15:06
23.3.2014
This just in from RFE/RL's newsdesk:
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya said in a U.S. television interview on March 23 that the chances of war between his country and Russia are growing.
Speaking on ABC-TV’s "This Week" program, Deshchytsya said: "We don't know what Putin has in his mind... That's why this situation is becoming even more explosive than it used to be a week ago."
The broadcast comes after Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov demanded that Russia release the top Ukrainian military commander at the Belbek Air Force base near Sevastopol, who was "abducted" after it was stormed by Russian armored vehicles and troops yesterday. (Reuters, AP, AFP, ITAR-TASS, Interfax)
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya said in a U.S. television interview on March 23 that the chances of war between his country and Russia are growing.
Speaking on ABC-TV’s "This Week" program, Deshchytsya said: "We don't know what Putin has in his mind... That's why this situation is becoming even more explosive than it used to be a week ago."
The broadcast comes after Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov demanded that Russia release the top Ukrainian military commander at the Belbek Air Force base near Sevastopol, who was "abducted" after it was stormed by Russian armored vehicles and troops yesterday. (Reuters, AP, AFP, ITAR-TASS, Interfax)
15:03
23.3.2014
Our Ukraine Service's coverage of pro-Russia rally in Simferopol in which participants say they want Viktor Yanukovych back as president.
У Сімферополі мітинг на підтримку півд. сходу України (відео)http://t.co/9aT96knwzH всі хочуть Януковича назад. А він вже й житло знайшов
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) March 23, 2014
14:36
23.3.2014
WATCH: Crimean Tatar leader Refat Chubarov expresses solidarity with the Maidan in Kyiv (in Russian):
14:28
23.3.2014
Russian officials deny "very, very sizeable and very, very ready" military buildup along Ukrainian border: http://t.co/GApmTXkh0Q
— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) March 23, 2014
13:51
23.3.2014
Footage from early this month in Simferopol shows gun-toting Russian soldier kissing and hugging a child.
13:35
23.3.2014
Interfax quoting Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan as saying that it is "technically impossible" for natural-gas prices for Ukrainian consumers to be raised by April 1, and that it won't happen before May 1.
Earlier this week Prodan expressed concerns that Russian gas supplies would be reduced, prompting a hike in gas prices.
UPDATE: According to Kanal 5, Prodan has estimated that the price Ukraine pays for Russian gas in the second quarter of this year could be around $387 per 1,000 cubic meters.
The television channel reports that talks with Russia's Gazprom could take place as early as next week. Following the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, Russia rescinded price discounts worked out in December under which Ukraine was to pay about $268 per 1,000 cubic meters.
Under the terms of the basing treaty that allowed the Russian Black Fleet to use the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Ukraine was able to shave off about $100 per 1,000 cubic meters.
Earlier this week Prodan expressed concerns that Russian gas supplies would be reduced, prompting a hike in gas prices.
UPDATE: According to Kanal 5, Prodan has estimated that the price Ukraine pays for Russian gas in the second quarter of this year could be around $387 per 1,000 cubic meters.
The television channel reports that talks with Russia's Gazprom could take place as early as next week. Following the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, Russia rescinded price discounts worked out in December under which Ukraine was to pay about $268 per 1,000 cubic meters.
Under the terms of the basing treaty that allowed the Russian Black Fleet to use the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Ukraine was able to shave off about $100 per 1,000 cubic meters.
13:28
23.3.2014
Interfax reports:
A decision on the withdrawal of some military units from Crimea will be made in the nearest future, Ukraine's acting defense minister Ihor Tenuykh told reporters on Sunday.
"A session was held and decisions were made on the withdrawal of some units, especially families. Decisions will be made in the nearest future," he said.
"A session was held and decisions were made on the withdrawal of some units, especially families. Decisions will be made in the nearest future," he said.
13:21
23.3.2014
#Crimea's rebel leader urged Russians across Ukraine on Sunday to rise up against Kiev's rule and welcome Kremlin forces - AFP
— Just Hovens Greve (@JustHovensGreve) March 23, 2014
12:58
23.3.2014
A billboard for Olympic Village Novogorsk, a luxury resort and residential complex being developed outside Moscow.
The billboard states: "For Some, A Peninsula. For Others -- A Whole Island."
The billboard states: "For Some, A Peninsula. For Others -- A Whole Island."
12:13
23.3.2014
http://t.co/3DD4JlY6vX Mar22:#Putin pirates hijack Запоріжжя (Zaporizhia),#Ukraine's only sub. #Crimea #Russia pic.twitter.com/SDoWn52kI1
— Ukrainian Updates (@Ukroblogger) March 23, 2014