Russia's War Against Ukraine
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John Vinocur: Is there no one who will stand up for Ukraine?
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) talks to parliament speaker Olexander Turchynov during the parliament opening session in Kyiv on Nov. 27, 2014.
Oleksander Turchynov, the secretary of Ukraine's national defense council, told the country's parliament something startling last week. He said that there were 8.500 Russian regular troops now deployed in eastern Ukraine and that another 52.000 were poised just on the other side of its eastern border.