Acting President of Ukraine signed the decision on Saturday stating that the appointment of the prime minister in the pro - Russian Crimea region is illegal .
Sergei Aksyonov raised in Crimea this week after gunmen took over the parliament area . The president said the decision violated provisions of the constitution of Ukraine . But gave no details .
Aksyonov has requested Russian help to restore peace of the peninsula on the Black Sea , the only region in Ukraine which has a majority ethnic Russian .
Ukraine 's new leaders face a challenge to their authority in the region , according to Reuters .
Ukraine and Russia must conduct a real dialogue about the current situation in the Crimea , not to exchange notes , officials said the foreign minister of Ukraine , Andrei Deshchitsa Saturday .
" We have been sending to Russia two - three notes a day . Unfortunately , now we hany still do " iplomasi notes , "and I just hope it does not develop into a " war record . " We want to have a dialogue with Russia , let's stop sending mail each other . Russians I spoke with , I can communicate with her , " he said .
Officials said the foreign minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine authorities plan to issue a statement , which would deny the information about the buildings seized in Crimea , thus OANA ..
United Nations envoy to Ukraine cancel its mission on Saturday , said that tension makes it impossible to visit the Crimea as requested by the Secretary -General Ban Ki -moon .
Robert Serry made the announcement during the Russian parliament's upper house debated the request of President Vladimir Putin to use military intervention in Ukraine .
After an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday , Ban ordered Serry to visit Crimea in an effort to ease tensions in the region .
" I have been in touch with the authorities and the Crimean autonomous republic has come to the conclusion that a visit to the Crimea is not currently possible , " Serry said in a statement from Kiev .
"Therefore, I will proceed to Geneva , where tomorrow I 'll explain tomorrow secretary general mission assigned to me and consulted with him about the next steps , " he added .
Ukrainian Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh said Saturday that Russia has sent 30 armored personnel carriers and 6,000 additional troops to the Crimea .
Dozens of pro - Russian armed people are in a state ready for combat patrol outside the capital of Crimea in Simferopol government .
The same gunmen seized the parliament and government buildings in the city on Thursday and took over the airport and nearby military base on Friday, according to AFP .
Perea EU foreign ministers will hold a new round of crisis talks in Brussels on Monday because of the sharp increase tension in Ukraine , said the head of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton , on Saturday.
" Ashton called on the Foreign Affairs Council on the development of the Ukrainian incredible . Monday, March 3 . Meeting starts at 13:00 CET , " he said on Twitter .
Minister rushes to meet at a time when the world watched with a warning Russian President Vladimir Putin won the approval of the upper house of parliament for the use of Russian forces in Ukraine and Kiev , and accused Moscow sent thousands of troops to the Crimea .
Although the Kremlin said Putin had not decided to deploy troops , but the Ukrainian leader suggested " national mobilization " and the UN Security Council calls emergency talks .
EU foreign ministers meeting Monday will be the second discussion about Ukraine among 28 heads of diplomatic bloc in less than two weeks after their emergency talks agree on February 20 to impose sanctions on members of the regime of Viktor Yanukovych , who is considered responsible for the deaths and oppression on the streets .
Yanukovych Ukrainian Parliament overthrew n on February 22 , which is now rumored to be in the region of Russia .
Yanukocych said Saturday apologized to the people and promised to return to his country after his time allows , according to AFP .
United States demand an end to Russian intervention in Ukraine and immediate deployment of international monitors at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN , Samantha Power , said the decision by Russian lawmakers to support military action in Ukraine is " dangerous because it can lead to instability " that region .
" This intervention is without legal basis , breaking the commitments Russia 's commitment to protect the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 's territorial integrity , " he said .
" It is time for the Russian intervention in Ukraine is terminated . Military Russia should resign , " added Power .
" Ukrainian people's aspirations must be respected and political dialogue should be allowed to proceed . "
He called for the deployment of observers from the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Ukraine and separate support international mediation mission to Crimea .
The monitor should be " provide transparency about the movements and activities of military and paramilitary forces in the region , and ease tensions between groups of different opinions , " said Power .
" Our concern is important to end the confrontation and to find solutions that allow for the Ukrainian people to decide their own fate , their own government and their own future , " AFP reported
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