14:39
22.3.2014
Here are some recent background pieces on the Russia-Ukraine crisis by RFE/RL's staff that you might have missed:
U.S. Businesses Fear Russian Sanctions May Hurt Bottom Line
Explainer: How The International Sanctions Game Is Played
Infographic: Neighbors' Minority Ties To Russia
Power Vertical Blog Post: The Pros And Cons Of Propaganda
U.S. Businesses Fear Russian Sanctions May Hurt Bottom Line
Explainer: How The International Sanctions Game Is Played
Infographic: Neighbors' Minority Ties To Russia
Power Vertical Blog Post: The Pros And Cons Of Propaganda
14:22
22.3.2014
In a post on Facebook, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says police searching the "residences" of former Ukrainian Energy Minister Eduard Stavytskyy have found 42 kilograms of gold, $4.8 million in cash, and bags stuffed with what appear to be diamonds. They also purportedly found registration documents for several offshore companies, numerous bank cards and statements from many bank accounts, real-estate deeds, and a large collection of jewelry and expensive watches.
14:15
22.3.2014
Here is livestream video of the standoff between Russian troops and Ukrainian forces at the Ukrainian air base in Belbek, near Sevastopol.
13:58
22.3.2014
Pro-Russia activists taking pictures in front of a local administrative building in #Donetsk, #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/zGByr3k4Ft
— Nechepurenko (@INechepurenko) March 22, 2014
13:57
22.3.2014
#Ukraine PM says if G8 has an empty seat "we will take it".
— Paul Waldie (@pwaldieGLOBE) March 22, 2014
13:50
22.3.2014
From the wires, via our news desk:
Crimea held a joint funeral on Saturday for a Ukrainian soldier and a pro-Moscow militiaman killed this week -- the only casualties since Russian forces took over the region. Sergei Aksyonov, the region's prime minister, said at the funeral in the Crimean capital of Simferopol that the two were "Crimean heroes." Mikhail Sheremet, the leader of the pro-Moscow militia in Crimea, said the two men were victims of "a provocation" during a gunbattle in Simferopol on Tuesday. Sheremet said the deaths were still being investigated by local authorities.
13:36
22.3.2014
RT @maxseddon: Live feed from Belbek AF base #Crimea, where #Ukraine troops making last stand against #Russia http://t.co/ZLxgDvKv0K
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 22, 2014
13:32
22.3.2014
From the wires, via our news desk:
Pro-Russian protesters have stormed a Ukrainian air force base in western Crimea. Correspondents at the scene said some 200 unarmed demonstrators yelling "Russia! Russia!" broke through to the base in the town of Novofedorivka and started smashing windows. Ukrainian military personnel barricaded themselves inside buildings and threw smoke bombs at the intruders from the roof. Meanwhile, Russian troops have surrounded a Ukrainian air base in Belbek, near Sevastopol, and issued an ultimatum to forces inside to surrender. The deputy commander of the base, Oleg Podovalov, said Russian troops "gave us an hour to surrender or they will start storming."
13:06
22.3.2014
No chaos here! U.S. Embassy in Kyiv releases video of life in the Ukrainian capital:
13:03
22.3.2014
#Ukraine flag flying at Belbek base where #Russia forces now issued ultimatum. Surrender inevitable. How/when unclear pic.twitter.com/4XYv9USib5
— David M. Herszenhorn (@herszenhorn) March 22, 2014