DHAKA: Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Russia needed to increase its military presence on the Crimea peninsula due to the crisis in Ukraine.
News agencies reported, says TDS.
‘The deployment of proper and self-sufficient forces in the direction of Crimea is one of (our) top priorities,’ Itar-Tass quoted him as saying.
‘The situation in Ukraine has escalated sharply and the presence of foreign military has increased in the immediate vicinity of our borders.’
BDST: 1950 HRS, SEP 16, 2014