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.
