Russian army units took over part of the missile defense Ukraine in Crimea on Wednesday , the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine , but insisted that all missiles still in the hands of Ukraine .
Volodymyr Bova , defense ministry spokesman , told AFP that Russian troops have entered the base at Cape Fiolent near Sevastopol and no shots were released .
Second base but also reportedly controlled profanity described the situation in the Crimea , where the question of " who is in control " and " since when " is still vague in many parts , although Moscow tightened its control on the peninsula .
A ministry spokesman said the pro - Moscow forces took control of the base portion in Evpatoria , northwest of the capital city of Simferopol peninsula .
A visit to the base by AFP revealed that somehow the Russians had been in place for several days .
Groups of pro - Russia is approaching the base on February 23 for talks with commanders of Ukraine , just a day after the removal of the pro - Moscow Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych .
" We let them in after the conversation , " said Sergiy Anyushkin , attendant bases in Ukraine .
Since the " 30 to 40 " members of the Russian armed forces have been at the base , patrolling the aisles between the facilities - including those who hold guns and anti- aircraft missiles - but act with " peaceful manner , " he said .
The army did not stop a large group of mostly pro - Russian civilians attacked bases of effort on Tuesday night , putting them face fellow Russian officers guarded the gate next to the Ukrainian army .
In an extraordinary step , the base commander even called for representatives of the Ukrainian government 's pro-Russian Crimea , said Yuriy Zheribtsov , for the sake of salvation .
Crimean de facto takeover by Russian largely peaceful , with skirmishes had stopped from real violence .
However , the takeover marks a new step : in a similar incident in recent days , where pro - Russian forces had largely surrounded the or block access to bases Ukraine without taking control of them .
Crimea People who speak in Russian Crimea has come under the control of the de - facto by pro - Russian forces since repel Yanukovych inaugurated the new government and the pro - EU in Kiev.
Putin however continues to deny there are Russian troops operating in the Crimea , and insisted that many armed men were identified as Russian forces were in fact " local self-defense forces " .
Chairman of the upper house of the Russian parliament , Valentina Matvienko , called on Western countries to stop the threat catapult and start a dialogue with Russia mengenasi situation in Ukraine .
"The language of threat is not efficient in the modern world . Thing we need here is the language of dialogue , " said Matvienko told reporters after the plenary session on Wednesday as quoted by ITAR - TASS news agency .
" Currently, the Russian economy has been so involved in the global economy that it is difficult to imagine how Russia could be isolated from the worldwide economy , " said Russia 's female politicians .
Matvienko adding that the products meet the European Union 40 percent of the Russian market , otherwise the EU countries into the market for 50 percent of Russian trade volume .
" Sanctions will usher in huge economic losses , " he said . " It is important now to calm down and stop using the language of ultimatums and threats . "
" Every sane mind politicians understand that it is impossible to exclude Russia from the settlement of the situation in Ukraine , " Matvienko said .
Foreign Relations Committee, the State Council of the Federation ( the Russian parliament ) pointed to the threat of economic sanctions and isolation against Russia by American politicians that " we do not live in a unipolar world " .
" Isolation is full it is not possible , while a partial insulation would not be useful , " said the commission chairman Mikhail Margelov . " Sanctions are also completely unproductive . With all due respect we have experience in this matter . "
Half pout Margelov said if the U.S. imposed sanctions , the impact would not be felt in the Russian economy as " our economic and trade relations with the U.S. was low" so " with great regret not going to ruin our economy " .
" Investments mutual rarely . Investments Americans in Russia in the real sector is not as much speculation in securities , " he said . " And a ban on the use of U.S. dollars , if it is implemented , will only erode confidence in American institutions are in fact not very high . "
Margelov said Russia may turn to China that have become a political and economic partner for the country's good .
" More than that , there are indications that involves sanctions on Russia , China may require the United States to pay the debt the United States enormous -1169.9 billion dollars - and possibly in the form of gold . "
"I think the U.S. government will not impose serious sanctions on Russia , " he said .
Margelov also not sure on the threat of termination of negotiations on visa-free regime . He lightly dismissed this possibility will not occur .
Russian senator who portray even more to lose if European Union countries to freeze the process of issuing long-term visas ahead of the holidays .
" Citizens of our country that spends billions of euro in the greatest tourist attractions of Europe every year , will certainly be disappointed , " Margelov said . " They took their money to Turkey , Southeast Asia , India and the Red Sea coast " .
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