15:32
18.3.2014
Crimea's new boss is in a decidedly sentimental mood today.
"I was born in a great country which no longer exists. And I am witnessing the birth of another great country!"
"I was born in a great country which no longer exists. And I am witnessing the birth of another great country!"
Я родился в одной великой стране, которой больше нет. И присутствую при рождении другой великой страны!
— Сергей Аксенов (@sergyaksenov) March 18, 2014
15:34
18.3.2014
15:49
18.3.2014
Mikhail Gorbachev praises Crimea referendum as a "happy event" that sets an example for people in Ukraine's Russian-speaking East.
15:52
18.3.2014
Ukrainian PM says conflict with Russia has entered "militay stage."
ЯЦЕНЮК: КОНФЛИКТ С РФ ПЕРЕШЕЛ ИЗ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ В ВОЕННУЮ СТАДИЮ ИФУ
— Українська правда (@ukrpravda_news) March 18, 2014
15:56
18.3.2014
Ukrainian officer reportedly shot and wounded during raid on military unit in Simferopol.
Під час штурму військової частини в Сімферополі поранили українського офіцера – командувач ВМС http://t.co/QkIPbkZCVR
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) March 18, 2014
15:59
18.3.2014
Britain suspending all military co-operation with Russia & all military export licences, following #Crimea annexation http://t.co/FiEZnt1IqD
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 18, 2014
16:04
18.3.2014
Crimea SOS cites a Ukrainian defense spokesman as saying one soldier was killed after Russian forces stormed a military base in Novofyodorovka.
Один убитый Владислав Селезнев один человек убит в ходе штурма 13 фиц. Этот украинский военнослужащий нес службу на территории парка части.
— KRYM SOS (@KRYMSOS) March 18, 2014
16:09
18.3.2014
The soldier wounded earlier during a Russian raid on his army base in Simferopol has reportedly died.
16:15
18.3.2014
Kazakhstan, which itself has a sizable population of Russians, has issued a statement backing the referendum in Russian-occupied Crimea as a "free expression" of the peninsula's population and says it is "sympathetic" to Moscow's response.
16:36
18.3.2014
Some key moments in President Vladimir Putin's speech at the Kremlin today to defend Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea and condemn Western -- and in particular, U.S. -- actions in Ukraine and around the globe.