Tensions are running high in Ukraine 's Crimean peninsula . The region has historically been part of Russia , but it 's Ukrainian now . A lot of ethnic Russians live there , but so do Ukrainians and others who are anti - Russian . Part of the Russian military is stationed in Crimea .
Tensions are running high in Ukraine 's Crimea peninsula . The region has historically been part of Russia , but it 's Ukrainian now . A lot of ethnic Russians live there , but so do Ukrainians and Tatars who are anti-Russian . Part of the Russian Navy is based in Crimea .