Sky News
March 3, 2014

Vladimir Putin at APEC Summit in China 19-21 October 2001-12 / Image via Wikimedia Commons
Vladimir Putin at APEC Summit in China 19-21 October 2001-12 / Image via Wikimedia Commons
Russia has said China is largely “in agreement” over Ukraine, after other world powers condemned Moscow for sending troops into the country.

Hundreds of Russian soldiers have surrounded a military base in Crimea, preventing Ukrainian soldiers from going in or out.

The convoy blockading the site, near the Crimean capital Simferopol, includes at least 17 military vehicles.

Russian troops are also reported to have taken control of a ferry terminal in the city of Kerch on the eastern tip of Crimea, which has a majority Russian-speaking population.

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