Crimean pro-Russian forces seized two naval bases on Wednesday European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss further targeted sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. It comes as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Russian leaders in Moscow to urge a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Tensions remain high in Crimea – pro-Russia forces seized two bases on Wednesday, including Ukraine’s navy HQ in Sevastopol. Ukraine’s navy commander was detained, but has now been released. Crimean leaders signed a treaty with Moscow on Tuesday to absorb the peninsula – an autonomous republic in southern Ukraine – into Russia, following a disputed referendum on Sunday. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the political process was expected to be completed this week, Russia’s Interfax news agency reports. The lower house will vote on ratifying the Crimea treaty on Thursday, and the upper house on Friday. […]