estors welcomed comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said he was ready to find a diplomatic way out of the crisis in Ukraine. PHOTO | AFP
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What you need to know:
Tens of thousands of Russian troops are stationed near Ukraine's borders, and the West had said for days that an attack was imminent.
Western capitals said Russia had amassed 150,000 troops in combat formations on Ukraine's borders with Russia, Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea and on warships in the Black Sea.
Ukraine has around 200,000 military personnel and Wednesday's call up could see up to 250,000 reservists aged between 18 and 60 receive their mobilisation papers.
