Russian Troops Storm Military Post In Crimea As U.S. Sends Warship To The Black Sea after Talks Between Obama And Putin Break Down -- Daily Mail
* No shots were fired in the attack on the base but move is the first time Russians have used force after seizing Crimea
* Pentagon insists 'routine' deployment of USS Truxtun has nothing to do with Russia's effective seizure of Crimea
* It's arrival in the Black Sea came just hours after the Pentagon announced a massive increase in airpower in the region
* Russian newspaper claims Viktor Yanukovych is in 'grave' condition after a heart attack in Moscow
* Austrian SWAT teams boarded plane carrying Ukraine's new Prime Minister following 'terrorist threat'
* French foreign minister has said second round of sanctions against Russia could follow if first do not succeed
* Austrian foreign minister calls Ukraine's repeal of a law making Russian a recognised language in some regions an 'absolute mistake'
The Ukraine crisis took a dramatic turn last night when Russian troops stormed a key command post in Crimea.
While no shots were fired, it is the first time the Russians have used force to increase their grip on the disputed peninsula.
The act of aggression took place in the strategic port of Sevastopol, home of Russia's Black Sea fleet, which includes 24 warships, two submarines and 16,000 sailors and marines.
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Russia warns US off sanctions over Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
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Russian FM: Ukraine Controlled by Ultranationalists -- RIA Novsoti
Lavrov: Right Sector radicals call the tune in Ukraine -- RT
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US warship in Black Sea as Ukraine’s Crimea readies for referendum -- RT
Russian Invasion of Crimea Likely to Affect US Foreign Policy -- Voice of America
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Russia’s Gazprom Warns Ukraine of New Gas War -- RIA Novosti
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Why Crimea is so dangerous -- BBC
Legal or not, Crimean referendum will shape Ukraine crisis -- Tom Cohen, CNN
Amid Ukraine Crisis, EU Plays It Safe -- Defense News
Will America heed the wake-up call of Ukraine? -- Condoleezza Rice, Washington Post
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