Ukraine: ‘EU needs to follow through’
DW: EU foreign ministers have imposed sanctions – travel bans and asset freezes – on 13 Russian officials and eight
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Russia
Putin recognises Crimea as sovereign state
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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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