09:59
23.3.2014
Wife of arrested Belbek cmmdr, Col. Yuli Mamchur, tells @ABC she hasn't heard from him since he called y'day saying he was arrested. #Crimea
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) March 23, 2014
09:34
23.3.2014
Belarus caught in a bind as tensions rise between Russia and NATO over Crimea: http://t.co/HQAprxqvAj and http://t.co/e0EBoKvRkE
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) March 23, 2014
09:21
23.3.2014
The Crimean referendum did not comply with the Ukrainian constitution. No right to secede in constitution #UkrFacts
— Geoffrey Pyatt (@GeoffPyatt) March 23, 2014
09:04
23.3.2014
"The Guardian's" Shaun Walker has a nice piece on the Crimean soccer team Tavriya Simferopol, which is currently languishing in the lower reaches of the Ukrainian premier league. It seems some of their fans are not overly enthused about the possibility of now having to travel to Siberia for away games.
08:40
23.3.2014
Good morning. Some news concerning the Right Sector group:
Ukrainian far-right paramilitary group Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) says it has formed a political party.
Pravy Sektor played a prominent role in protests that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych last month.
Andriy Denissenko, a member of the group, made the announcement on March 22 in a YouTube video after a meeting held behind closed doors for security reasons.
Denissenko added that the new party "will be an instrument in the political field in the same way that a Kalashnikov is in the military field."
Delegates elected Dmytro Yarosh as the party's leader, and announced that he would run in the May 25 presidential election.
Yarosh last month denied he was a fascist and anti-Semite, saying Pravy Sektor was a "successor" to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which battled Soviet and Nazi forces in western Ukraine during and after World War Two. (AFP, dpa)
Ukrainian far-right paramilitary group Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) says it has formed a political party.
Pravy Sektor played a prominent role in protests that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych last month.
Andriy Denissenko, a member of the group, made the announcement on March 22 in a YouTube video after a meeting held behind closed doors for security reasons.
Denissenko added that the new party "will be an instrument in the political field in the same way that a Kalashnikov is in the military field."
Delegates elected Dmytro Yarosh as the party's leader, and announced that he would run in the May 25 presidential election.
Yarosh last month denied he was a fascist and anti-Semite, saying Pravy Sektor was a "successor" to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which battled Soviet and Nazi forces in western Ukraine during and after World War Two. (AFP, dpa)
17:51
22.3.2014
Barring major developments, this wraps up our live blogging for March 22.
17:47
22.3.2014
From RFE/RL's News Desk:
Ukrainian investigators say former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky amassed a stash of cash, gold, jewels and expensive watches, news agencies report. The Interior Ministry said SaturdayA series of raids on Stavytsky's homes and offices uncovered 42 kilograms of gold and $4.8 million in cash. All the valuables were seized. Stavytsky, who was in charge of negotiations on oil and natural gas with Russia, has fled the country. On Friday, Yevhen Bakulin, the former head of the national gas utility Naftogas, was arrested on suspicion of having embezzled $4 billion. Ukrainian investigators have carried out dozens of raids on the homes and offices of former officials in recent days.
Ukrainian investigators say former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky amassed a stash of cash, gold, jewels and expensive watches, news agencies report. The Interior Ministry said SaturdayA series of raids on Stavytsky's homes and offices uncovered 42 kilograms of gold and $4.8 million in cash. All the valuables were seized. Stavytsky, who was in charge of negotiations on oil and natural gas with Russia, has fled the country. On Friday, Yevhen Bakulin, the former head of the national gas utility Naftogas, was arrested on suspicion of having embezzled $4 billion. Ukrainian investigators have carried out dozens of raids on the homes and offices of former officials in recent days.
17:46
22.3.2014
Video of pro-Russia demonstration in Donetsk:
17:33
22.3.2014
More "chaos" in Kyiv:
Cleaning the #Maidan. This afternoon in #Kiev #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/6mFgYyhrxt
— Ann-Dorit Boy (@anndoritboy) March 22, 2014
17:32
22.3.2014
Another photo from today's joint funeral in Crimea:
#Crimea held a joint funeral on Saturday for a Ukrainian soldier and a pro-Moscow militiaman killed this week - AFP pic.twitter.com/wn3ksQehyy
— Just Hovens Greve (@JustHovensGreve) March 22, 2014