But Arseniy Yatseniuk says there are “no military options on the table” as yet
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A Tense Standoff in a Crimean Village
In the Crimean village of Perevalnoye, Russian and Ukrainian officers negotiate an uneasy truce, knowing that a single bullet fired could start a war
Ukraine Mobilizes Troops For War
“We are on the brink of disaster,” says Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk
Many Ukrainians Want Russia to Invade
Pro-Russian citizens genuinely fear the new Ukrainian government is fascistic and will persecute them
Obama Condemns Russian Incursion Into Ukraine
Accuses Russia of violating Ukrainian sovereignty and breaching international law
Russia Ups the Ante in Crimea by Sending in the ‘Night Wolves’
The leader of Russia’s favored nationalist biker gang lands in Crimea amid rumors of a Russian takeover of this autonomous Ukrainian republic
Ukraine Says Russian Military Blocking Airports and Roads
Ukraine official describes act as ‘military invasion’
How Ukraine’s Crisis Now Hinges on Crimea
Why does Russia care about the cash-stricken peninsula?
Russia Scrambles Jets Near Ukraine, But Kerry Says Calm Will Prevail
‘Everybody needs to step back and avoid provocations’
Crisis in Crimea: Unrest in Ukraine’s Russian Stronghold
Pro-Russia forces storm government offices in the Crimean Peninsula amid reports that Russia has granted protection to ousted President Viktor Yanukovych
Gunmen Seize Parliament in Ukraine’s Russian Stronghold
Pro-Russia forces storm government offices in Ukraine’s restive peninsula amid reports that Russia has granted protection to ousted President Viktor Yanukovych
Pro-Russia Forces Storm Government Offices in Ukraine’s Crimea
Tensions continue to escalate near Russian naval base in the country
Ukraine Disbands Controversial Riot Police
Demonstrators hold the Berkut riot police responsible for the deaths of protesters