09:57
11.3.2014
Russia's parliament will discuss legislation on Crimea joining the Russian Federation, Russia's state-run RIA-Novosti reports.
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 11, 2014
10:01
11.3.2014
Simferopol airport is no longer international, but "moskovsky" -- only receiving flights from the Russian Federation.
Симферопольский аэропорт отныне не международный, а московский - принимает рейсы только из РФ. #АРК - @ukrpravda_news pic.twitter.com/xnfDyhQNgo
— Голос Столицы 106FM (@Golos106fm) March 11, 2014
10:04
11.3.2014
Roughly 100 journalists have gathered in Rostov-on-Don for Yanukovych presser #2, due to begin any minute. Ukrainskaya pravda tweeting rumors in the hall that Yanukovych will announce that he won't be answering any questions.
Среди коллег ходят слухи, что Янукович сделает заявление, не будет отвечать на вопросв pic.twitter.com/QWCa0KTYye
— Сева Бойко (@sevaboiko) March 11, 2014
10:06
11.3.2014
Indeed. No questions. Only an announcement.
10:13
11.3.2014
Yanukovych emerges at last, sighing heavily into the microphones. In order to quell rumors, he announces he's alive, but not feeling well, because the government of Ukraine has fallen into the hands of ultranationalists and neo-fascists.
10:15
11.3.2014
Yanukovych says seasoned officers and soldiers of the Ukrainian military know better than to carry out orders from current government.
10:17
11.3.2014
Yanukovych: I repeat, I did not abandon my post. I left because armed radicals had stormed the presidential administration. I will come back to Kyiv.
10:18
11.3.2014
Yanukovych: Any U.S. aid to current government violates U.S. law.
10:21
11.3.2014
Yanukovych: My administration was on the brink of launching much-needed economic reforms that will go unfulfilled due to anticonstitutional, illegal seizure of power by illegitimate forces. You'll be sorry! And with that, the presser is over after just 10 minutes.