lines what he needed most. He told me: "More than ammunition, we need to know we're not alone." pic.twitter.com/kR6vwWiwqJ
— Nolan Peterson (@nolanwpeterson) November 29, 2018My latest, on today's developments in Ukraine.https://t.co/x2C4Ujddfz
— Nolan Peterson (@nolanwpeterson) November 29, 2018President Poroshenko shows Sky News surveillance photos he says are Russian tanks massing on the Ukrainian border: pic.twitter.com/oVE1CD5LM7
— Alistair Bunkall (@AliBunkallSKY) November 29, 2018
We live in a mad world.
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) November 29, 2018
The 2014 - 18 invasion of Europe by Russia. Perhaps one of the #G20 world leaders can show Putin it? But no rush, show him after you've had a few drinks and shared a few jokes with him. #Donbas #AzovSea #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/it2VagNX7t
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#BREAKING: Ukraine officially bans all Russians from entering and leaving Crimea through Ukrainian territories, only Ukrainians will be allowed in and out
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Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin. I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!
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Trump cancels planned meeting with Putin at G20 over Russia-Ukraine flare up
Published time: 29 Nov, 2018
Trump had previously cast doubt over whether the meeting would take place, telling the Washington Post on Wednesday that “maybe” he would cancel the tete-a-tete, citing the recent confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian military vessels in the Kerch Strait.
Three Ukrainian Navy vessels were apprehended by Russia trying to cross between the Black Sea and the Azov Sea on Sunday. While Kiev said it had informed Russia of the crossing, Moscow said it had not received notification.
Leaving the White House for Argentina on Thursday, Trump told reporters he “probably” would meet with Putin at the summit, but said he would make a decision after receiving a briefing on the plane.
Shortly after, Trump tweeted that “it would be best for all parties concerned” to cancel the meeting with Putin “based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine.”
Trump said he looked forward to a "meaningful summit" when the "situation is resolved.US President Donald Trump has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which was due to take place at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday."Responding to Trump's decision, the Kremlin said it had received no confirmation of the cancellation through official channels. A Kremlin spokesperson said if the meeting is off, however, Putin will have a few free hours for other important meetings.
It's not the first time uncertainty has surrounded whether a meeting between the two leaders would take place. In fact, it seems to happen frequently.
Just three days before the pair met in Helsinki in July, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged "collusion" between Trump and Russia announced grand jury indictments against 12 Russian military officials for their alleged roles in interfering in US domestic politics. That move prompted White House officials to suggest Mueller was trying to derail the Helsinki meeting.
There were also conflicting reports about a possible meeting between the two leaders in the days before Armistice Day commemorations in Paris last month. In the end, the two reportedly had a brief conversation behind the scenes and shook hands publicly after French organizers changed the seating arrangements at the last minute to avoid having the pair seated next to each other.
White House tells reporters on Air Force One that @realDonaldTrump made the decision to cancel his summit with Russia's Putin on the plane after speaking with @SecPompeo, General Kelly and @AmbJohnBolton
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Ukraine urges NATO to deploy ships in dispute with Russia
By YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | November 29, 2018 at 2:58 AM EST - Updated November 29 at 1:48 PM
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Ukraine is urging NATO to deploy warships to the Sea of Azov, a proposal that has been sharply criticized by Russia as a provocation that could worsen tensions between the two countries following a weekend confrontation in the waters off the Crimean Peninsula.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he was canceling a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Argentina because Moscow has not released the Ukrainian vessels and sailors it seized.
In an interview published earlier Thursday with the German daily Bild, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko laid out his hope that NATO would "relocate naval ships to the Sea of Azov in order to assist Ukraine and provide security" against Putin's expansionist ambitions.
The Russian coast guard fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday. Russia alleged the Ukrainian vessels had failed to obtain permission to pass from the Black Sea into the Sea of Azov through the Kerch Strait. Ukraine insisted its vessels were operating in line with international maritime rules in the strait, which separates Russia's mainland and the Crimean Peninsula that it annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
While condemning the Russian action, NATO is not expected to send ships to the area, a deployment that could trigger a confrontation with Russia. A 2003 treaty between Russia and Ukraine stipulates that permission from both countries is required for warships from anywhere else to enter the internal sea.
The Southern Military District of Russia has announced that another S-400 surface-to-air missile system division has taken up combat duty Crimea. Fourth in a row. pic.twitter.com/HSEg0Hy6O6
— DEFCONWarningSystem Staff (@Drumboy44DWS) November 29, 2018
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Ukraine's President Poroshenko announces that the country will restrict Russian citizens' banking transactions (currency exchanges, deposits, etc.) and travel. "And I think it's totally justified," he adds.