Russia has massed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine's border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian missio...
The Russian Foreign Ministry described eastern Ukraine as on the verge of a "humanitarian catastrophe" and said that Russia it would push for an international mission to help masses of civilians fleeing the fighting and With fighting escalating and rebels losing ground in the weeks since a Malaysian airliner was shot down over separatist-held territory, Russia has announced military exercises this week in the border region.
This situation is escalating tensions Between Russia and Ukraine(NATO countries which are supporting Ukraine) ,As Russia could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission as an excuse to send troops into Eastern Ukraine.
Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in the Black Sea in March, and Western countries say it has funded and armed pro-Russian rebels who rose up in the east of Ukraine in April.
Fighting has intensified since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, killing all 298 people on board. Western countries say it was shot down by rebels with an advanced anti-aircraft missile supplied by Russia. Russia denies blame, and the Russians who command the rebels deny they had such missiles.
