(Reuters) - The United States told Russia to demonstrate in coming days that it was sincere about its promise not to intervene in Ukraine as armed men stormed the regional parliament and hours later others seized the airport in a mainly ethnic Russian region.
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Reuters: Armed men seize two Crimea airports, Ukraine blames Russian forces
Pro-Russian protesters hold Russian flags as they rally in front of the Crimean parliament in Simferopol on February 27, 2014. Ukraine's ousted pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych emerged defiant on February 27 from five days in hiding as the country's new leaders issued a blunt warning to Russia against any aggression on the volatile Crimean peninsula. Anxious Western governments voiced fears about the \"dangerous\" situation in Crimea after dozens of pro-Kremlin gunmen in combat fatigues seized government buildings in the autonomous republic and pleaded with Moscow not to escalate tensions. AFP PHOTO / VASILIY BATANOV
