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| Ukraine orders Crimea withdrawal | Ukraine orders Crimea withdrawal |
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| Ukraine's interim President Olexander Turchynov says he has ordered the withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea. | Ukraine's interim President Olexander Turchynov says he has ordered the withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea. |
| The decision was taken because of Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their families, the president announced. | The decision was taken because of Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their families, the president announced. |
| Russian troops have seized most of Ukraine's bases in the peninsula, including the naval base at Feodosia. | Russian troops have seized most of Ukraine's bases in the peninsula, including the naval base at Feodosia. |
| Earlier this month, Russia annexed Crimea after a referendum which Ukraine and the West considered illegal. | Earlier this month, Russia annexed Crimea after a referendum which Ukraine and the West considered illegal. |
| The G7 group of industrialised countries is to consider a collective response to the crisis during talks in The Hague. | |
| G7 leaders are meeting on the sidelines of a long-planned summit on global threats to nuclear security. | |
| Russian attacks | |
| "The national security and defence council has reached a decision, under instructions from the defence ministry, to conduct a redeployment of military units stationed in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea," interim President Turchynov said. | |
| The soldiers' families were also to be evacuated, he added. | |
| The announcement came shortly after Russian troops captured the naval base at Feodosia, the third such takeover in 48 hours. | |
| Defence spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said the Russians had attacked the base from two directions using armoured personnel carriers and stun grenades. | |
| Feodosia was one of the last remaining bases under Kiev's control, but had been surrounded by Russian forces for some time, the BBC's Mark Lowen in Crimea said. | |
| Two other military bases were stormed and seized on Friday. | |
| Moscow's annexation of Crimea came after protesters overthrew pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovych in February. | |
| Russia said it had acted to protect its "compatriots" in Crimea from "fascists" moving in from mainland Ukraine. | |
| The US and EU have responded with a series of sanctions targeting those individuals including senior officials whom they accuse of involvement in Crimea's annexation. |