Ukrainian forces will not withdraw from Crimea: defense minister

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces will not withdraw from Crimea even though Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty to make it part of Russia, acting Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh said on Wednesday. Asked by journalists on the sidelines of a government meeting if Kiev would pull its forces out of the peninsula, Tenyukh replied: "No. We will stay". (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing By Richard Balmforth; Editing by Alessandra Prentice)