"Volodymyr Fesenko, a political analyst in Ukraine, said he thought the Kremlin had its own revised peace plan for eastern Ukraine up its sleeve. Kiev denies the events ever happened.Whatever the truth, the allegations have already scuppered planned talks about eastern Ukraine slated for the sidelines of a G20 summit in China next month. "The imbroglio also gives Crimea's pro-Russian authorities an excuse for their failure to raise living standards since Russia took over. But there might be pinpoint military operations against radicals whose bases are located near the border with Crimea. U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Washington had so far seen nothing to corroborate Russia's version.

Source: Times of India August 12, 2016 15:05 UTC