Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has sold his troops to be combat ready, after reports of Russian troops massing along the Crimea / Ukraine border.
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out incursions into Crimea, allegations rejected as a fantasy by Kiev.
At the U.S. State Department, deputy spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau urged both sides to talk.
IN: "We are...
OUT: ...situation there."
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