UKRAINE is ready for “total war,” President Petro Poroshenko has said, as fighting grew more intense around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk amid a build up of separatist troops. After a week in which Kiev said several unmarked armoured convoys of troops crossed the Russian border to reinforce rebels in the east, Mr Poroshenko toughened his rhetoric, telling the German daily Bild: “I am not afraid of a war with Russian troops.” He added, in an interview to be published today: “We are prepared for a scenario of total war ... We don’t want war, we want peace and we are fighting for European values. But Russia does not respect any agreement.” Mr Poroshenko’s claim came as Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit in Brisbane early after being confronted by a number of other leaders over the Ukraine crisis. US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Russia would remain isolated by the international community if Mr Putin failed to end Russian backing for the separatist rebels in Ukraine. Read more http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...125121544?nk=1dd905d18a09ca5f350af13168c69d68
