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| New head of Ukraine's navy 'defects' in Crimea | New head of Ukraine's navy 'defects' in Crimea |
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| The newly appointed head of Ukraine's navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader. | The newly appointed head of Ukraine's navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader. |
| Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on Saturday, as the government in Kiev reacted to the threat of Russian invasion. | Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on Saturday, as the government in Kiev reacted to the threat of Russian invasion. |
| Russia's troops have been consolidating their hold on Crimea, which is home to its Black Sea Fleet. | Russia's troops have been consolidating their hold on Crimea, which is home to its Black Sea Fleet. |
| The US has warned Moscow may be ejected from the G8 for its actions. | The US has warned Moscow may be ejected from the G8 for its actions. |
| US President Barack Obama called Russian troop deployments a "violation of Ukrainian sovereignty". | |
| 'Brink of disaster' | |
| Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces on the Crimean peninsula. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has warned the country is "on the brink of disaster". | |
| In Crimea, Ukrainian soldiers faced off with Russian soldiers surrounding their bases on Sunday while the Russian army was said to be digging trenches on the border with mainland Ukraine. | |
| The UK has joined the US, France and Canada in suspending preparations for a summit of the G8 in Russia in June. Nato, of which Ukraine is not a member, is conducting emergency talks. | |
| Admiral Berezovsky appeared in Sevastopol before cameras alongside Sergiy Aksyonov, the pro-Russian politician elected by Crimea's regional parliament as local prime minister. | |
| Mr Aksyonov announced he had given orders to Ukrainian naval forces on the peninsula to disregard any orders from the "self-proclaimed" authorities in Kiev. | |
| Sunday, he said, would go down in history as the birthday of the "navy of the autonomous republic of Crimea". | |
| The admiral then pledged to "strictly obey the orders of the supreme commander of the autonomous republic of Crimea" and "defend the lives and freedom" of Crimea's people. |