Ukrainian PM Yatseniuk urges Russia to return troops in Crimea to bases
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk views the current presence of Russian military servicemen in Crimea as inappropriate and calls on Russia to make sure that its troops on the peninsula not leave their permanent bases.
"There is inappropriate presence of Russian military servicemen in Crimea now. This is nothing but a violation of the basic provisions of the agreement on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's temporary presence on the Ukrainian territory," Yatseniuk said in opening a government meeting on Saturday.
"We demand that the Russian government and authorities recall their troops and return them to their bases," Yatseniuk said in opening the meeting.
Ukraine will not fall for provocations and will not use force in reacting to them, he said.
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