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| Ukraine 'preparing withdrawal of troops from Crimea' | |
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| Ukraine is drawing up plans to withdraw its soldiers and their families from Crimea, the security and defence chief in Kiev says. | Ukraine is drawing up plans to withdraw its soldiers and their families from Crimea, the security and defence chief in Kiev says. |
| Andriy Parubiy said they wanted to move them "quickly and efficiently" to mainland Ukraine. | Andriy Parubiy said they wanted to move them "quickly and efficiently" to mainland Ukraine. |
| Earlier, pro-Russian forces seized two naval bases - including Ukraine navy's headquarters - in Crimea. | Earlier, pro-Russian forces seized two naval bases - including Ukraine navy's headquarters - in Crimea. |
| It comes a day after Crimean leaders signed a treaty with Moscow absorbing the peninsula into Russia. | It comes a day after Crimean leaders signed a treaty with Moscow absorbing the peninsula into Russia. |
| A referendum in Crimea on Sunday, approving its split from Ukraine, came nearly a month after Kiev's pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was replaced by Western-leaning interim authorities. | |
| CIS departure | |
| Mr Parubiy, in a news conference, set out more details on Kiev's position in light of the events in Crimea. | |
| "We are developing a plan that would enable us not only to withdraw servicemen, but also members of their families in Crimea, so that they could be quickly and efficiently moved to mainland Ukraine," he said. | |
| He also said the arrangements were now being set up to introduce visas for Russian nationals travelling to Ukraine. | |
| Mr Parubiy also said Ukraine was leaving the Moscow-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) alliance, and is preparing for military exercises with the US and the UK. |