(Reuters) - Armed men seized the parliament in Ukraine's Crimea region on Thursday and raised the Russian flag, alarming Kiev's new rulers, who urged Moscow not move troops out of its navy base on the peninsula.
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Reuters: Ukraine warns Russia after gunmen seize Crimea parliament
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
