Russia Took Crimea — What Happens Next Is Critical
MICHAEL KELLEY
BusinessInsider.com
Mar. 2, 2014
Over the last few days, Russia has invaded the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea by taking over its airspace and airports, its highways, its ports, its television stations, and its regional government.
On Sunday, hundreds of armed men in trucks and armored vehicles surrounded a Ukrainian military base in Crimea, blocking its soldiers from leaving. Russian troops are reportedly urging the Ukrainians to give up arms and support the peninsula’s pro-Moscow regional authorities.
The new head of Ukraine’s navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region. Ukraine has withdrawn its coast guard vessels from two ports in Crimea and moved them to other Black Sea bases, which signals that Russian forces are “completing their seizure of the isolated Black Sea peninsula.”
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