NEWSMAX: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel received assurances on Thursday from his Russian counterpart that the thousands of Russian troops along Ukraine’s eastern border had no plans to enter the country, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Hagel held an often “direct” conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the Ukraine crisis for about an hour, U.S. Rear Admiral John Kirby said…
There are tens of thousands of Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine and the deployments include both tanks and air support, according to a European security source. The forces appear to be left over from recent military exercises that Russia carried out in the region, a second European security source said… (more)
EDITOR: Maybe, maybe not. Plans can turn on a dime.
