11:29
15.3.2014
And here's a link to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service live feed of a demonstration in SImferopol against the March 16 referendum
11:24
15.3.2014
From the newswires:
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Poland and Lithuania amid rising tensions in nearby Ukraine.
The White House says Biden will depart on March 17.
Biden will meet with Poland's president and prime minister, plus the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. T
he White House says the leaders plan to discuss ways to support Ukraine's sovereignty.
They'll also discuss the defense commitments that NATO allies have to one another. (AP, AFP)
The White House says Biden will depart on March 17.
Biden will meet with Poland's president and prime minister, plus the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. T
he White House says the leaders plan to discuss ways to support Ukraine's sovereignty.
They'll also discuss the defense commitments that NATO allies have to one another. (AP, AFP)
10:45
15.3.2014
#Moscow Peace March. RT @mynameisphilipp Народу нормально #МаршМира #Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/AlKiJ4HUa9
— Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) March 15, 2014
10:30
15.3.2014
Here's an update on events in Kharkiv:
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakhov has confirmed that two people were killed and several wounded in a shootout in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv late last night.
Avakhov wrote on his Facebook page Saturday that some 30 people "from both sides" were arrested overnight.
The identities of those killed were not given.
Avakhov added that a policeman had been "severely" injured and that weapons were seized. He said an investigation is under way. (AP, Interfax)
Avakhov wrote on his Facebook page Saturday that some 30 people "from both sides" were arrested overnight.
The identities of those killed were not given.
Avakhov added that a policeman had been "severely" injured and that weapons were seized. He said an investigation is under way. (AP, Interfax)
22:29
14.3.2014
This just in from the wires:
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will travel to Ukraine on March 22 to show support for Kyiv during the Crimean crisis.
Harper will meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and other members of the interim government.
Earlier today, Canada announced it will give nearly $200 million in aid to Ukraine.
Canada's Conservative government has already imposed a travel ban on the people it blames for the crisis and frozen the assets of those close to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Canada has 1.2 million citizens who trace their ancestry to Ukraine. (AFP, Reuters)
Harper will meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and other members of the interim government.
Earlier today, Canada announced it will give nearly $200 million in aid to Ukraine.
Canada's Conservative government has already imposed a travel ban on the people it blames for the crisis and frozen the assets of those close to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Canada has 1.2 million citizens who trace their ancestry to Ukraine. (AFP, Reuters)
22:26
14.3.2014
Economically, U.S. and European sanctions that weaken Russia would put China in a uniquely influential situation because it could benefit from sanction regimes that it is not taking part in.
RFE/RL's Ron Synovitz offers plenty of food for thought in his analysis on how the situation in Crimea could work to Beijing's advantage.
22:22
14.3.2014
Comparisons between the situation in Kosovo and Crimea are "a completely false and even phony argument.," says former U.S. diplomat Louis Sell. "The analogy with Kosovo really just doesn't hold water in almost every way, both legally and factually."
Read more here
Read more here
22:20
14.3.2014
In this week's Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore and guests look at how the ongoing crisis in Crimea is changing -- perhaps fundamentally -- Russia's domestic political arrangements:
21:36
14.3.2014
NBC @Ianwill interviews Col Evgeniy Pivovarov of Simferopol Military Hospital.He was kidnapped Friday by armed gunmen pic.twitter.com/uNCpcz5J0u
— Ed Flanagan (@edmundflanagan) March 14, 2014