The crisis in Ukraine took a Cold War tone on Monday.<br/> <br />Russian forces were completing their seizure of the Russian-speaking Crimean peninsula, where Moscow maintains an important naval base.<br/> <br />In Belgium, the European Union scrambled an emergency meeting to find a diplomatic solution.<br/> <br />EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF CATHERINE ASHTON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We absolutely need to see a de-escalation of the situation."<br/> <br />Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER FRANS TIMMERMANS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The whole of Europe, both the European Union and other European countries, including Russia, would suffer tremendously if this would lead to a new confrontation on the European continent. We've left the Cold War behind us, it would be very unwise to try and rekindle it."<br/> <br />Russia says it's securing its interests and its citizens in the restive Crimea.<br/> <br />In Geneva on Mon
