BUDAPEST, Feb 22 — Hungary will deploy troops to its border with Ukraine amid fears of an exodus of refugees if the crisis with Russia escalates, Defence Minister Tibor Benko said today.Hungary’s armed forces had to carry out humanitarian tasks as well as close the Ukraine border with Hungary “to ensure that no armed groups can enter the territory”, Benko said.
Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two Ukraine breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops, drawing wide-spread condemnation and growing fears of an all-out invasion. — AFP
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