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Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya speaks to the UN General Assembly on March 27.
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya speaks to the UN General Assembly on March 27.

Live Blog: UN Backs Ukraine Integrity

Final Summary For March 27

-- The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that affirms Ukraine's territorial integrity.

-- The IMF has announced "a staff-level agreement" with Kyiv on assistance of $14 billion-$18 billion in conjunction with a reform program that will "unlock" up to $27 billion over the next two years, pending final approval next month. Tthe U.S. Congress has also passed an aid bill for Ukraine.

-- Ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced plans to run for president.

-- Members of the Right Sector have been holding a demonstration outside the Ukrainian parliament building to vent their anger at the killing of prominent member Oleksander Muzychko earlier in the week.

-- Six Ukrainian military officers detained by pro-Russian troops in Crimea have been released, including Colonel Yuliy Mamchur, but five others are still being held captive.

-- Anonymous sources quoted by CNN say U.S. intelligence "concludes it is more likely than previously thought that Russian forces will enter eastern Ukraine."

-- U.S. President Barack Obama, in the keynote speech of his visit to Europe, chided Russia for its use of "brute force" in Ukraine and vowed that a determined alliance of the United States and Europe will prevail over time.


*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
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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)
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.
17:46 22.3.2014
Video of pro-Russia demonstration in Donetsk:


Donetsk Protesters Demand Return Of Yanukovych
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17:33 22.3.2014
More "chaos" in Kyiv:

17:32 22.3.2014
Another photo from today's joint funeral in Crimea:

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