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Federal employees in Moscow say they are being forced to participate in political action against UkraineMessages are appearing in social networks indicating that Russian government employees are being forced to participate in an anti-Ukrainian procession to take place today in Moscow. A meeting and a...
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Crimea. Undeclared war. As of this morningMarch 2, 10:01 a.m. Arsen Avakov, People’s deputy of “Batkivshchyna” [“The Fatherland”] partyI consider it necessary to inform:1. All over the territory of Crimea the emissaries and military officials of the Russian...
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From editorial board: zigzags of the party lineThe Russian media covers the situation in Crimea as if Russia is ready to incorporate the peninsula, evacuate all Russians, or even send in its troops tomorrow. Behind the imperial...
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Russia’s Consul General refutes Russia’s claim about victims in CrimeaOne of the justifications for Russia’s decision to send troops into Ukraine was a statement by the Speaker of the Federation Council, Valentyna Matviyenko, about victims among Russian citizens in...
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Russia gives Turchynov conditions for launching war against UkraineActing President of Ukraine and head of Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov said that Russia is engaged in numerous provocations designed to expand a military scenario that will result in the...
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Storming the Regional State Administration in Kharkiv, March 1March 1, 2014, 14:55, Daria Iurovska In Kharkiv at 2 p.m., some of the participants of a demonstration at Freedom Square, wearing St. George ribbons, went to storm the Oblast State Administration...
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Residents of coastal town near Sevastopol stand as a human shield between Ukrainian border guards and Russian Special ForcesIn Balaklava, near Sevastopol on the coast of the Crimean Peninsula, border guards from the Sevastopol marine guard continue to negotiate with soldiers of the Russian Federation, the press service...
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Ships put to sea on high alert are approached by Russian missile boats and the cruiser MoscowA perimeter of ships on high alert in Ukrainian territorial waters in the Black Sea is being approached by three Russian missile ships and the missile cruiser Moscow, the Border...
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Putin appeals for use of Russian armed forces in the territory of UkraineThe Kremlin Press Service reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an appeal to Federation Council on the potential use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in...
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New bill introduced in Russian Duma proposes simplified process for the accession of territories belonging to foreign statesAccording to the bill, introduced in response to the situation in Ukraine, Crimea could be annexed by Russia based on the results of a referendum, without international involvement. Moscow, February...
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Koshulinskiy: Russia’s military scenario in Crimea is feasibleRussia’s military scenario in Crimea duplicates that of 2008 in South Ossetia. Censor.net reports that Ruslan Koshulinskiy, Vice-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada from the Svoboda Party, spoke to a correspondent...
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Thirteen aircraft with Russian troopers landed in Crimea: KunitsynAnother piece of the Russian military has arrived in Crimea. There are 150 people aboard each plane. This was reported by Serhiy Kunitsyn on the air with Crimean Tatar Channel ATR.“Thirteen...
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Poroshenko was not let into the Crimean ParliamentPetro Poroshenko, a deputy of Ukraine, and a member of the Verkhovna Rada, who arrived in Simferopol to hold negotiations with the Crimean authorities, could not enter the building of...
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Russia mobilizes paratroopers and men with army experience to Crimea for the “battle for Ukraine”Russia is forming groups of “tourists” with army experience for visiting Ukraine Friday, 28 February 2014 Russian social networks are summoning “tourist” units to go to Ukraine, inviting men aged...
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Why should oligarchs pay the salaries to senior officialsBoris Davidenko, for Ukrainska Pravda Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 14:51 Any reforms of the new government would be sabotaged by the army of 400,000 officials. How can the richest people...
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Odesa Governor Supports Legitimate Transfer of PowerMykola Skoryk, Head of Odesa oblast administration, made public details of his talk about the personnel changes with O. Turchynov, Acting President of Ukraine. “We will implement all decisions regarding...
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Berkut militants will be given Russian passportsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation authorized the Russian consulate in Simferopol to start issuing Russian passports to the militants of the special police force Berkut. This...
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Gas Subtexts of Crimea CrisisWe noted in our analysis "Bloody Stream to Europe" on 24 January 2014 that events in Ukraine have not only internal motivations, but also external stimulation, including a serious gas...
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EYE WITNESS REPORT FROM SIMFEROPOL AIRPORTBy Askold Krushelnycky I am at Simferopol airport where green uniformed professional soldiers with no insignia took over during the night and are being backed up by local volunteers. The...