12:00
8.3.2014
BBC's Russian Service reporting that armed men in military uniforms have seized the main military recruitment center in Simferopol. According to the report, about 100 men arrived in two trucks with Russian number plates, and called themselves "self-defense detachments."
11:59
8.3.2014
#Crimea, #Ukraine: Video shows paramilitaries & Russian Cossacks attacking journalists http://t.co/PsUFgMuUM0 http://t.co/DPdBgPTCjE
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) March 8, 2014
11:54
8.3.2014
11:50
8.3.2014
RFE/RL Russian Service quotes PM Stephen Harper announcing that Canada is imposing visa sanctions against some Russian officials over Ukrainian events, adding that the Canadian government is eyeing further moves.
11:49
8.3.2014
11:47
8.3.2014
Kyrgyz Service colleague notes Russian TV's Channel One kicked off its news with a report on the "infringement of the rights of the Russian-speaking population" in Ukraine.
"На Украине продолжают ущемлять права русскоязычного населения". Так начались Новости @1tvru_news Вот такие времена) pic.twitter.com/1y1vbZDVL6
— Torokul Doorov (@Torokul) March 8, 2014
11:20
8.3.2014
Interesting piece in "The New York Times" on how Putin's decision-making unfolded.
"The decision to invade Crimea, the officials and analysts said, was made not by the national security council but in secret among a smaller and shrinking circle of Mr. Putin’s closest and most trusted aides. The group excluded senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the cadre of comparatively liberal advisers who might have foreseen the economic impact and potential consequences of American and European sanctions."
10:38
8.3.2014
Lithuanian Prez Grybauskaite: "After Ukraine will be Moldova and after Moldova will be different countries." http://t.co/hgkXG8jWw9
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) March 8, 2014
10:34
8.3.2014
The @PowerVertical podcast is out. @MarkGaleotti @llywelyn The Crimean Game Changer http://t.co/iMSu5Awvnz
— Brian Whitmore (@PowerVertical) March 7, 2014
10:16
8.3.2014
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports that pro-Russian forces have raided a border checkpoint near Kerch and driven out Ukrainian border guards, also seizing the facility's weapons.
Російські військові захопили в Криму відділ «Щолкіно» і вигнали сім’ї прикордонників на вулицю http://t.co/wxmso7q5dA
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) March 8, 2014