Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns the threat of a direct intervention by Russia's military in Ukraine has risen over the last couple of days
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that he believed there was a "growing threat of direct Russian intervention" in easternUkraine.
Tusk said on Wednesday that his assessment was based on information received in the previous dozen hours or so, but gave no details.
"The threat of direct Russian intervention is certainly greater than it was a few days ago," he said.
Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city centre, as Kiev's forces move in on the rebel stronghold.
As the rebels struggle to push back Kiev's forces, the wild card will be whether Russia will come to their rescue.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced increasing pressure from Russian nationalists urging him to send in the army to back the insurgency, and Western leaders have accused Russia of building up troops along the border with Ukraine in what some fear may preface an intervention.
The Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday also shrugged off US warnings that an air force exercise in southern Russia this week was adding to tensions, saying that the drills were being conducted hundreds of kilometres away from the Ukrainian border.
Credit to The Telegraph
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