Ukraine’s Donbas Battalion Commander Seeks US Support

Updated : Provenance of Photos Showing Atrocities Questioned | Washington Free Beacon

Titre original (dans l’url) : Exclusive photos show russian military in Ukraine arming separatists (12/02/15 13h15)

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New photographs exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveal that Russian military forces have been more involved in the arming and training of Ukrainian separatist forces than previously disclosed.

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Certaines de ces preuves porteraient à reconsidérer sérieusement la géographie de la plaine du Don…
Celle-ci est très facilement identifiable et datable d’août 2008.

Deux heures plus tard (15h11), (première) mise à jour.

Following publication of this story, serious questions have been raised about the authenticity of some of the photographs provided by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R., Okla.). Several images of the Russian convoys appear to have been taken in 2008, during Russia’s conflict with Georgia. Given the similarities between the earlier images and those provided by the senator’s office, the Washington Free Beacon is investigating further and will update as necessary.

Les photos ont été fournies par le sénateur (républicain) J. Imhofe, très en pointe pour la livraison d’armes « létales » à l’Ukraine.

Évidemment, ce n’est pas de sa faute, mais cela résulte d’un malentendu sur la nature de ces photos qui lui avaient été remises par une délégation ukrainienne en décembre.

Dans la liste de ladite délégation,

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A delegation consisting of Ukrainian members of parliament, a paramilitary leader, and one Georgetown professor gave a senator’s office photos purportedly of the Russian military invading Ukraine that were later debunked.
Several photos allegedly showing the Russian military in eastern Ukraine that ran on the Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday were quickly shown to actually be photos from other conflicts, some from years earlier. A spokesperson for Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe told the Free Beacon that the office had procured the photos from a “Ukrainian delegation” in December.

NATO : Russia Has Withdrawn Many Troops From Ukraine - WSJ
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said that Russia had withdrawn a sizable number of troops from eastern Ukraine—though some remained. Meanwhile Russia-backed rebels in the region said they had begun pulling back their heavy artillery, after Ukrainian troops did the same.

Si même l’OTAN le dit,…

Mais la prudence reste de mise.

“There does seem to be, for the first time in several months, a set of indicators that seem to point in one direction, which is de-escalation,” one senior NATO diplomat said.

Still, he added, “we’ve seen any number of occasions in the last six or eight months where indicators pointed one direction, and we wake up some random Wednesday and they start pointing the other direction.”
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On Tuesday, defense spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko said that while some Russian units had been seen crossing the border back into Russia, others had entered Ukraine. “A rotation of units is taking place,” he told a daily briefing.

He also accused Russia of continuing to operate training camps for separatist fighters on its territory as well.