Financial Times: Russia plays a dangerous hand in Ukraine conflict
(FILES) Members of the Russian forces stand guard at the gateway of Ukrainian unit in the small Crimean city of Kerch on March 4, 2014.
Ukraine and Russia stand once again on the brink of open war. After weeks of elevated violence in the separatist Donbass, Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused Ukrainian forces of armed incursions and plotting "terrorist" acts in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. While a border shootout seemingly did occur, its circumstances are murky. Ominously, Russia appears to have exaggerated the incident as a pretext for renewed military threats.
