Russian President Vladimir Putin has massed tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine's eastern border, a reminder of his vow to protect ethnic Russians in the neighboring country. Using his army, however, is probably Plan B.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Los Angeles Times: Invading may be President Vladimir Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine
: A member of the disbanded Ukraine's elite Berkut riot police addresses pro-Russian protesters as they stand outside the regional police headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 12, 2014. The coordinated attacks and a subsequent raid by a few hundred pro-Russian protesters on the police headquarters of the local capital Donetsk underscored the volatility of the crisis ahead of peace talks between EU and US diplomats and their Moscow and Kiev counterparts in Geneva on Thursday. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY
