World leaders gather to discuss Russian military aggression - Investec

FXStreet (Barcelona) - Jonathan Pryor, Corporate Treasury Analyst at Investec comments that tensions in the Crimea region escalated over the weekend as reports said Russian troops seized control of a Crimean naval base at Feodosia, the third attack in the last 48 hours.

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“Russia has taken over most of Ukraine's military bases in Crimea, tightening its grip since the Ukrainian referendum to join Russia.”

“World leaders are gathering in The Hague today to discuss tensions in Ukraine as Western nations express growing concern that Russia is massing soldiers on the Ukrainian border, with senior military officials fearful this could lead to further Russian interventions either in other parts of Ukraine or other ex-Soviet regions such as Moldova.”