Ukraine Military Concedes on Crimea as Russia Takes Hold
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Ukraine said it plans to reinforce its eastern border with Russia and withdraw troops from Crimea, ceding control of the Black Sea peninsula as tensions remained high over Russian moves to annex the breakaway region.
Demilitarizing Crimea “is the best way to de-escalate the situation,” Andriy Parubiy, head of Ukraine’s National Security Council, told reporters in Kiev yesterday. He declined to say when forces would leave, and his announcement came as pro-Russian civilians overran bases in the region and temporarily detained Ukrainian personnel, including its navy chief.