Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. The east west standoff over the future of ukraine escalated today with russian combat troops seizing control of the Crimean Peninsula after a bloodless showdown. Ukraines Prime Minister is calling it a declaration of war. Tonight his countrys outgunned and outnumbered army has been placed on a war footing while the u. S. And its european allies are working to punish russia economically and politically. And late word this afternoon that u. S. Secretary of state john kerry will soon be on his way to the region. Were covering developments from washington to crimea, which is where nbcs bill neely starts us off tonight. Bill . Reporter yes, russias takeover of crimea, lester, is almost complete. Theyve done it without tanks, without firing a single shot. Ukraines navy is either under Russian Guard or gone. Its army now surrounded by moscows men. Russian soldiers on the march in u
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