Poland must be ready for dark scenarios – PM Tusk
Poland needs to prepare for a major “correction” in the geopolitical situation, PM Donald Tusk said on March 17 at
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Ukraine
UN concerns high over Crimea crisis
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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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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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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US, EU impose sanctions over Crimea vote
President Barack Obama has moved to impose sanction against Russian officials the U.S. sees as implicated in Sunday’s Moscow-backed Crimea
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