Russia: Ousted Ukrainian president requested military help
Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Ukraine’s deposed president asked Moscow to send its troops to re-establish law and order in his
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US: All options on table in Ukraine
The crisis in Ukraine is consuming Washington’s attention, with the Obama administration issuing stark warnings to Russia over its seizure
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Bulgarian President meets foreign minister, intelligence chiefs on Ukraine
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev met foreign minister Kristian Vigenin and the heads of military intelligence and the National Intelligence Service
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Ukraine’s immediate neighbours express deep concern over Crimea crisis
Apart from Russia, six countries border Ukraine – and as the crisis deepened with Russian military involvement, most expressed deep
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Ukraine orders full mobilisation as Crimea turns to Russia
Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilization after Russian lawmakers authorized the deployment of troops on Ukraine territory. Ukraine’s new
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Ukraine: Russian forces control Crimea airports
Ukraine’s interior minister has accused Russian forces of staging a “military invasion and occupation” after armed men took control of
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Sevastopol: the Ukrainian port on Russia’s side
This week thousands rallied in the military port city, waving Russian flags and chanting slogans against the people they describe
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A brief history of Crimea
Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea and an autonomous Russian-speaking republic of Ukraine. In
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Ukraine’s new government to work on economy, reconciliation
Ukraine’s parliament voted to approve the country’s new leadership Thursday, amid protests by some who believe the government is being
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