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Concerns over Crimea's future rise in Ukraine

2014-02-25 41 Dailymotion

Russia's Black Sea fleet is on the move in Ukraine.<br/> <br />Soldiers are protecting Russian properties in Crimea, where the fleet is based.<br/> <br />Fleet officials also fear reprisals against the 60,000 Russian-speaking Ukrainians and Russian nationals living in Sevastopol, Ukraine.<br/> <br />Some residents there are signing up for self-defense groups.<br/> <br />The fear of reprisals stems from the geopolitical nature of the country.<br/> <br />People in the Russian-speaking east tend to sympathize with Moscow, which supported the recently ousted president Viktor Yanukovich.<br/> <br />The Ukrainian-speaking west favors greater independence from Russia.<br/> <br />Ukraine's parliament has already raised concerns about "signs of separatism."<br/> <br />A national security council meeting was held Tuesday to address the concerns.

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