Pro-Russian separatists from the Chechen "Death" battalion stand in a line during a training exercise in the territory controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, December 8, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Mark Urban, BBC: How many Russians are fighting in Ukraine?
Western arguments about how to counter President Vladimir Putin's support for east Ukraine separatists are leading to clashes over the question of how deeply involved Russia's military is in the conflict.
The latest salvo between Nato allies came in a German government briefing to Spiegel magazine that accuses the alliance's supreme commander (American Gen Philip Breedlove) of disseminating "dangerous propaganda" on the extent of Russian military involvement, trying to undermine a diplomatic solution to the war.
Update #1: Nuland Claims 400-500 Russian Soldiers Killed in Eastern Ukraine -- Sputnik
Update #2: US army chief Ben Hodges says 12,000 Russian soldiers are currently in Ukraine -- Ukraine Today
WNU Editor: Are U.S. officials like Viktoria Nuland and U.S. General Breedlove correct in their analysis .... I personally do not know. But I do know that Europeans are starting to question the aggressive stance that US General Breedlove is pushing on Ukraine .... Breedlove's Bellicosity: Berlin Alarmed by Aggressive NATO Stance on Ukraine (Spiegel Online). As for Victoria Nuland .... she has some baggage with her European opposites .... Germans not amused by Victoria Nuland gaffe (Washington Post).
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