BNE: Russia won’t move into East Ukraine unless there is a massacre of its citizens – Sergei Mironov

Sergei Mironov

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – March 20, 2014) “Russia won’t deploy troops in eastern Ukraine unless there is a “massacre” of its citizens there, says Sergei Mironov, leader of pro-Kremlin Just Russia party and a Putin ally, reports Bloomberg.

“It would be highly undesirable and I think it’s unlikely, unless we see large-scale massacres, if something awful happens and mass killings start. Of course we can’t look calmly on while Russians are killed, no country on earth could allow that to happen. But I don’t think things will go that far” Mironov said, rep orts the newswire.

Mironov went on to say there will be no “domino effect” of Russia taking over more states or regions. The Duma has also withdrawn a bill on allowing Russia to incorporate breakaway regions as following the accession of Crimea to Russia it is no longer necessary.

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