The Ukraine's population takes an uptick with 16,000 Russia troops.

The real concern is, do they have their papers in order?

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, walk upon arrival to watch military exercises. Photo / AP

2:08 PM Tuesday Mar 4, 2014

 

Russian troops (click here) said to be 16,000 strong have tightened their stranglehold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, openly defying the US and the European Union and rattling world capitals and stock markets....