1.   In Simferopol, Crimean interior minister Valery Kuznetsov said that police forces were assembled in several barracks in response to the mounting tension, Interfax reported.

2.   But the Crimean parliament reacted by voting to confirm Kuznetsov as Crimean interior minister and appointing its own candidate as security minister.

3.   But the Crimean parliament reacted by voting to name Kuznetsov as Crimean interior minister and appointing its own candidate as security minister.

4.   The Crimean parliament reacted by voting to confirm Kuznetsov as Crimean interior minister and appointing its own candidate as security minister.