Jon Snow
Ukraine: time for humble pie all round?
The EU/Nato powers must be prepared to accept Ukraine for what it is – a buffer state in which both powers have some interest.
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Jon Snow
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Novorossiya: is Ukraine part of Putin’s ‘resurgent Russia’?
President Putin pledges to do all he can to protect fellow Russians living in what he’s called “Novorossiya” – the historic name for part of Ukraine. How great a threat do his words represent?
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‘Hallmarks of Russia’: UK blames Moscow for Ukraine unrest
Britain accuses Russia of trying to “destabilise” Ukraine ahead of national elections, following the seizure of regional government buildings in eastern Ukraine.
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Yanukovych wants referendums across Ukraine
Ousted Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych calls for each of the country’s regions to hold a referendum on their status within Ukraine, instead of having presidential elections.
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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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Gary Gibbon
Ukraine, Paris and Brussels
US and EU diplomacy to end the Ukraine crisis is being undermined by the lack of appetite among some countries for any course of action that might influence Russia’s next moves.
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US pushes Russia to engage in ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine
John Kerry urges Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to engage in direct talks with Ukraine, while in Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters regain control of a local government building.
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How the far-right took top posts in Ukraine’s power vacuum
In the new Ukrainian government politicians linked to the far-right have taken posts from deputy prime minister to head of defence. We profile the nationalists filling the power vacuum.
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FactCheck: Crimea myth and reality
Vladimir Putin says Russia’s actions in Crimea are legal. The west disagrees. Who’s right?
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Ukraine warning shots – is Russia acting within its rights?
The first shots in Moscow’s occupation of Crimea were fired today as Russian troops confronted members of the Ukraine air force. And over the Atlantic, the war of words is heating up.
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Russia in Ukraine: how the west could win
The US and EU failed to anticipate President Putin’s response to events in Ukraine. But as Andrew Wood writes, the west can benefit from the situation – provided it is firm and sticks together.
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Obama: ‘US deeply concerned, but Russia can play a part’
US President Barack Obama says there will be “costs” for any military intervention in Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s new government faces the people
Members of Ukraine’s new government are brought out to face the people at Kiev’s independence square. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin puts troops on alert.
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Ukraine leadership concerns over ‘dangerous separatism’
“Dangerous signs of separatism” are emerging in some regions of Ukraine, the country’s interim president says as he prepares to meet law enforcement agencies.
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Ukraine revolution: interim president appointed
Ukraine’s MPs vote for the parliament speaker to become interim president and are given until Tuesday to form a new unity government.
