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Nato's military commander in Europe has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine's border.
Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove said Nato was in particular concerned about the threat to Moldova's Trans-Dniester region.
Russia said its forces complied with international agreements.
The build-up has been allied with Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, following the removal of Ukraine's pro-Moscow president.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26704205
What really worries me is that Putin, buoyed by events in Crimea, might just go one step too far and set off a very serious chain of events. He's denying the action in Crimea was planned but that's as preposterous and his claim that Russian forces weren't involved.
It was planned and executed and if he feels he can snatch a bit more territory elsewhere and get away with it, he may well try it on again. Given that he clearly wants to be seen as a warrior, a big Russian bear, how would his huge ego react to having his bluff called I wonder.