Lindsey Hilsum
Guns, gangsters and girls – a referendum night Crimean style
“I came downstairs with no problem, but our producer was shoved back into her room on the 4th floor, pistol to her neck, by a man in black. “
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US and EU impose sanctions on Russia after Crimea vote
America and the European Union impose asset freezes and travel bans on officials from Russia and Ukraine following the referendum in Crimea.
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Ukraine crisis: inside the mind of Vladimir Putin
As EU leaders decide their response to the situation in Ukraine, does “getting inside the head” of Vladimir Putin offer any hope of securing peace?
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Vast majority of Crimeans ‘vote to join Russia’
Russian state news reports its exit poll shows that 93 per cent of Crimean voters have elected to leave Ukraine, as the White House calls Russia’s actions “dangerous and destabilizing.”
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Ukraine soldiers ‘repel’ Russians on Crimean border
One day before Crimeans vote on whether to join Russia, and two weeks after Russian soldiers occupied the region, a confrontation breaks out on the Ukrainian land bordering Crimea.
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy
The press pool stifling hard questions
I am troubled by the whole press pool concept. The media is inadvertently conspiring with politicians and their spin doctors to make them look good and allow them to evade questions.
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Jonathan Rugman
Kerry and Lavrov meet, but omens on Ukraine are not good
The diplomatic chill is deepening ahead of Crimea’s vote on joining Russia. And the tougher the west gets, the more intransigent the Russians could become.
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Obama: we will be forced to apply ‘costs’ to Russa
US President Barack Obama says America and the rest of the world will be forced to apply a “cost” to Russia if it continues down its path of annexing Ukraine’s Crimea region.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Crimea’s Tatars: fearing a return to Stalin-era terror
The soldiers came at midnight when the children were sleeping. Sabrie, who was ten, struggled to stay awake as her mother grabbed her little sister and two brothers.
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Ukraine’s far-right leader to run for president
Ukraine’s far-right leader Dmitry Yarosh says he will run for president, and in the Crimea military tensions escalate as Russia bolsters its grip on the region.
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Armed ‘Russians’ seize Ukraine base in Sevastopol
Armed men, thought to be Russians, seize a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s premier rejects Crimea’s planned referendum.
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Keme Nzerem
Boycott on cards as Putin visits Sochi Paralympics
There is a rumour doing the rounds that President Putin is now in sochi. More than a rumour – a strong suggestion that he will be at the athletes village in person.
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Ukraine crisis: Crimea MPs plan referendum on joining Russia
MPs in southern Ukraine decide to hold a referendum in 10 days’ time on whether Crimea should become part of Russia – an official in Kiev brands the move “unconstitutional”.
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Former US ambassador to UN calls for military deterrence
The former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton tells Channel 4 News that sanctions against Russian would be ineffective and calls for the United States and its allies to flex some military muscle.
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How long has Russia been planning its Crimea intervention?
Veteran Russia-watchers predicted the crisis in Crimea years ago with eerie accuracy. Their analysis suggests that Vladimir Putin may not pull his troops out in a hurry.
