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Yet. >> this is a full-throated effort to actively sabotage the democratic process through gross external intimidation. having failed to halt a legitimate political process, russia has instead chosen an ill legitimate course of armed violence to try to achieve with the barrel of a gun and force of a mob what couldn't be achieved any other way. >> meantime, the u.s. and ukraine are keeping a close eye on the estimated 40,000 russian troops amassed along ukraine's eastern border. >> kiev has even issued a 48-hour deadline for moscow to explain new military drills on the border, but government le...

Ukrainian military moved to reclaim cities taken by pro-russian militants. kiev authorities say five people were killed. vladamir putin seized on this, warning of immediate consequences. >> translator: if the kiev regime has started to use the army against the population, it is a very serious crime against its people. >> reporter: russia is backing the rhetoric with new military drills with a 40,000 to 50,000 russian troops deployed on ukraine's eastern border. running out of patience with the looming threat of a full-russian invasion, the ukrainian president went on national television to ins...

Violence, bloody and firery crashes as the ukrainian military reclaim cities taken by pro-russian militants. kiev authorities say five people were killed. russian president vladimir putin seized on the action as a direct threat to russia and warned of immediate consequences. >> translator: at the kiev regime has started to use the population and it's a very serious crime against its people. >> reporter: russia is backing the rhetoric with new military drills for the 40 to 50,000 russian troops now deployed on ukraine's eastern border. running out of patience with a full russian invasion, the u...

News, new york. american paratroopers arriving in poland for a training exercise with more troops deployed to the region by monday. the pentagon making no secret this is in response to putin's relentless aggression in ukraine. tens of thousands of russian troops are stationed along ukraine's eastern border. >> nothing we have seen out of russia or their armed forces is deescalating the tensions. >> these exercises were conceived as a result of what's going on in ukraine. >> on the diplomatic front, the state department says secretary of state john kerry has urged russia to turn down its rhet...

>> reporter: ryan smith, abc news, new york. american paratroopers arriving in poland for a training exercise with more troops deployed to the region by monday. the pentagon making no secret this is in response to putin's relentless aggression in ukraine. tens of thousands of russian troops are stationed along ukraine's eastern border. >> nothing we have seen out of russia or their armed forces is deescalating the tensions. >> these exercises were conceived as a result of what's going on in ukraine. >> on the diplomatic front, the state department says secretary of state john kerry has urged...