About hundred men armed with
Kalashnikov rifles and grenades seized the Crimean parliament and government
buildings early on Thursday morning. They hoisted a Russian flag over a
barricade. Those who occupying the parliament building in the regional capital,
Simferopol, did not come out to voice any demands. They wore black and orange
ribbons, a Russian symbol of the victory in World War II. The men also put up a
sign saying “Crimea is Russia.” Anatoly Mogilev, Crimea’s prime minister, tried
to hold talks with the rebels but they refused to explain their action or
negotiate, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. An estimated 2,000 ethnic
Tatars gathered outside the Crimean Parliament in Simferopol to show their
support for Kyiv and a united Ukraine. There were scuffles with pro-Russian
separatists who denounced what they called “the bandits” who had seized power
in the Ukrainian capital.
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