Crimean parliament votes in favour of union with Russia
Authorities in Ukraine’s separatist Crimean republic say voters have overwhelmingly approved union with Russia in a controversial referendum that has
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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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US, EU action expected after Crimea referendum
Voters in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula have cast ballots in a referendum widely expected to endorse joining Russia. The United States
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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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Crimean PM: 93 per cent of voters want to join Russia
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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Observers, journalists not welcome to watch vote count at polling station in Simferopol
If respected international election observers had been allowed to watch Crimea’s referendum on whether to join Russia or merely gain
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Turnout in disputed Crimea vote about 64 per cent
The polls have closed in a controverisal referendum for the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea to break away and become
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Crimean secession likely to spark economic disorder
When Crimea’s two million people wake up Monday after likely having voted in Sunday’s snap referendum to break with Ukraine
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Ukraine moves to restrict entry on eastern border with Russia
During an emergency Cabinet of Ministers meeting on March 16, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ukraine’s eastern border has
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