LUHANSK, Ukraine -- In Luhansk, everything is now in place for a potentially bloody standoff between pro-Russian protesters and Ukrainian police that could dramatically escalate tensions in the east of the country
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Armed Pro-Russian protesters set for standoff with police
Pro-Russian activists hold machine guns they say they found in the building of the regional Security Service on April 7, 2014 in Lugansk. Ukraine's embattled prime minister today accused Russia of trying to \"dismember\" his country by plotting seizures of government buildings in eastern regions that are seeking to break away from Kiev. AFP PHOTO/ IGOR GOLOVNIOV