On The Scene: VOA's Elizabeth Arrott in Simferopol, Crimea

The international war of words over developments in Ukraine overshadowed physical confrontations on the ground Monday.VOA's Elizabeth Arrott is in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine's contested Crimean Peninsula, where locals are reacting to the Russian military presence. Across Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, soldiers without insignia are now a common sight. Widely believed to be Russian forces, there is tension around Prevolnoye military base, where Ukrainian soldiers have hunkered...

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