Shots fired in air during raid at Crimea naval base
Unidentified armed men fired in the air as they moved into a Ukrainian naval post in Crimea on Monday in the latest confrontation since Russian...
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Putin defends Crimea’s decision to hold referendum
By Lidia Kelly Russian President Vladimir Putin defended breakaway moves by the pro-Russian leaders of Crimea on Sunday in a phone call with German Chancellor...
Crimea votes to join Russia, accelerating Ukraine crisis
Crimea’s parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum within 10 days on the decision in a dramatic escalation...
Opinion: Stalin’s grandchildren
By Max Gevers THE crisis in Ukraine, Russian armed intervention in the Crimea and instability in the eastern part of Ukraine, has highlighted how poisonous...
Russia rebuffs West on Crimea ahead of Paris talks (Updated)
Russia rebuffed Western demands to withdraw forces in Ukraine’s Crimea region to their bases on Wednesday amid a day of high-stakes diplomacy in Paris aimed at easing tensions over Ukraine and...
Military force would be “last resort” in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defence of Russia’s actions in Crimea and said on Tuesday that he would use force in Ukraine only as...
Obama says Russia has violated international law in Ukraine
President Barack Obama said on Monday that Russia violated international law with its military intervention in Ukraine and warned that the U.S. government would look...
EU to urge mediation with Russia over Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers will push on Monday for high-level mediation to resolve the crisis over Russia’s invasion of Crimea, while threatening the possibility of...
Ukraine border guards report build-up of Russian armour near Crimea
Russia has started a build-up of armoured vehicles on the Russian side of a narrow stretch of water between Russia and the Ukrainian region of...
Armed men seize two airports in Ukraine’s Crimea, Yanukovich reappears (update 4)
Armed men took control of two airports in the Crimea region on Friday in what Ukraine’s new leadership described as an invasion and occupation by...
