Concerns Grow In Ukraine Over Pro Russian Demonstrations In The Crimea Region

SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 02: Heavily-armed troops displaying no identifying insignia and local pro-Russian militants stand guard outside a local government building on March 2, 2014 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The new government of Ukraine has appealed to the United Nations Security Council for help against growing Russian intervention in Crimea, where thousands of Russian troops reportedly arrived in recent days at Russian military bases there and also occupy key government and other installations. World leaders are scrambling to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to refrain from further escalation in Ukraine. Ukraine has put its armed forces on combat alert. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)