Russia's defense minister indicates need for more troops in Crimea
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has indicated that more Russian troops may be necessary in the annexed Russian peninsula of Crimea... citing the growing presence of foreign forces and a deterioration of the situation in Ukraine.
The statement by Minister Sergei Shoigu was made in a meeting with military commanders, but did not specify what types of forces would be sent.
Some 13-hundred soldiers from 15 countries - including NATO member states - are holding military drills in Western Ukraine.
NATO has said a build-up or Russian forces would rise tensions and undermine the shaky cease-fire in place between Kiev and separatists in Eastern Ukraine.