THE US WARNS RUSSIA

THE US WARNS RUSSIA AGAINST INVOLVEMENT OF UKRAINE

  

The White House urged Russia to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine that any intervention would be a grave mistake.

According to the White House, surfaced of armed men having taken control of two airports in the Crimea region of southern Ukraine in what the new Ukrainian leadership called an invasion.

The US officials were seeking clarification on the origin of the armed men. But intervention would be a grave mistake. Washington was concerned about reports that there might have been an intervention by an outside state.

The United States has side with the pro-Western Ukrainian leadership took over after the departure of pro-Moscow early this week.  The US officials had stressed in conversations with Russian officials that the territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected. The US president spoke to Russian President a week ago.

Meanwhile authorities at Kiev’s main airport said that flights to the restive Crimean capital of Simferopol had been cancelled as tensions escalated on the peninsula. The flights for Friday evening and Saturday morning had been canceled due to the situation in Simferopol does not allow them to accept flights.

Ukraine’s Russian-speaking Crimea peninsula has been hit by unrest over the past few days that Kiev authorities blame on Russia, following the ouster of President and the formation of a new, pro-West government.

Simferopol’s regional parliament was seized by separatist commandos on Thursday and gun-toting men in fatigues descended on two key airports on the autonomous peninsula including Simferopol, prompting Kiev to accuse Russia of launching an armed invasion. Ukraine authorities later said they had regained control of the airports, and for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet denied any involvement.