West voices alarm on Crimea, calls on Russia to respect Ukraine sovereignty


  • World
  • Sunday, 02 Mar 2014

PARIS (Reuters) - The West expressed alarm on Saturday over fast-moving developments in Ukraine's Crimea, urging all sides to avoid further escalation and calling on Russia to respect Ukraine's sovereignty.

A week after violent protests forced Russian-backed President Viktor Yanukovich to abandon power in Kiev, Ukraine's new leaders say Russia is trying to take control of the southern Crimea region, which has a majority ethnic Russian population.

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