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Day: March 17, 2014

World 

UN concerns high over Crimea crisis

March 17, 2014 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed “deep disappointment” and concern, a day after Ukraine’s Crimea region voted to align

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Perspectives 

Ukraine: ‘EU needs to follow through’

March 17, 2014 Deutsche Welle editors pick, Russia, Ukraine

DW: EU foreign ministers have imposed sanctions – travel bans and asset freezes – on 13 Russian officials and eight

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vladimir putin and barack obama at the G20 summit in Mexico
Perspectives 

Analysis: Cold War reflexes return to Europe over Ukraine

March 17, 2014 VOANews

The Cold War is back. Russia’s military seizure of Crimea and preparations for a possible annexation of the southern Ukrainian

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Europe 

Putin recognises Crimea as sovereign state

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday recognizing Crimea as a sovereign state after the Ukrainian region’s pro-Russian leaders

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Europe 

Putin signs decree officially recognising Crimea’s independence

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin wasted no time in recognizing the March 16 secession vote in Crimea, signing a decree 24

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Europe 

Ukrainian government refuses to remove troops from Crimea, prepares for war

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

In the wake of a March 16 referendum in which Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation, Ukrainian leaders refused

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Europe 

Baltic states call Crimea referendum illegitimate

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Baltic Times Russia, Ukraine

Estonia considers the so-called referendum carried out on March 16 in Crimea, Ukraine, on whether to join the Russian Federation

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Europe 

Biden to visit Poland and Lithuania to discuss steps over Ukrainian crisis

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

US Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to Poland and Lithuania this week to show his country’s support for NATO

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Europe 

Russian occupiers of 1968 and 2014 get a memorial in Prague!

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Prague Post Czech Republic, Russia

A monument in Olšany cemetery commemorates Russians who provided ‘fraternal assistance’ in 1968 Czechoslovakia or 2014 Crimea. A memorial to

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