there and crowds attacking there in this piece a pro european union group and dozens of people were reportedly injured. the 15,000 russian troops are now on the crimean peninsula in ukraine. unmarked men in unmarked uniforms patrolling are, indeed, russian troops. the thing is, russia is still not admitting that. russian parliament approved the use of military force in ukraine. that is defying president obama s warning. president obama and russian president vladimir putin did speak over the phone yesterday for 90 minutes. this was a long call. in it president obama warned of consequences, but russia defended its actions. the head of the u.n. also called putin and told him it was critical to restore calm. it is crucial to restore calm and proceed to immediate de-escalation of the situation.