Russia keeps pressure on Ukraine with Crimea stand-off
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Ukraine's main military bases on the peninsula remain surrounded by Russian forces. Thousands of Russian troops have been pouring into Crimea.
An alleged ultimatum for Ukrainian forces to surrender - denied by Moscow - expired without incident.
Russia says its troops went in upon a request by the ousted president.
Meanwhile, Russian troops who were on exercises in western Russia, near the Ukrainian border, have been ordered back to barracks after completing their tasks, the Kremlin says. Up to 150,000 personnel were involved in the exercises, which started last week.
The BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow says the exercises had fuelled fears that Russia was preparing its armed forces for a full invasion of Ukraine.
In Crimea, two Ukrainian warships are reported to be blocked by a Russian minesweeper in the port of Sevastopol.
The Ukrainian navy headquarters in the city was surrounded by pro-Russian gunmen and civilians, who formed a human chain.
And at Crimea's Belbek air base in Sevastopol, pro-Russian troops who have seized it fired warning shots into the air to prevent around 300 Ukrainian soldiers approaching, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Ukraine's UN envoy Yuriy Sergeyev says Russia has deployed about 16,000 troops to the península.
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Russian and Ukrainian troops in
Crimea are involved in a tense stand-off but fears of an imminent Russian
assault have eased.
Ukraine's main military bases on the peninsula remain surrounded by Russian forces. Thousands of Russian troops have been pouring into Crimea.
An alleged ultimatum for Ukrainian forces to surrender - denied by Moscow - expired without incident.
Russia says its troops went in upon a request by the ousted president.
Viktor Yanukovych asked Russia to send troops across the
border to protect civilians, Moscow's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the Security
Council. He said Mr Yanukovych had written to Russian President Vladimir Putin on
Saturday.
Meanwhile, Russian troops who were on exercises in western Russia, near the Ukrainian border, have been ordered back to barracks after completing their tasks, the Kremlin says. Up to 150,000 personnel were involved in the exercises, which started last week.
The BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow says the exercises had fuelled fears that Russia was preparing its armed forces for a full invasion of Ukraine.
In Crimea, two Ukrainian warships are reported to be blocked by a Russian minesweeper in the port of Sevastopol.
The Ukrainian navy headquarters in the city was surrounded by pro-Russian gunmen and civilians, who formed a human chain.
And at Crimea's Belbek air base in Sevastopol, pro-Russian troops who have seized it fired warning shots into the air to prevent around 300 Ukrainian soldiers approaching, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Ukraine's UN envoy Yuriy Sergeyev says Russia has deployed about 16,000 troops to the península.
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