- says he is referring to weapons or capabilities. Not boots on the ground
- Putin’s proposals for Eastern Ukraine are completely unacceptable
NATO’s top military commander just on the wires from Munich
And there I was, just about to post a slightly more upbeat report on the failure of yesterday’s tri-lateral talks between Putin, Merkel and Hollande that failed to reach an agreement but with all parties due to talk again tomorrow by phone
The seriously de-stabilising situation in Ukraine was never going to go away even if other events had recently overshadowed it in the headlines and/or market reasons for volatility/risk-on/risk-off and these talks- and current stalemate- are a sharp reminder that the conflict will continue to cast its shadow.
These are, indeed, very difficult times and the current security conference in Munich will be keenly followed.
The BBC carries the latest news and an overview here
Eastern Ukraine casts its ugly shadow again, lest we forgot
