![]() Tension in Ukraine: From Kiev to Crimea (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Several hundred troops in green camouflage, without insignia and carrying military-style automatic rifles, entered and secured areas of the civilian airport in Crimea ??s regional capital of Simferopol early Friday and deployed elsewhere, drawing protests from the new Ukrainian government against what it called a Russian invasion. In an unscheduled appearance at the White House on Friday afternoon, President Obama said the United States is "deeply concerned" by reports of military movements by the Russian federation inside Ukraine, and warned that "there will be costs for any military intervention." He added: "Any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty... would be deeply destabilizing. ? |