Reports about an alleged Russian ultimatum made to the Ukrainian armed forces in Crimea are “total nonsense,” a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
He told Vedomosti newspaper that no ultimatum had been made to the Ukrainian forces.
Also, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told RT that they are unaware of any Russian ultimatum toward the Ukrainian forces in Crimea.
The source revealed that they had only heard about the alleged ultimatum from a report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
“We’re interested in keeping friendly relations with the people of Ukraine and in preserving stability,” the source told RT
Earlier today, BBC and other western news agencies reported that the head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet Aleksander Vitko issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian forces still in Crimea to "surrender or be attacked at 17:00 GMT on Monday".
Other sources have claimed that the ultimatum was actually issued even though Russia has come out to deny it.
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