This crisis erupted three weeks ago over the Crimean peninsula and a referendum was called on Sunday for Crimea's annexation to Russia.
The Ukrainian parliament approved the deployment of 40,000 battle ready soldiers who ready to die and defend their homeland from any incursion.
In contrast, the Russian army are number to more than 700,000 men and woman with more in reserve who are also ready to fight for their possession.
In a live TV, the head of its state news agency, Dmitry Kiselyov- who was handpicked personally by president Vladimir Putin issued a veiled warning to United State to stay out of the crisis or risk facing the full force of the Russia's military muscle.
He said in his popular news show: 'Russia is the only country in the world that is realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash."
On Monday morning, President Barrack Obama responded to the Russia's growing belligerence and imposed visa bans and asset freezes on 11 Russian and Ukrainian politicians blamed for the military incursion.
Within hours,the European Union followed suit, imposing similar sanctions on 21 Russian and Ukrainian politicians
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