Live Blog: UN Backs Ukraine Integrity

"[Annexation of Crimea] is not a done a deal in a sense that the international community by and large is not recognizing the annexation of Crimea. Obviously, the facts on the ground are that the Russian military controls Crimea. There are a number of individuals inside of Crimea that are supportive of that process. There is no expectation that they will be dislodged by force. And so what we can bring to bear are the legal argument, the diplomatic arguments, the political pressure, the economic sanctions that are already in place to make sure there is a cost to that process."

"I think it would be dishonest to suggest that there is a simple solution to resolving what is already taking place in Crimea, although history has a funny way of moving in twists and turns and not just in a straight line. So how the situation in Crimea evolves in part depends on making sure that international community stays unified in indicating that this was an illegal action on the part of Russia."

"With respect to the Russian troops that are along the borders of Ukraine at the moment, right now they are on Russian soil. And if they stay on Russian soil, we oppose what appears to be an effort of intimidation, but Russia has a right legally to have its troops on its own soil. I don't think [further Russian incursion into Ukraine] is a done deal and I think that Russia is making a series of calculations. And again, those calculations will be impacted in part by how unified the Untied States and Europe are, and the international community is, in saying to Russia that this is not how in the 21st century we resolve disputes."

"I think it is particularly important for all of us to dismiss this notion that somehow Russian-speakers or Russian nationals inside Ukraine are threatened and that somehow that would justify Russian action. There has been no evidence that Russian-speakers have in any way been threatened. If anything, what we have seen are provocateurs who have created scuffles inside of Ukraine. But when I hear analogies, for example, to Kosovo, where you had thousands of people that were being slaughtered by their government, it is a comparison that makes absolutely no sense."

The region's security services said in a statement the drone was conducting video surveillance before it was shot down on Sunday.

The statement said Transdniester special services have recovered the video from the drone. The security service cautioned against attempts to conduct surveillances and increase tensions on its border with Ukraine.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry said it was looking into the report, but didn’t give further details. Transdniester declared independence from Moldova in 1990.

The two sides fought a brief war in 1992 that ended when the Russian military intervened on the side of Transdniester.

Transdniester's independence is not recognized by any nation.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has passed a $1 billion aid bill for Ukraine that had been held up over a debate on reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The bill passed Tuesday after House Democrats dropped their insistence that any aid package to Ukraine include IMF reforms.

The bill backs the $1 billion loan to Ukraine and includes sanctions on Ukrainians and Russians for Moscow's incursion into Ukraine.

The bill now goes to the full House for a vote.

NATO member Norway has announced it is suspending all bilateral military activities with Russia until the end of May.

Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide made the announcement Tuesday and said the decision was made "in light of the development of the situation in Ukraine."

Russia's defense minister and naval chief were due to visit Norway next month and Norway had planned to participate in a naval exercise with Russia and the United States in May.

Soreide said Norway would consult with its NATO allies about cooperation with Russia after May.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov has posted a statement on his Facebook site that Russian forces were in the process of taking control of the last Ukrainian warship in Crimea.

Seleznyov said late Tuesday "there were several explosions from the direction of the minesweeper Cherkasy in the Donuzlav Bay."

Seleznyov said Mi35 helicopters were flying over the ship as troops rushed aboard.

Ukrainian warships along the Crimean Peninsula have been seized one-by-one for nearly a week.

Russian naval vessels had been blocking them from leaving their docks.