Russia approves military action in Crimea
Russia may send a military contingent into the Crimea to ensure the safety of the Black Sea Fleet and Russian citizens in the peninsula: it declared the president of the Senate Russian, Valentina Matvienko, assuming for the first time at an official level a possible direct intervention in the autonomous Republic at the heart of growing tensions with Kiev. In fact, the new prime minister of Crimea, Sergii Aksyonov, confirmed that Russian troops are already operating in the peninsula and has asked for help from Vladimir Putin "to preserve the peace and quiet." According to various sources, for now would be 2,000 Russian soldiers active in the Crimea. Kiev raises, saying that Moscow has sent 6 thousand men and 30 armored vehicles in the Crimea. Yesterday the Ukrainian authorities have denounced "armed aggression of Russia" in the Crimea. And today the Ukrainian president ad interim, Oleksandr Turchynov, issued a decree that puts on paper the decision not to recognize the new Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in the belief that his "appointment has taken place in violation of the laws of Ukraine". Aksyonov was elected Thursday behind closed doors, the Crimean parliament, controlled by an armed pro-Russian. He had also authorized the holding of a referendum to grant greater autonomy to the peninsula in the throes of pro-Russian separatist tensions.
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