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Polish army units moving towards Ukrainian border? General Staff: military movements take place, but it is a routine exercise. When the Polish Prime Minister says explicitly that " the world stood on the brink of conflict "is not hard to believe that the movements of the Polish Army have to do with this, that at stake is our eastern border.

RT: Russian Defense Ministry denied the information about the ultimatum allegedly staged to Ukrainian military

The Russian Defense Ministry denied replicated Ukrainian and Western media reports about the ultimatum that the head of the Black Sea Fleet Ukrainian military allegedly put in the Crimea.

The Russian Defense Ministry found out about this "ultimatum" from the agency Interfax-Ukraine, told RT source in the Defense Ministry.

"Utter nonsense" called such information the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, and said that any ultimatums Ukrainian military was not put in the Crimea, the newspaper "Vedomosti".

"We have become accustomed to the daily charges of carrying out any military actions in relation to our Ukrainian colleagues," - said the representative of the Staff. Meanwhile, the spokesman stressed headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, "knock heads together in the Crimea, we will not succeed," writes the Russian Interfax. 

Earlier Monday, Interfax-Ukraine quoted a source in the Defense Ministry of Ukraine, who claimed that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia Alexander Vitko an ultimatum Ukrainian soldiers in the Crimea. According to the source agency, if, prior to 5:00 am Tuesday Ukrainian soldiers "do not give up, start a real assault units and parts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces around the Crimea."

France24: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has warned Russia that if tensions did not ease in Ukraine's rimea region, the European Union would consider "targeted measures" in response.

"If there is not in the coming hours a very quick de-escalation, then we will decide concrete measures such as the suspension of all talks on visas, suspension of economic agreements and concretely that means that ties will be cut on lot of subjects," Fabius told BFM TV.

"There could be targeted measures and that can also affect people, officials and their assets," he said, adding that EU leaders could hold a crisis meeting on the stand-off on Thursday."Europe must be firm," he said.

Concentration of Russian military equipment is observed on Ukrainian-Russian border in #Donetsk, #Kharkivsk& #Lugansk Oblasts -espreso.tv

France24:  Ukraine says Russian forces controlling the strategic region of Crimea are demanding that the crew of two Ukrainian warships must surrender, AP reports.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Maksim Prauta told the agency that four Russian navy ships were blocking Ukraine's anti-submarine warship Ternopil and the command ship Slavutych in Sevastopol's harbor. He said the Russians ordered the crew to surrender within the hour or face Russians storming and seizing the ships and crew.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported about the ultimatum of the Black Sea Fleet.   

Ultimatum :  Crimeans URGENT! March 4 at 5:00 ends ultimatum to surrender okkuptsionnyh troops Ukrainian army that obeys Bandera junta in Kiev, and the transition to the side of the Crimean government. We ask you not to promote Crimeans bloody transition Ukrainian military bases under the jurisdiction of the Crimea.

turns all Ukrainian soldiers in the Crimea, I ask you to promote delivery of military units, do not forget that the authorities in Kiev illegal if the "whiff of fried" these yatseniuk, Turchinov Avakov, Parubiya , Poroshenko and other rabble will sit in their planes and fly away with navorovanym in the U.S., EU, ​​Canada. It is not necessary for them to shed life, given that the Russian army is more efficient and is better equipped. To use weapons in the Crimea, YOU UKRAINIAN SOLDIER cause anger and hatred toward UKRAINIAN ARMY.

Do not forget that the current President of Ukraine is VF Yanukovych, without legitimate reason he was removed from office (by intimidation and violence). Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych did not give the order to mobilize and use of weapons of military units in the Crimea. If you are for the people of Ukraine, the people of Crimea for his Crimean government and the Russian army. I ask you to contribute to the liberation of Crimea from the Ukrainian military units, without bloodshed. http://lenta.ru/news/2014/03/03/ultimatum/

Interfax-Ukraine news reports that Russian military issues ultimatums to Ukraine.

Naval spokesman confirms Russian ultimatum, differs on time

March 3, 5:54 p.m. -- Oleg Chubuk, a spokesman of Ukraine’s naval forces, told the Kyiv Post: “As far as I know, an ultimatum has been voiced for 6 p.m. (today) with the demand to Ukraine’s soldiers to surrender arms,” he said, adding that the time could be changed. “Ukraine’s sailors don’t yield the provocations, guns are under control.” He said that Ukrainian forces would be required to defend themselves in event of attack. -- Oksana Grytsenko

Russians issued earlier ultimatum about attack, Turchynov says

March 3, 5:38 p.m. Russian military commanders have reportedly given the Ukrainian navy until 7 p.m. today to surrender and Ukrainian troops stationed on Crimea's mainland until 5 a.m. tomorrow -- or else they face attack. But the threats could be part of the war of nerves designed to rattle Ukraine. The nation's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said that Russia gave Ukraine a similar ultimatum two days earlier, with the deadline of 5 a.m. on March 2. "They didn't start storming the bases on 5 a.m., but the situation is still tense there," he said earlier. --

UN Security Council to hold 2nd emergency meeting on Ukraine at 2000 GMT http://bnowire.com/inbox/?id=2214

Russia and China have agreed to continue to exchange information on new developments in Ukraine. http:// vk.com / a_maydan? Wal w = L-67092426_2195 

BREAKING ! RUSSIAN FORCES POSE ULTIMATUM

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Alexander Vitko posed an ultimatum to the Ukrainian military units - unless they surrender before 5 am tomorrow (04.03), an attack will start on all Ukrainian military units throughout Crimea. The Russian occupation forces are communicating this decision to the Ukrainian military.
Report of "Information Resistance".

*Update:

Just spoke to UKR defence min source who is on a base now. Neither he nor base commanders heard about 0300GMT ultimatum, say prob nonsense.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) March 3, 2014

BREAKING: Kerry threats vs Russia unacceptable, West sides with neo-Nazis - Russia's FM http://on.rt.com/ofs0qg

Breaking : Polish Media: Kaliningrad, unexpected about 3.500 Ru soldiers exercise near the Polish border. http://www.fakt.pl/rosyjskie-cwiczenia-w-obwodzie-kaliningradzkim,artykuly,447645,1.html

Flashback:  

  BREAKING:  The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that recent remarks by US Secretary of State John Kerry contained threats against Russia and were "unacceptable", Reuters reports.

Kerry on Sunday condemned what he called Russia's "incredible act of aggression" in Ukraine after Russian forces took control of the Crimea region and parliament gave President Vladimir Putin consent to send the military into Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Ministry: China expressed understanding of the Russian Federation represented by the analysis of the causes of the crisis in Ukraine. http://rus.ruvr.ru/2014_03_03/Kitaj-virazil-ponimanie-predstavlennogo-RF-analiza-prichin-krizisa-na-Ukraine-3608/   http://t.co/Jm5yU80YeL


BREAKING: Pravda:  Russian Duma registers law to unite Crimea and Russia. Putin will not be stopped. 

AFB Ukraine with 45 MiG-29 fighters defected to the Crimean people http:// russian.rt.com/article/23520 pic.twitter.com/R9YLlfhvCz

FRANCE 24’s Abdallah Malkawi takes pictures of Russian soldiers surrounding Ukrainian military base in Bakhchisarai. pic.twitter.com/kxh1JkLXLM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that currently receive information about preparing new provocations against the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Ukrainian territory.(FLOT).[GoogleTranslate).

"There are reports on the preparation of new provocations, including against the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Ukrainian territory," - said Lavrov, Speaking on March 3 session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
"In such circumstances, legitimately elected Crimean authorities appealed to the President of Russia to assist in restoring peace in the autonomous republic. Appeal in full compliance with Russian legislation was sent to the Federation Council. Federation Council supported this petition, which we hope will sober radicals. Again, it comes to protecting our citizens and compatriots on the protection of the basic human right - the right to life "- Lavrov said.

"Those who are trying to interpret the current situation in Ukraine almost as a kind of aggression, threatening all sorts of sanctions and boycotts - it is the same of our partners who consistently and persistently encouraged political forces close to them ultimatums rejection of dialogue, to ignore the concerns of the south and east of Ukraine and in the end - to the polarization Ukrainian society, "- said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Earlier Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that the Russian Black Sea fleet poses no threat to the situation in Ukraine and engaged in combat training in the Russian-Ukrainian agreements. According to him, the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine in strict compliance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements, and the location, number of personnel and amount of weapons Russian military units strictly comply with the agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

Ukraine On February 22 there was a change of power ratings signs of a coup. Verkhovna Rada of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych from power, changed the constitution, the duties entrusted to the President and the Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov appointed presidential elections on May 25. Crimea and Sevastopol city council refused to recognize the legitimacy of the new government in Ukraine. Federation Council on Saturday voted unanimously to give President Vladimir Putin agreed to the use of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine to the normalization of the political situation in that country. Later, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said that obtaining consent from the Senate to use armed forces abroad does not mean that it is the right president will be immediately implemented. In turn, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that such a decision yet.

Konstantin Rykov @ Rykov : You know what is the main podstava Europe from the U.S.. If the confrontation begins, the EU will be forced to grant asylum to citizens of Ukraine ..


Breaking : Russian sea-soldiers are gathering near the Command of the Naval Forces in Sevastopol, the officers of the Command were able to fight back the attack of the pro-Russian Cossacks. Russian regular army is coming to help the Cosssacks. Vladislav Seleznev. Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Defence in the Crimea.