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| Feb.2 |
Moscow |
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Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
| Feb.3 |
Moscow |
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Two killed in Moscow school shooting
Map of School No 263 Moscow Russia An armed student who entered a school in Moscow and shot dead two adults before taking more than 20 teenagers hostage has been arrested
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Moscow |
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Stop the ultimatums, Russia tells Ukraine protesters Russia's Foreign Ministry told protesters who have set up tents and barricades in the central Independence Square to halt their 'provocative...
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Moscow |
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Russia's independent TV sees its troubles deepen
| Feb.4 |
Sochi |
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Putin arrives in Sochi ahead of Winter Olympics
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Sochi |
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Putin 'calms' Sochi leopard cub
| Feb.5 |
Sochi |
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Journalists report hotel horror stories as Russians scramble to finish construction
| Feb.6 |
Russia |
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Pussy Riot members disown pair
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UN |
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U.S., Russian diplomats spar over Pussy Riot
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Sochi |
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Russian city prepares for Olympic opening ceremony |
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Sochi |
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Sochi action finally begins |
| Feb.7 |
Sochi |
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Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics opens with glittering ceremony
Map of Fisht Stadium Russia Athletes from 87 nations paraded before 40,000 people in the Fisht Stadium before president Vladimir Putin declared the Games open
The Olympic flame was lit by Russian former triple gold medallists Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina as fireworks illuminated the sky. At a cost of $50bn, the Games is the most expensive Olympics in history even though Olympic ring doesn't open at the ceremony
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North Caucasus |
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Beslan school siege: 10 years after
In 2004, Chechen rebels took 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, southern Russia
| Feb.8 |
Sochi |
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Sochi's 1st gold: Kotsenburg of US wins slopestyle
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Sochi |
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Japan: Peace treaty talks with Russia going fast
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Sochi |
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Dufour-Lapointe beats sister to gold |
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Sochi |
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Bjoerndalen equals Games medals record |
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Sochi |
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Russia 1st, USA 3rd in early team figure skating |
| Feb.9 |
Sochi |
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Russia claimed their first gold medal of Sochi 2014
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Sochi |
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Jamie Anderson completes U.S. sweep in slopestyle |
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Sochi |
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Matthias Mayer wins skiing's blue riband for Austria |
| Feb.10 |
Sochi |
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Charles Hamelin takes 1500m short track skating gold |
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Sochi |
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Maria Hoefl-Reisch defends her Super Combined skiing crown |
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Sochi |
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Martin Fourcade win's biathlon gold |
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Sochi |
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US bobsleigher Quinn trapped twice in Sochi in 48 hours |
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Sochi |
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Dutch twins fly into history books |
| Feb.11 |
Sochi |
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Canada's Dara Howell wins inaugural women's ski slopestyle |
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Sochi |
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Norway wins gold in men and women's cross-country sprint |
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Sochi |
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White fails in halfpipe as women make historic leap |
| Feb.12 |
Sochi |
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Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze share women's downhill gold title
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Sochi |
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Dutchman Stefan Groothuis takes 1,000m speed skating title |
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Sochi |
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Russia's Volosozhar, Trankov win pairs gold
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Sochi |
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Farrington takes gold for U.S. in women's halfpipe |
| Feb.13 |
Sochi |
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Zhang Hong wins China's first ever speed skating gold medal |
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Sochi |
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Christensen led a U.S. clean sweep in freestyle skiing slopestyle |
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Sochi |
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France's Fourcade wins 2nd biathlon gold |
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Moscow |
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Russia enacts anti-gay adoption ban
| Feb.14 |
Sochi |
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Switzerland's Sandro Viletta claims men's Super Combined glory |
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Sochi |
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Dario Cologna wins his second cross-country gold of Sochi 2014 |
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Sochi |
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Teen figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu makes history for Japan |
| Feb.15 |
Sochi |
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USA beat Russia in penalty shoot-out
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Sochi |
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Anna Fenninger takes the women's Super G title |
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Sochi |
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Brodka upsets big names in long track 1500 meters |
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Sochi |
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Russia's Tretiakov wins gold in Olympic skeleton |
| Feb.16 |
Sochi |
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Netherlands completes sweep in women's 1500m skating |
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Sochi |
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Norway's Kjetil Jansrud wins gold in the men's super-G |
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Sochi |
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Sweden win men's cross country relay |
| Feb.17 |
Sochi |
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Darya Domracheva wins her third gold in the 12.5km biathlon |
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Sochi |
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Russia 1 led by Alexander Zubkov wins two-man bobsleigh |
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Sochi |
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U.S. duo Davis and White skate to historic gold
| Feb.18 |
Sochi |
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Pussy Riot stars detained for hotel theft at Sochi
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were detained, after being considered suspects in a theft at their hotel, and then released
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Sochi |
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Pierre Vaultier wins gold in the men's snowboard cross |
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Sochi |
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Russia beats Norway 4-0, dodges elimination |
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Sochi |
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Emile Hegle Svendsen claims gold in men's 15km mass start |
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Sochi |
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Slovenia’s Maze takes gold in giant slalom |
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Sochi |
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Dutch skaters clean up again |
| Feb.19 |
Sochi |
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Russian hockey knocked out of Olympics by Finland
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Sochi |
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Ligety dominates giant slalom to win gold |
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Sochi |
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Sweden tops Slovenia, on to hockey semis |
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Sochi |
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Czechs beat Slovakia, play U.S. in quarters |
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Sochi |
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Video shows Pussy Riot members 'beaten by Cossacks' Members of the punk band are being beaten by security officials as they tried to film a music video at the city that is hosting the Winter O...
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Sochi |
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Bjoerndalen wins 13th Winter Olympic medal
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Sochi |
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Canada beat USA to bobsled gold |
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Sochi |
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U.S. eliminates Czechs 5-2 |
| Feb.20 |
Sochi |
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Chapuis leads French skicross medal sweep |
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Sochi |
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Norway takes gold in Nordic combined team |
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Sochi |
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Sotnikova makes history for Russia
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Sochi |
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Canada beat USA in overtime thriller
| Feb.21 |
Sochi |
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U.S. men's hockey falls to defensive-minded Canada Jamie Benn's strike in the second period and 31 saves from Carey Price gave Canada a 1-0 win and a place in Sunday's final
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Sochi |
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Sweden tops Finland, into ice hockey final Erik Karlsson scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots, lifting Sweden over Finland 2-1
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Sochi |
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Ukraine wins 1st gold medal in biathlon relay |
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Sochi |
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Canada completes clean sweep of the curling gold medals |
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Sochi |
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U.S.' Mikaela Shiffrin skis to slalom gold |
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Sochi |
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Victor An wins record sixth short track skating gold medal |
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Sochi |
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Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and William Frullani sent home |
| Feb.22 |
Sochi |
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Russia's Wild wins second snowboard gold
American by birth, Russian by marriage and by choice, Vic Wild completed a historic sweep of the Olympic snowboard parallel slalom events
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Sochi |
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Bjoergen breaks female Oly medal record
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Sochi |
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S. Korea lodges Olympic figure skating protest
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Sochi |
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Dutch wrap speed skating with 23 medals
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Sochi |
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Matt wins slalom gold, becomes oldest alpine champ
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Sochi |
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Russia takes medal lead with biathlon win
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Sochi |
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Finland routs U.S. 5-0 for hockey bronze |
| Feb.23 |
Sochi |
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Canada beat Sweden 3-0 to win Olympic ice hockey gold Jonathan Toews, Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz scored as Canada became the first team to retain the Olympic hockey title since the Soviet Un...
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Sochi |
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Sweden's Backstrom fails drug test before game
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Sochi |
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Legkov leads Russian sweep of XC 50K
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Sochi |
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Zubkov wins double bobsled gold for Russia
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Sochi |
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Olympics closing ceremony is trip through Russian culture The ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Sunday night took viewers through what organizers called an artistic look at Russian culture
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Moscow |
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Russia recalls ambassador over 'deterioration'
Russia has recalled its ambassador to Ukraine over what it described as the deteriorating situation in the country
| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
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Russia: Ukraine leaders 'mutineers'
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said he doubts the legitimacy of Ukraine's new authorities
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Kiev |
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Arrest warrant issued for Yanukovych Viktor Yanukovych is not in Kiev. The mayor of Kharkiv, where Yanukovych was Saturday, says he hasn't seen him in a few days
| Feb.25 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine leader warns of separatism
Iinterim President Olexander Turchynov has warned of the dangers of separatism following the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych
| Feb.26 |
Crimea |
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Rival rallies in Ukraine's Crimea
Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine Pro-Russian demonstrators facing off against rival protesters in the city of Simferopol and neighboring Russia ordering surprise military exercises | |
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Ukraine |
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Russia orders surprise military exercises
Map of Crimea Ukraine Russia ordered exercises on Ukraine's doorstep as tensions in that country's southern Crimea region simmered | |
| Feb.27 |
Crimea |
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Russian troops seize govt buildings in Crimea
Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine Dozens of armed men seized the regional government administration building and parliament and raised the Russian flag
The seizure, coming a day after Russia ordered surprise military exercises on Ukraine's doorstep, has raised fears about the push and pull of opposing allegiances in a country
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Kiev |
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Ukraine warns of Russia 'aggression' Ukrainian interim President Olexander Turchynov has warned Russia against any 'military aggression' in Crimea
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Crimea |
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Armed men take airport in Ukraine's Crimea
Map of Simferopol Crimea Ukraine Dozens of armed men in military uniforms seized an airport in the capital of Ukraine's strategic Crimea region early Friday | |
| Feb.28 |
Russia |
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Viktor Yanukovych: I'm still Ukraine's President
Map of Rostov-on-Don Russia Ousted President gave a defiant performance, as he insisted that he remained the country's legitimate elected leader and was not giving up yet
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Crimea |
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Ukraine: We stopped Russian forces
Map of Crimea Ukraine Tension dramatically mounted in Ukraine's Crimea region as its ambassador to the UN warned Russia against any further violation of its territorial borders
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Washington |
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Obama warns Russia over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama has warned Russia there will be 'costs' for any military intervention in Ukraine