Ukraine threatens Putin : Do not pry !
Oleksandr Turçinov warned Russia against any military aggression in the Crimea . He said that Russian troops in the navy should not go outside Sevastopol base .
" I want to address the leadership of the Russian Federation to comply with agreements for the presence of Russian troops in the Crimean Autonomous Republic , in Sevastopol city and the inadmissibility of violation of Ukrainian laws by the Russian Navy soldiers on our territory " , Turcinov said .
The warning comes after gunmen stormed and cornered the regional parliament and government building in the mostly Russian Crimea. Russian flag is raised
in two buildings in the capital Simferopol .
" Inside, no one knows what is happening at the moment . We only saw the occupation of the building . About 30 gunmen ran inside. Once received , brought them out of the police forces . With more buses came and went about 30 people . They brought bags and there were anti - tanks , sniper rifles , Kalashnikovs , pistols . It seemed these people were fully armed , "says a witness .
Ukrainian Interior Minister , Arsen Avakov said that "areas near government buildings is surrounded to stop the bloodshed .occupation of the building as provokuesve offense ."
In a statement on Facebook Avakov said " are taking measures to resist extremism and to prevent the situation from escalating into a confrontation in the city center ."
In another statement , sapomandatuar Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk , a key ally of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko urged Moscow not to intervene in what he called ' internal affairs ' of Ukraine .
" We ask our Russian partners to adhere to their commitments. We believe that Russia will never interfere in the internal affairs of Ukraine and will stay away from any discussion that separates Ukraine . On the other hand , we are committed to a united Ukraine . Would punish anyone under the laws and constitution that promotes separatism , "said Yatsenuk .
Declarations of young Ukrainian leaders arrived on the second day of Russian military exercise on the border between the two countries , which are already included bombers .
" In the border areas in the region are being taken by air patrols constantly fighter jets " , quoted by the Interfax news agency Russian Interior Ministry .
A day earlier , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concern about the massive violations of human rights in Ukraine . He said that right-wing extremists are threatening the ethnic Russian population and Russian- speaking .
Brightly amid tensions between Russia and the West , NATO Secretary - General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was concerned about the situation in Crimea and urged Russia to refrain from any action that could escalate tensions .
The same line was the statement of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel . Top Pentagon said that Moscow " should not and can not take any step that could be misinterpreted , or keqllogaritet in a delicate period ."
Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund announced sending a group of experts in Kiev to determine how well can help Ukraine , following the request of the new government .
Crimea is an autonomous republic within Ukraine that was transferred from Russia in 1954 . Referring to the census of 2001 in Ukraine , ethnic Russians make up 58.5 % , while 24.4% ethnic Ukrainians tartare 12.1 % . Muslim ethnic Ukrainians and Tartars have formed an alliance that opposes any moves towards Moscow
