PM Yatsenyuk tells questioners in a Hromadske TV interview that Ukraine can't get by without Russian gas:
On Hromadske TV, Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says Russia has been planning its invasion "since 2004," when the Orange Revolution derailed Kremlin-backed candidate Viktor Yanukovych's fraud-based path to the presidency (in Ukrainian):
...and says, "Frankly, the invasion began six months ago":
"Yatsenyuk: Putin's goal -- to restore the Soviet Union":
This seems too short-sighted, but then again...
First Russian trucks have arrived in Luhansk:
Human Rights Watch's director for Germany says ahead of tomorrow's trip to Ukraine by Angela Merkel:
Merkel’s visit is an opportunity for her to denounce violations of international humanitarian law by the Ukrainian military....
Neither side in this conflict has behaved towards civilians as they should. Merkel should not lose the opportunity to drive the point home to Kiev.
via @GKates