13:59
19.3.2014
These are emotional times for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, former ambassador to NATO
Today's the most important day in my life.The day of national selfconsciousness revival. I'm proud of my nation,my Motherland & my President
— Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) March 18, 2014
13:53
19.3.2014
Following National Geographic, Mail.ru and Yandex have changed their maps to include Crimea in the Russian Federation. Google not following suit so far.
13:42
19.3.2014
This video has been making the rounds. "Self-defense" forces manhandle an elderly woman for saying Crimea is Ukrainian.
13:23
19.3.2014
Workers replacing letters on Crimean parliament building.
13:19
19.3.2014
RFE/RL's Russian Service interviewed Roman Romanenko, the journalist who jokingly asked Putin to dispatch troops to protect residents of Russia's Vologda region from corrupt officials. The regional governor has since demanded an investigation on extremism charges.
13:10
19.3.2014
Russian rep in Council of Europe apparently posted Russia will "take back" FSU countries, Finland, Poland, Alaska: http://t.co/1cY7VN5hE7
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) March 19, 2014
13:09
19.3.2014
Ukraine renounces its presidency of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
УКРАИНА ОТКАЗЫВАЕТСЯ ОТ ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЬСТВА В СНГ В 2014Г – МИД
— Українська правда (@ukrpravda_news) March 19, 2014
13:06
19.3.2014
Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov says all Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, including weapons, are now the property of his self-proclaimed government.
12:55
19.3.2014
Then again, they could change their minds well before then.
Ruble, hryvnia to stay legal tender in #Crimea simultaneously until Jan. 1, 2016 - @interfaxua reports, citing Bank of Crimea head.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 19, 2014