Russian Commandos Attempt to Intimidate Press: Russian Roulette

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Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Russian commandos stormed the Moskva Hotel in Simferopol, and nobody really knows why. It was the eve of the referendum and the hotel is where many of the international journalists covering the situation in Crimea are staying. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky tries to figure out if the troops were sent on a manhunt, or on a mission to intimidate members of the press. Follow @simonostrovsky on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SimonOstrovsky Check out the VICE News beta for more: http://vicenews.com Watch all of VICE News' coverage of the conflict in Ukraine here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o7DfgzuUCd_PVwbOCDO472B Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/

Published 2014-03-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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