Local ethnic Russian 'self-defense squads' have taken control of and raised Russian flags over the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government in the region's capital, Simferopol.
Russia has launched snap military maneuvers near Ukraine's border and is playing an undefined role in the unrest in Crimea. Moscow has provided a stage for members of its parliament who wish to castigate Ukraine, and shares Yanukovych's opinion of the
(CNN) — On Friday, armed men in military fatigues marched into the principal airport in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine's most contentious region, Crimea. The uniforms did not reveal their identity, but an alarmed Interior Minister in Ukraine's new
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's fragile new government accused Russia of trying to provoke a military conflict by invading the Crimea region on Friday, while in Washington President Obama issued a stern warning to the Kremlin about respecting Ukraine's
Local ethnic Russian 'self-defense squads' have taken control of and raised Russian flags over the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government in the region's capital, Simferopol.