US, Japan and EU impose sanctions on Russia

US, Japan and EU impose sanctions on Russia

(VOVworld) – 28 EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday and enforced travel bans and asset freezeson 21 officials of Russia and President Yanukovych’s administration
Russia recognizes Crimea

Russia recognizes Crimea

(VOVworld) – The Crimean Parliament voted on Monday to break away from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation
Crimea holds national referendum

Crimea holds national referendum

(VOVworld) – The autonomous republic of Crimea is voting Sunday on merging with Russia as an entity with polling stations open from 8 am until 8 pm
US, Russia disagree over Ukraine’s crisis

US, Russia disagree over Ukraine’s crisis

(VOVworld) – The US and Russia are still in disagreement over finding a solution for Ukraine’s crisis with the Crimean autonomous planning to go ahead with a referendum to join...
Crimea closes airspace to commercial flights

Crimea closes airspace to commercial flights

(VOVworld) – The Crimean Parliament voted 78 to 3 on Tuesday for a “declaration of independence for Crimea and the city of Sevastopol” in response to the Ukrainian Parliament’s threat...
Russia vows to retaliate if EU imposes sanctions

Russia vows to retaliate if EU imposes sanctions

(VOVworld)-Russia accused the European Union on Friday of taking an “extremely unconstructive stance” on the Ukrainian political crisis by freezing negotiations with Russia on new cooperation agreement
Russia: no need yet to deploy troops to Ukraine

Russia: no need yet to deploy troops to Ukraine

(VOVworld) – Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergei Naryskhin said there was no need yet to deploy Russian armed forces into Ukraine, during an interview on Russian TV Channel Rossiya...