Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Meanwhile, from "The Guardian":

Protesters are calling on Downing Street to bar two high-profile Russian pop stars who are vocal supporters of Vladimir Putin from entering Britain for a gala performance next week at the Royal Albert Hall.

Crooner Iosif (Joseph) Kobzon and Alla Perfilova – known by her stage name, Valeriya – are due to perform on 21 October at a heavily advertised one-off concert in London.

Critics, who have launched an online petition, accuse the singers of being Kremlin cheerleaders and say the visit, if it goes ahead, will show western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine are ineffective.

This infographic is from the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, a pro-Maidan group:

Here's another one of those really awkward pix from Milan with Putin and Poroshenko:

Почалася друга зустріч щодо #України з Порошенком і путіним Зустріч відбувається в "нормандському форматі" #Україна pic.twitter.com/NCJam048bF

— Новости Украины (@Dbnmjr) October 17, 2014