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Russian move in Crimea an aggression: Ukraine

Ukraine said on Thursday it would regard any movements by Russian military in Crimea outside the Russian Black Sea fleet's base in Sevastopol as an act of aggression.

Updated on: Feb 27, 2014, 15:33:45 IST
Reuters | By , Kiev
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Ukraine said on Thursday it would regard any movements by Russian military in Crimea outside the Russian Black Sea fleet's base in Sevastopol as an act of aggression.

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Acting President Oleksander Turchinov issued the warning in the national parliament after armed men seized the regional government and parliament buildings in Crimea, where some ethnic Russians want the region to join the Russian Federation.

Read: Pro-Russian gunmen seize Crimean seat of power in Ukraine

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