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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
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Russia approves troops for Ukraine
Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine
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Washington |
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Obama urges Putin to recall troops
US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukr...
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Moscow |
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Canada pulls ambassador from Moscow over Ukraine crisis |
| Mar.2 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine calls full army mobilisation
Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea
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Crimea |
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Hundreds of gunmen surround Ukraine military base
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Moscow |
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Thousands march in pro-invasion rally in Moscow |
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Crimea |
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New Ukraine navy chief defects
Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader
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Washington |
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West scrambles to respond to Russia's Ukraine incursion |
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Global |
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G7 condemns Russia over Ukraine
| Mar.3 |
Ukraine |
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Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum'
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Moscow |
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Russia tells critics to put Ukrainian people first |
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UN Security Council |
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Yanukovych asked for troops, Russia tells UN
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Ukraine |
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Russia stands firm despite rebukes, threats of sanctions |
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Crimea |
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Russia tightens grip over Crimea
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea
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Kiev |
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Kerry: No evidence for Russia claims
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Washington |
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US to boycott G8 Summit in Sochi unless Russia reverses course on Ukraine
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Moscow |
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US-Russia talks over Ukraine crisis |
| Mar.5 |
Paris |
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Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution
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Paris |
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'Tough' Ukraine talks to continue
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Brussels |
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EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis |
| Mar.6 |
Crimea |
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Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia
Map of Crimea Ukraine Lawmakers in the Crimean region voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and putting it to a vote before residents in 10 days. Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ... | |
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European Union |
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
The EU and US have joined Ukraine's government in condemning as 'illegal' a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to join Russia
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Kiev |
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Ukraine PM to Crimea: You're staying |
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Obama |
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Obama pushes Putin on Crimea talks |
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USA |
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Ex-'Russia Today' anchor says network is 'propaganda' for Putin |
| Mar.7 |
Kiev |
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Crimea vote 'will not be recognised'
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Moscow |
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Russian parliament backs Crimea vote |
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Russia |
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Pussy Riot members attacked at McDonald's |
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Crimea |
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Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea
Map of Sevastopol Crimea Ukraine Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula | |
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Sochi |
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Winter Paralympics open in Sochi |
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Moscow |
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Russian warns US against sanctions |
| Mar.8 |
Crimea |
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Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea |
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Sochi |
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Ukraine beat Russia to biathlon gold |
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Washington |
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US warns Russia not to annex Crimea |
| Mar.9 |
Crimea |
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Ukraine activists attacked in Crimea |
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Donbass |
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Ukraine gripped by rival rallies |
| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
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Russia condemns 'lawlessness' in eastern Ukraine
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Crimea |
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Masked troops on Ukrainian base |
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Poland |
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Nato jets to monitor Ukraine border |
| Mar.11 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'refuses to talk to Ukraine' |
| Mar.12 |
Crimea |
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Pro-Russians tighten airport security |
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Global |
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G7 warns Russia on 'annexing' Crimea |
| Mar.13 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine votes for new National Guard |
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UN Security Council |
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Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Ukraine's prime minister is accusing Russia of carrying out a 'military aggression' which has 'no reason and no grounds' and is unacceptable
| Mar.14 |
London |
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Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks As a contentious referendum on the future of Crimean region looms, U.S. Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart are holding last-ditch...
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London |
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No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks
Russia and the US have 'no common vision' on the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister has said, after talks with his US counterpart
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Eastern Ukraine |
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Deadly clash as Ukraine crisis grows |
| Mar.15 |
Moscow |
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Thousands march in Moscow to protest Crimea vote |
| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
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Crimea holds secession referendum
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Crimea |
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Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' 
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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European Union |
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EU ponders Russia sanctions over Crimea vote
| Mar.17 |
European Union |
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EU and US impose Crimea sanctions
The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine
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Moscow |
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Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russia
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
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Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty
President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia
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Crimea |
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Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base'
Ukraine's military says an officer has been killed in an attack on a base in Crimea, the first such death since pro-Russia forces took control...
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Moscow |
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Russia warns West over sanctions
| Mar.19 |
Crimea |
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Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea
Almost 300 armed pro-Russian supporters took over the Ukrainian navy's headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol
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Kiev |
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Ukraine 'planning Crimea withdrawal'
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Brussels |
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Russia faces fresh sanctions over Crimea |
| Mar.20 |
Washington |
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US imposes more sanctions on Russia US President Barack Obama announces further sanctions on Russian officials and a Russian bank over crisis in Crimea
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Moscow |
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Russia lawmakers vote to annex Crimea
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European Union |
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EU extends Crimea sanctions list |
| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
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Putin signs Crimea annexation law
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European Union |
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Security monitors to go to Ukraine |
| Mar.22 |
Crimea |
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Forces storm Ukrainian military bases
Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air
Once inside, the Russians lined up the Ukrainians in one place.
Pro-Russian self-defense forces stormed the Novofederoskoe military base, taking control of it, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams
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| Mar.23 |
NATO |
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Nato warns over Russia border force |
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Sochi |
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Avalanche kills 2 skiers at Sochi resort |
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Crimea |
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Russian troops 'overrun Crimea's Feodosia naval base'
| Mar.24 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal
Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered the withdrawal of armed forces, citing Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their...
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Hague |
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Russia and Ukraine hold first talks |
| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine's parliament ousts defense minister
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Hague |
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Ukraine: Obama says Russia 'acting out of weakness'
| Mar.26 |
Brussels |
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EU and US 'united' over Ukraine |
| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid 
A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining. Moscow formally annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea region days after the controver... | |
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: Russia should move troops
Russia could ease tensions with Ukraine if it were to move its troops away from its border with Ukraine and begin direct talks with Kiev, President Obama
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Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine
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Russia |
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Russian troops reportedly concealing positions near Ukraine border |
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia vows no Ukraine invasion
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Kiev |
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Ukraine PM warns of possibility of further Russian aggression |
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Russia |
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Ukraine crisis: Kerry and Lavrov in push for solution
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
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US, Russia begin new round of Ukraine talks
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Paris |
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US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
Kerry stressed that Ukraine would have to be at the table for negotiations. Russian foreign minister: Ukraine can't function as unified state
| Mar.31 |
Crimea |
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Russian PM Medvedev visits Crimea
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Russia |
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Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border
Russian President told Angela Merkel that he'd ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian troops from his country's border area with Ukraine
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Brussels |
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NATO to decide new steps on Ukraine