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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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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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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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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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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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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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Obama: US, EU prepared to penalise Russia for Crimea ballot

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

U.S. President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Sunday that Washington and its “European partners are prepared to

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Declaring victory, Crimean and Russian officials pledge fast integration

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

With one exit poll showing that 93 per cent of Crimeans voted to join Russia, the peninsula’s pro-Kremlin prime minister

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Crimean PM: 93 per cent of voters want to join Russia

March 16, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Crimea’s prime minister says preliminary results from Sunday’s referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine indicate that 93 percent

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