Very imaginative indeed.First BTR-4 captured by Slavyansk's militia
And also, "Moskvich." could be translated as "Muscovite" =)Very imaginative indeed.
@Cadian, I have to say, the pro-Russia militia has a sense of humour. First, I hear Hindi music in one of their cell phone ring tone, and now "Moskvich."
I have asked this question too:The title of this thread is as meaningless as one for an encyclopedia entry on the Battle of Tannenberg.
Cadian said:Well, Putin made it very clear that Russia won't get involved in the conflict in a near future.
All military movements on borders stopped, threats of using force have disappeared from public statements of Russian officials.
Now Ukraine is on it's own - no NATO invasion, no Russian invasion - only inner bloody conflict started by Kiev junta.
So I suggest to rename the thread into "Civilian war in Ukraine".
Renaming the topic will break all old links. The other solution is to close this thread and open a new one with a proper name.pmaitra said:Coming back to the thread title, yes, it should be changed, but that would make it less searchable (Search Engine Optimization), as we want to ensure that old links are not messed with.
Next, let's do a reset for "Syrian Crisis" and "Iran Sabre-rattling" threadsRenaming the topic will break all old links. The other solution is to close this thread and open a new one with a proper name.
Mr Putin said he and European leaders had tried but failed to keep Ukraine on a path to peace.
Speaking to Russian ambassadors in Moscow, Mr Putin said: "Unfortunately, President Poroshenko has decided to resume military action.
"Neither myself nor our colleagues from Europe have been able to convince him that war cannot lead to well-established and lasting peace."
A four-way teleconference on Monday between Mr Poroshenko, Mr Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had raised hopes the truce would be renewed.
Mr Putin vowed he would continue to defend ethnic Russians abroad, using all means available from humanitarian aid to "self-defence".
Mr Putin also said the West was using the Ukraine crisis to destabilise the whole region as part of a policy to "contain" Russia.
He said Ukraine's affairs were an internal matter.
"We need some kind of insurance net around all of Europe so that the Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian - and unfortunately we have to mention the Ukrainian - scenarios do not become a contagious disease," Mr Putin said.
Russia's foreign ministry said Ukraine would "have to answer for crimes against peaceful civilians".
i kindly request change the name of this thread to modsThere never was any ceasefire. Ceasefires are usually meant to exchange the casualties, PoWs, and regroup.
Both sides have regrouped, apparently.