Alex Thomson
Why we still need Vladimir Putin on our side
So Crimea has voted. It was messy, ugly, but it is also undeniably true that the majority will of the people in Crimea has prevailed – so what does the west do now?
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Alex Thomson
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Jon Snow
Time to see the world through Russian eyes?
The vote is done. Crimean matters have come to a head. But how did we get into the mess, which now has ‘the west’ scurrying around looking for reprisals against Russia?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How would sanctions on Russians impact the UK?
Since 2008, 433 Russian millionaires have come to the UK using special visas – but as the EU discuss sanctions against Russia – what impact would they have on oligarchs living in Britain?
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Lindsey Hilsum
Crimea: Russian forces are in control here, whatever Lavrov says
Sergei Lavrov says the military fatigues who have taken over Ukrainian military bases in Crimea are not Russian soldiers. One colonel tells me: “It’s a lie.”
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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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Gary Gibbon
How far apart are the United States and European Union over Ukraine?
The next two days see a Nato meeting, a meeting of foreign ministers, and an EU gathering. Will countries with widely differing agendas on Ukraine be able to find a way forward?
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Gary Gibbon
Crimea, Ken, Germany and sanctions
Crimea is seen in Whitehall as something President Putin is not going to be prised out of – it is up to him whether he chooses to annex it.
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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.
