Armed men take up positions around the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol

Armed men take up positions around the regional parliament building in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 1, 2014. Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday Russia had «recently» brought 6,000 additional personnel into Ukraine and that the Ukrainian military were on high alert in the Crimea region. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (UKRAINE — Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)