17:55 29.04.2014

US to respond immediately if Russian troops cross Ukrainian border, says Ambassador Pyatt

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If Russian troops cross the Ukrainian border, the U.S. response will be instantaneous, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has said.

If Russian troops cross the border, it will be a serious escalation and the United States will react immediately, Pyatt said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.

He said such a scenario would lead to tragic consequences.

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