15:51
6.3.2014
Deputy Assistant Secretary Rubin says the U.S. believes the best way to deescalate the Ukraine conflict is to have an international monitoring presence on the ground. He says that effort is supported by Washington, the OSCE, and the UN. He says the fact that monitors have had extreme difficulty in getting access to Crimea is worrisome and that Washington will be pushing for monitors to have access to anywhere in the country.
15:49
6.3.2014
Deputy Assistant Secretary Rubin has told the hearing that Washington believes the Ukraine crisis can only be solved if the international community is united in supporting the effort.
15:48
6.3.2014
Eric Rubin, deputy assistant secretary Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, has told a congressional hearing today that the new Ukrainian government is taking promising steps to get Ukraine back on its feet and Washington stands ready to support it. He called the $1 billion loan guarantee Washington is preparing for Ukraine an example of the strength of the U.S. commitment. He was speaking to a meeting of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington chaired by Congressman Ed Royce.
15:44
6.3.2014
Irish Ukrainians protest outside Dublin venue of #EPP conference ahead of arrival of Merkel, Tymoshenko, Klitschko pic.twitter.com/V3lhKqQqRz
— Conor Humphries (@Conorhumphries) March 6, 2014
15:42
6.3.2014
Here is today's new Executive Order related to #Ukraine: http://t.co/OaE502vl9Z
— @NSCPress (@NSCPress) March 6, 2014
15:37
6.3.2014
Photo of the day from Crimea here. pic.twitter.com/wnlT7jRjdF
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 6, 2014
15:36
6.3.2014
Russia Today put up a speculative map, then stuck with it, apparently:
Russia Today has already changed their map... pic.twitter.com/wNJ4rWuf7K
— Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) March 6, 2014
15:18
6.3.2014
Yatsenyuk has concluded his press conference.
15:18
6.3.2014
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk says Russia's actions in Crimea are "military aggression...extensive, unacceptable use of Russian military force."
"We commend the way the Ukrainian military has handled the crisis in Crimea."
"We commend the way the Ukrainian military has handled the crisis in Crimea."
15:16
6.3.2014
Yatsenyuk says he talked to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev a few days ago and told him to "step back."
"'Guys, just stop,'" he reports having told Medvedev, "'we are entering a mess and you, Russians, will be responsible for this."
"'Guys, just stop,'" he reports having told Medvedev, "'we are entering a mess and you, Russians, will be responsible for this."
"We are not an anti-Russian government," Yatsenyuk says. "We are pro-Ukrainian."
"We will stick to our values -- territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence."
"We will stick to our values -- territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence."