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Ukraine crisis: Russian troops crossed border, Nato says - BBC News Wednesday November 12 th , 2014  at  6:37 PM Top Stories - Google News 1 Share BBC News Ukraine crisis: Russian troops crossed border, Nato says BBC News Nato has seen columns of Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops entering Ukraine this week, its top commander said. "Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defence systems and Russian combat troops" were sighted, US Gen Philip ... NATO Says Russian Troops Enter Ukraine as East Risks Open War Bloomberg UN Security Council has urgent meeting on Ukraine Washington Post World NewsUkraine reinforces east as war fears rise Financial Times RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty  - Irish Independent  - The Guardian all 163 news articles » Armenian military helicopter shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing three   by Agence France-Presse in Baku Wednesday November 12 th , 2014  at  6:35 PM

ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images   President Obama doesn’t take too kindly to being touched by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. It's not the Cold War, but a cold shoulder. President Obama appeared to blow off Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit of world leaders on Tuesday. The rebuff came as the two leaders entered a hall in a conference center near Beijing, China, with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Putin remarked toward Obama. "Yes," Obama agreed, avoiding eye contact in a manner watching reporters called cold. World Leaders Meet. Awkwardness Ensues. Wednesday November 12 th , 2014  at  10:30 AM WSJ.Com: World News 1 Share Even in highly scripted meetings like the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing, awkward moments creep up when world leaders are