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BREMMER: Russia Is Looking For Any Excuse For Trouble In Ukraine
On Sunday, Pro-Russian separatists took over regional state television in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, marking the latest blow to the new government in Kiev.
The masked "activists" operating in east Ukraine are suspected of being infiltrated by Kremlin intelligence operatives. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied the claim.
In any case, geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group notes that Russia is using the turmoil to its advantage.
"Russia is looking for any excuse for trouble here," Bremmer told BI in an email. "Lavrov's call to Kerry [on Saturday] makes clear that they see the Geneva agreement as an opportunity to pressure the Ukrainian government, both directly and indirectly — through the West — to end military operations in the southeast and to disarm Ukrainian paramilitary groups."
The masked "activists" operating in east Ukraine are suspected of being infiltrated by Kremlin intelligence operatives. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied the claim.
In any case, geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group notes that Russia is using the turmoil to its advantage.
"Russia is looking for any excuse for trouble here," Bremmer told BI in an email. "Lavrov's call to Kerry [on Saturday] makes clear that they see the Geneva agreement as an opportunity to pressure the Ukrainian government, both directly and indirectly — through the West — to end military operations in the southeast and to disarm Ukrainian paramilitary groups."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-russia-is-doing-in-east-ukraine-2014-4
Pro-Russian activists block the entrance to a television station in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine April 27, 2014